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5-year-old critically injured in Comstock Township crash
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 5-year-old is in critically injured after a crash in Comstock Township on Saturday afternoon, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. KCSO said around 2:05 p.m. deputies were dispatched to the intersection of South Sprinkle Road and Comstock Avenue/Lake Street for a crash. When...
Drug bust at Kalamazoo home leads to arrest
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) says the search of a home in the 400 block of South Rose Street in Kalamazoo Wednesday yielded over 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamines, cocaine, packaging materials, a large amount of U.S. currency, and other. distribution materials. They...
One arrested after meth, ecstasy pills seized in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — One man is in custody following a drug bust in Oshtemo Township. On Thursday, members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team, or KVET, executed a search warrant on South Drake Road in the Township of Oshtemo following an investigation. KVET investigators seized approximately 11 ounces...
Man shot, killed in broad daylight at Fox Ridge Apartments identified
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A 30-year-old man shot and killed at Fox Ridge Apartments has been identified, according to Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Public safety officers were called to Fox Ridge Drive near Alamo Avenue at about 6 p.m. Wednesday, and found Charles "Chuck" Weir suffering from a gunshot wound.
Man arrested after 547 grams of fentanyl, cocaine seized in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — One man has been arrested following a drug bust in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team, or KVET, executed a search warrant on North Edwards Street in Kalamazoo on Thursday. The operation was focused on a 32-year-old who had been selling large amounts of narcotics in...
Kitten survives 'worst burns' emergency vets have ever seen after house fire
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kayla Yarbrough, the executive director at the Wild Whiskers rescue, says a four-month-old kitten named Phoenix is full of spunk and loves to cuddle. But Phoenix, who has gained a following of concerned animal lovers on social media, is now best-known as a survivor. "There was...
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