Kalamazoo County

MLK Day Events
MLK Day Events
MLK Day Events
Several events are taking place in Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties January 15, to honor the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King would have been celebrating his 89th birthday January 15, were he alive.
Stolen Police Car Attempt
Stolen Police Car Attempt
Stolen Police Car Attempt
Portage Public Safety Officers had been called to the C Store on Centre Ave. around 7:30am Sunday, to find an unoccupied vehicle that crashed into a gas pump; witnesses said the driver had fled on foot, and officers located the 17-year-old driver a short time later on Angling Rd.
Portage Teacher Sentenced
Portage Teacher Sentenced
Portage Teacher Sentenced
A former teacher and high school basketball coach at the Portage Public Schools has now been sentenced to probation for misconduct with a student. Cory McNeal appeared in Kalamazoo County Court Wednesday, and was sentenced to two years after pleading guilty to felonious assault.
Kalamazoo Crime Spree
Kalamazoo Crime Spree
Kalamazoo Crime Spree
The 26-year-old had been wanted in Jackson County, and was believed to have been in Kalamazoo County’s Comstock Township Tuesday afternoon. He was first tracked down to the 5000 block of Savannah Ave, but evaded capture and allegedly broke into three homes in that area, stealing various items, before stealing a car and speeding off.
Kalamazoo Home Catches Fire In Fireworks Explosion
Kalamazoo Home Catches Fire In Fireworks Explosion
Kalamazoo Home Catches Fire In Fireworks Explosion
The blaze started at 7am Sunday at the home in the 800 block of Lake St, where fireworks began exploding on the front porch. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that they had to take a defensive strategy and that they couldn’t enter the residence due to the flames
Attempted Abduction Foiled
Attempted Abduction Foiled
Attempted Abduction Foiled
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office says that around 2pm Saturday, a woman had been jogging along E. MN Ave. near S 31st St. in Comstock, when a vehicle parked on the side of the road a little ahead of her; as she approached, a male suspect got out and began chasing after her.
Loy Norrix Principal Sued
Loy Norrix Principal Sued
Loy Norrix Principal Sued
The lawsuit was filed in December 2016 by a former employee of the Loy Norrix High School, and claims that Principal Rodney Prewitt made unwanted sexual advances towards her and other employees. The lawsuit says that when the employee rebuffed Prewitt’s advances, she was denied a new position in the district that she had been vying for.

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