Lawton News

A Lawton police officer was justified when he shot and killed a 34-year-old Galesburg man last month during a traffic stop on M-40, authorities said.

The Lawton Police officer involved in a shooting that left a Galesburg man dead has been cleared for active duty, the Van Buren County Prosecutors office ruling that veteran Scott Hitchcock was justified in shooting Micheal Adams last month when he first produced a hand gun, and then an assault rifle, even though he never got off a shot.

Western Michigan University officials released renderings of the West Michigan Avenue Pedestrian Mall, which is scheduled to be built this summer.

The new Michigan curfew law, which requires newly licensed drivers to be off the road by 10 p.m. unless they are at a school-related event, should be repealed.

Michigan State Police say a man wanted out of Kalamazoo County on a warrant for failing to appear in court has been killed in a shootout with a police officer in Lawton.

In a recent I-Team report, Newschannel 3 took a look against violence in police, and gun violence like the assault Wednesday morning in Lawton continues to climb.

LAWTON, Mich. Information is continuing to emerge after a wanted felon was shot and killed by a Lawton Police officer.

MAN KILLED BY OFFICER: The man shot and killed early this morning by a Lawton police officer has been identified as Michael Lyle Adams , 34, of Galesburg.

Authorities said a police officer fatally shot a man in his 30s who brandished a handgun and rifle outside a house early today.

The man shot and killed early this morning by a Lawton police officer has been identified as Michael Lyle Adams, 34, of Galesburg.

LAWTON, Mich. - A Lawton police officer shot and killed a suspect early Wednesday morning, authorities at the scene told 24 Hour News 8. The suspect has not been identified yet and was wanted on a felony warrant.