Grand Traverse County Traverse City, MI
Unlike communities along the Kalamazoo River in Calhoun County still suffering significant after-effects of Monday’s crude oil leak, Kalamazoo should be spared from the oily mess that has killed fish and birds and left a stench that forced residents from their homes.
Fumes from the chemical Benzene have been detected in a neighborhood with 30 to 50 homes near the Enbridge oil spill.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s office released aerial photographs that it says shows oil sheen on Morrow Lake. However, the governor’s office did not release any photos of oil sheen on the Kalamazoo River downstream from the dam.
Oil-containment booms have been placed into the eastern portion of Morrow Lake in Comstock Township in an attempt to halt the spread of oil in the Kalamazoo River, officials said today.
Readers of the Kalamazoo Gazette’s website are sharing their stories, pictures and even videos of this week’s oil spill, and we invite you to do the same.
Kalamazoo County officials declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon as more than 800,000 gallons of oil released into a creek began making its way downstream in the Kalamazoo River.
As more than 800,000 gallons of oil have been released into a creek in Marshall that feeds the Kalamazoo River, State Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, said he wants Michigan to add environmental impacts to the Great Lakes Compact.
More than 800,000 gallons of oil have been released into a creek in Marshall that feeds the Kalamazoo River.
Police said Nelson attacked an officer after police found him with a knife in the 100 block of Oakhill Drive. Another officer then shot and killed him.
The suspect, found near Oakhill Drive and Echo Street early this morning, did not comply with officers, according to a release from Battle Creek Police.