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Kalamazoo police investigate person shot, more gunfire nearby
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Police are investigating after a person was shot and more shots were fired at a nearby location in Kalamazoo. The two incidents are not known to be related, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said in a statement to MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette in the days after the shooting.
Boy dies following mini-bike crash
BATTLE CREEK — An 11-year-old Battle Creek boy died Monday after being hit by a truck while riding his mini-dirt bike July 11, the Battle Creek Police Department said in a news release Wednesday. The boy was originally listed in stable but critical condition following the crash on Spaulding...
Multiple agencies respond to a two-vehicle crash on M-66 in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Multiple agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in Battle Creek Wednesday afternoon. It happened on M-66 near B Drive South around 3 p.m. News Channel 3 was on the scene and could see that one vehicle was on its side while the other vehicle, a utility van, sustained heavy front-end damage.
Man dies in Calhoun County crash
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI – A 71-year-old Battle Creek man was killed Wednesday, July 17, in a two-vehicle crash, state police said. The other driver was injured. The victim’s name has not been released. The crash was reported around 1:40 p.m. on B Drive South and M-66 in Calhoun...
Boyfriend of missing Portage woman arraigned on murder charge
KALAMAZOO, MI — The boyfriend of a Portage woman who went missing in December 2022 was arraigned this week on one count of open murder. This January, 13 months after Heather Kelley was reported missing by her family on Dec. 11, 2022, Carlos Vance Watts Jr., 39, was charged with murder by Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting.
Fatal Traffic Accident in Leroy Township Claims Life of Battle Creek Man, Another Injured
A tragic collision at the intersection of M-66 and B Drive South in Leroy Township, Calhoun County, resulted in one fatality and left another individual injured on Wednesday, as reported by multiple sources. The accident occurred around 1:40 p.m. and involved a Lincoln SUV and a transit van, according to WOODTV. Authorities identified the deceased as a 71-year-old Battle Creek man who was driving the SUV.
21 guns found stashed in Southwest Michigan camper, felon arrested
CASS COUNTY, MI -- Police arrested a man after finding him in possession of 21 guns inside a travel trailer in Southwest Michigan, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports. On Monday, July 15, Cass County detectives received information about a known felon in possession of several firearms and possibly selling narcotics.
20-year-old bicyclist hit, killed by car in Portage
PORTAGE, Mich. — A bicyclist has died after being hit by a car in Portage Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened before 3 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Centre Avenue, according to the Portage Department of Public Safety (PDPS). We’re told the bicyclist, a 20-year-old Portage man, tried...
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