Baby dies in Battle Creek shooting, man arrested after standoff & more top stories
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Below are News Channel 3's top stories from this past week. Take a look below:
Suspect in custody after firing shots at deputies during St. Joseph County standoff
A man was taken into custody after a standoff that lasted several hours in Mendon Saturday night.
St. Joseph County deputies responded to a call for domestic violence around 9 Saturday night at a home near Mendon Elementary School, according to Sheriff Mark Lillywhite.
Kalamazoo County reports first probable case of monkeypox
The first probable case of monkeypox was reported in Kalamazoo County Monday, according to health officials.
The patient has isolated and does not pose a risk to the public, according to the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department.
2-year-old dies in Battle Creek drive-by shooting
A toddler was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while sleeping at his Battle Creek home Tuesday morning, police said.
Two-year-old Kai Turner was shot as three suspects fired multiple rounds from the inside of a stolen SUV, according to the Battle Creek Police Department. Evidence markers indicated at least 10 bullet holes struck the Cliff Street home around 2:20 a.m.
Turner's family was not the shooter's intended target, according to investigators.
Road closed, serious injuries after head-on crash in Van Buren County
M-51 in the Eagle Lake area closed Wednesday morning, after a head-on crash that involved three vehicles, state police said.
A pickup truck was traveling northbound on M-51 when it sideswiped a semi traveling south, according to state police.
Police investigate motorcycle crashes in Kalamazoo, Berrien Counties
Law enforcement investigated two motorcycle crashes that happened in West Michigan Wednesday night.
The first happened in Berrien County around 6:45 p.m. in Watervliet Township.
A woman from Kalamazoo driving a Kia and a man from Watervliet on a motorcycle collided at the intersection of County Line Road and Hagar Shore Road, the Sheriff's Office said.
Three arrested in drive-by shooting that killed 2-year-old in Battle Creek
Three people have been arrested and are in custody for a drive-by shooting that killed a two-year Battle Creek boy, police said.
Two-year-old Kai Turner was asleep in his mother's bed when he was shot once early Tuesday morning, police said.
Three hospitalized after medical emergency causes crash
Three people are in the hospital after a medical emergency leads to a crash in Cass County.
It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Friday on Union Road, south of US Highway 12 in Porter Township, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.