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Kalamazoo police investigate shooting on North Rose Street
KALAMAZOO, MI – Police are investigating a shooting Friday, May 3, in the 900 block of North Rose Street. Kalamazoo police responded at 4:33 p.m. to report of a shooting and found a male who had been shot. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.
St. Margaret Catholic Elementary in Otsego to close at end of school year
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The St. Margaret Catholic Elementary School in Otsego will close at the end of the 2023-24 school year due to declining enrollment and a teacher shortage, the Diocese of Kalamazoo announced Thursday. "Long-term financial viability" was also cited as a contributing factor in the decision. Improving...
Kalamazoo-area Catholic school to close for good
OTSEGO, MI -- St. Margaret Catholic Elementary School, 736 S. Farmer St. in Otsego, will close at the end of this school year, according to a news release from the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo. The diocese cited declining enrollment and teacher shortages as reasons for the closure. The long-term financial...
Summer tunes take over downtown Kalamazoo with free outdoor concert series
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — It's starting to feel like summer in downtown Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo State Theatre is kicking off its State On The Street concert series starting May 3 with music from A Cape Breton Trio presented by The Gilmore. Haunted history:A look behind the curtain at the Kalamazoo...
WATCH: Body camera shows the moments before Kalamazoo police K-9 stabbed
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — "Put the knife down, put the knife down," a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer yelled. News Channel 3 obtained body camera video that shows moments before a man stabs K-9 Sledge and threatens to kill police. The incident happened on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Background: Man...
DOCS: Suspect shot at 4 people in car when stray bullet hit man through door
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — We’re learning more about a shooting that left a man dead in Kalamazoo last month. Mark Jackson died after he was shot through an apartment door on April 9 near Interfaith Boulevard and Woodward Avenue, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS). Authorities...
Gun Lake Casino celebrates near-completion of expansion's fifth phase
WAYLAND, Mich. — Gun Lake Casino's fifth phase of their ongoing expansion project is nearly complete. Thursday, crews held a topping out ceremony, a construction tradition held to celebrate the near-completion of a project, on the fifth floor of the casino's parking garage, according to officials. The ceremony entailed...
Surveillance begins on potentially dangerous bugs in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Health officials are warning people to watch out for tick and mosquito bites as spring temperatures rise, bringing out the bugs that can be dangerous. County health officials are taking proactive steps to monitor and mitigate risks from ticks and mosquitoes through surveillance of the insects.
Police identify 60-year-old Kalamazoo man found dead in apparent hit-skip; Investigators still searching for driver who ran
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kalamazoo authorities are still looking for those responsible for striking a 60-year-old bicyclist this weekend and leaving the scene of the accident. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said Leroy Carl Lawson was found dead on the road on Mills Street near Oneil Street around 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.
Kalamazoo unveils a multimillion-dollar plan to get PFAS out of its drinking water
The City of Kalamazoo has until 2029 to comply with new PFAS regulations put in place by the Biden-Harris administration. In response, it has revealed a roughly $50 million plan to filter PFAS out of its drinking water to comply with the new rules. Kalamazoo plans to consolidate and upgrade...
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