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Kalamazoo Man Killed In Weekend Shooting
Police are still trying to identify a suspect in a shooting Saturday in Kalamazoo that left one dead.
Officers responded to gunfire at a home on Inverness Lane Saturday morning at around 2:30.
The victim, a 21-year-old man, was found at the scene and taken to the hospital where he died...
Kalamazoo County Administrator Resigns
Kalamazoo County Administrator Peter Battani has resigned.
The resignation was presented to the County Board at last night’s meeting and was unanimously accepted.
Battani cited fatigue as the reason for his departure.
He will receive six months pay as severance and will be eligible for health insurance through the county...
Election Results
Uncertified results are in for yesterday’s election.
STATEWIDE
Governor Snyder defeated Democratic challenger Mark Schauer
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson defeated her challenger Godfrey Dillard
Attorney General Bill Schuette beat Democrat Mark Totten
WMU Students Clean Headstones
More than 300 Western Michigan University business students spent Saturday volunteering at a cemetery.
The students along with some faculty members visited the Fort Custer National Cemetery and spent time cleaning the headstones.
Last year, business school students cleaned more than 4,000 stones...
Police Seek Stabbing Suspect
Kalamazoo Police continue to search for a man who stabbed a guest at a Halloween Party this weekend.
Officers responded to the scene at a home at David and Walnut at around 2am Saturday.
According to witnesses at the party, an uninvited man was asked to leave and he came back shortly after armed with a knife and attacked one of the guests, stabbing him multiple times...
Alert Issued After Robbery on WMU Campus
Campus Police at Western Michigan University last night issued an alert after another armed robbery was reported. This follows other robberies over the weekend near the west campus area.
Two students walking between the health center and Sangren Hall were held up at gunpoint at around 9...
Robbery Victim Stabs Attacker
Police in Kalamazoo say the victim in an armed robbery attempt last night managed to stab one of his attackers and escape.
The 26-year-old man was accosted by three teens on Lay Boulevard in the Edison neighborhood at around 7:45 and was hit on the head with a pistol...
Ransomware Scam in Michigan
Authorities are warning residents to be on guard against a scam being used in the area again.
The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office reports that people have been getting calls from people claiming to work for Microsoft who say their computer is infected with a virus or has pornographic images on it that need to be removed...
No Additional Traces of Asian Carp Found
Follow-up tests on the Kalamazoo River have failed to turn up more DNA from Asian Carp.
Earlier tests from July showed traces of DNA from the invasive fish in the river near Allegan.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources joined the U...
Convenience Store Robbery Stopped by Clerk with Baseball Bat
A robbery attempt at a Kalamazoo convenience store was stopped yesterday when a clerk pulled a baseball bat on a knife-wielding thief.
It happened at the Sunny Mart convenience store, on South Westnedge Avenue at around 1:40 in the afternoon...