IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — The tornado sirens were accidentally activated in Ionia County Saturday afternoon, dispatchers say, as equipment was being moved after a pipe burst Friday at the dispatch ...

Seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan on Aug. 24 that year as part of severe weather system that caused two deaths, downed trees, damaged buildings and spurred flooding. Four of the twisters ...

The Kentwood Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting at a gas station. Police tell us ZyKerien Bickham was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside of the Five Star Gas Station on ...

PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — The city of Portage and Kalamazoo County have reached a tentative agreement this week to allocate an additional $1.6 million in state funding to cleanup efforts tied to ...

KENTWOOD, MI – The city of Kentwood is installing automatic license plate readers on all of its police patrol vehicles as a new tool to help fight crime. Starting this summer, the plate readers ...

A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...

KENTWOOD, MI – The Kentwood Fire Department is getting a new facility where firefighters can get hands-on training on how to respond during a live fire, conduct search and rescue drills and more.

Murderer sentenced:Michigan man gets 60-100 years for ex-girlfriend's 'horrific' Kalamazoo murder Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Kentwood Police Department's ...

Iowa experienced a record number of tornadoes in 2024, with a total of 125 touching down in the year. In April and May alone, 98 tornadoes were recorded. The year of severe weather was an ...

Iowa experienced a record number of tornadoes in 2024, with a total of 125 touching down in the year. In April and May alone, 98 tornadoes were recorded. The year of severe weather was an impactful ...

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 9,800 tornadoes have been reported across the Lone Star State since 1950, according to data ...