Kalamazoo River

Law enforcement officers in Kalamazoo are investigating after a car was found in a river near Homer Stryker Field.

An ice jam formed early in the week near Comstock, forcing the river to go over its banks and flooded some homes. It appeared to break up. But then another formed closer to Kalamazoo.

It turns out there was once a plan to build a canal linking the Clinton River on the east side, with the Kalamazoo River. This would have ultimately linked Lake Michigan with Lake St. Clair.

Ever wonder where Kalamazoo got it's name?

Officers learned Monday night that a woman had just driven her vehicle into the Kalamazoo River, with her two children inside.

While the cause of these high levels isn’t yet confirmed, DEQ spokespeople say that there is a “correlation” between the PFOS and the use of firefighting foams at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base.

At the meeting, environmental and health officials said that further testing was being conducted on residential water wells near the base, after two homes north of the base were found to have PFAS levels above the EPA health advisory level.

After the City of Kalamazoo tested their wastewater system, they determined that upwards of four times the state standard for certain types of PFAS were being discharged into the Kalamazoo River.

The city was called Singapore which was located off the Kalamazoo River and was once a thriving lumber town.

Emmett Township Fire Water Rescue were called Sunday prior to 8 p.m. to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County to rescue 5 individuals in the Kalamazoo River said to be clinging to tree branches, one with a head injury.