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14-year-old dies days after father killed in crash
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Savages, a family of five from Kalamazoo, were on their way to make new memories. The three boys wanted to ride dune buggies. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office says Dan Savage, his wife Chelsea and their three sons were headed west on 136th Avenue at 58th Street in Fillmore Township, northeast of Saugatuck, on Sunday afternoon when their car collided with a pickup truck.
‘Heartbreaking tragedy:’ Dad dies, 2 of 3 boys critically injured in crash
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI – Dan and Chelsea Savage of Kalamazoo and their three boys did everything together. Now, their family is devastated. Dan Savage died and two of his boys were critically injured in a crash Sunday, June 30, in Allegan County’s Fillmore Township. His wife and other son are recovering from injuries.
Fundraiser underway for the family of Kalamazoo man killed in Allegan County crash Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The family of a Kalamazoo man killed in a two vehicle crash Sunday has set up a GoFundMe fund to raise money for the man’s wife and four sons. Dan Savage died at the scene of the accident when the car he was driving was broadsided by a pickup truck south of Holland in Allegan County’s Fillmore Township.
Police K9 locates missing 81-year-old after being lost in the woods
OGEMAW COUNTY, Mich.— K9 Loki found the elderly woman after she was missing in the woods for 20 hours. Michigan State Police troopers were dispatched to a home in Richland Township on July 2 for a missing 81-year-old. A family member last saw the woman around 10 p.m. the...
Man stabbed in alcohol-fueled fight
ALMENA TWP. – An alcohol-fueled fight between two men in Almena Township late Friday night, June 28, resulted in one man being stabbed and the other charged with assault with intent to commit murder, according to a press release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office. Van Buren...
Rawson convicted of first degree murder in Pullman
James Edward Rawson was convicted on June 26 of first-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife’s son in 2022. Rawson was found guilty of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial began June 18 in Allegan County’s 48th Circuit Court.
Report: Family in Fillmore Township crash will donate eldest son’s organs
ALLEGAN COUNTY — The family devastated by a fatal crash in Allegan County has been identified; and one fatality will soon become two, according to a report from WZZM-13. On June 30, Danny and Chelsea Savage, of Kalamazoo, and their three sons — Mason, 14, Parker, 11, and Levi, 9 — were involved in a crash in Fillmore Township. According to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, the family was headed westbound on 136th Avenue and didn’t stop for a stop sign at 58th Street.
Kalamazoo man gets over 5 years for illegal firearm possession
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo man has been sentenced to prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. 32-year-old Juwara Jawan Compton, Jr. was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison. Politics: First Lady Biden to visit Middleville, Traverse City for community and political events. Compton was charged...
Kalamazoo settles lawsuit with police lieutenant who called department ‘cancerous’
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo’s city commission unanimously approved a $306,763.76 settlement with a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety employee in a workplace discrimination lawsuit. The city agreed to the settlement at its Monday, July 1, meeting. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
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