Government

Rural TR man arraigned on felony charges

A Lockport Township man was released on a $60,000 bond Tuesday night following arraignment on six felony charges related to a raid on his Lockport Township home last weekend. Princeton Potts, 41, was arrested after a search warrant was executed at his residence in the 18000 block of South River Road, where officers found a large quantity of meth and …

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B & E in Sherman Township

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that took place in Sherman Township. Investigators were called to the 22000 block of Featherstone Road in response to the theft of multiple items – including a firearm – early Wednesday afternoon. Authorities said additional items were taken from a garage.

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Police search for bank robbery suspect

A bank in Cassopolis was robbed Monday. Cassopolis Police Chief Todd McMichael said officers were notified that a suspect entered Fifth Third Bank on South Broadway Street at 4 p.m. and demanded cash from a teller. After a teller filled some plastic grocery bags with cash, the suspect left on foot. Witnesses said he was wearing a motorcycle helmet. He …

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Items stolen from car in Nottawa Township

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a larceny from a vehicle incident that took place in Nottawa Township. Investigators said deputies were called Tuesday morning to the 22000 block of Riverside Drive. A number of undisclosed items were taken, authorities said.

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Sheriff Lillywhite arrested following crash

St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was arrested over the weekend on an alcohol-related offense in Schoolcraft Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office officials said the 47-year-old Flowerfield Township resident was arrested after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 131, south of West XY Avenue. Investigators said Lillywhite was headed south when his …

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Wrap up – Deer hunting season

The 2022 deer hunting season has officially come to a close. Kicking off with the Liberty Hunt Sept. 9 and finishing with the urban deer hunt in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, which ended Jan. 31, it was a memorable season for Michigan deer hunting. It was a year of firsts in 2022, highlighted by the requirement that successful hunters …

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Michigan State students’ training kicked in during shooting

When the texts began coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that many students started receiving as schoolchildren automatically kicked in. They ran. They found a place to hide. They locked and barricaded the doors. They turned out the lights. Then they waited as a gunman who killed three students and wounded five more eluded police for about four hours. …

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Police name gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State University

A gunman who opened fire at Michigan State University killed three students and wounded five, setting off an hourslong manhunt as frightened students hid in classrooms and cars. The shooter eventually killed himself, police announced early Tuesday. Police at a news conference later Tuesday identified the gunman as 43-year-old Anthony McRae. They said he shot himself miles away from campus while being …

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Man gets 5-year prison term in Planned Parenthood fire

A man who was inspired by a church sermon to set fires at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo was sentenced Monday to five years in prison. Joshua Brereton, 25, had pleaded guilty to committing arson at the clinic last July. The clinic was not open at the time. Planned Parenthood offers abortion services. Brereton has made videos calling abortion …

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Gov. Whitmer plans tax cuts, stricter gun laws, free pre-K

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined an agenda last Wednesday that will prioritize enacting stricter gun laws, repealing outdated laws that restrict abortion and who one can marry and providing pre-K education for all 4-year-olds in the state. Whitmer, in her fifth State of the State speech, also pledged to help with rising costs through “immediate” tax relief, which she outlined …

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