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10 hrs ago | WHTC

Deputy Uses Taser To Arrest Drunk Driving Suspect in Fennville

An Allegan County deputy had to use a Taser to apprehend a drunk driver in the city of Fennville.

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Related Topix: Fennville, MI

12 hrs ago | MLive.com

Allegan County Sheriff's incident report, May 25-29 : Man...

The following is a sample of incidents to which officers responded, provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office .

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Related Topix: Allegan, MI, Fennville, MI

12 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Alleged Fennville drunken driver flees car, leaves small children behind before getting Tased

Police arrested a man early Sunday on suspicion of drunken driving and an immigration violation after police stopped a car, prompting the driver to flee on foot and leave small children behind.

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14 hrs ago | The Kalamazoo Gazette

S.S. Keewatin target of theft attempt before voyage to Ontario, police said

Police suspect burglars tried to lighten the load for the S.S. Keewatin before it began its departure this morning for Ontario.

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21 hrs ago | MLive.com

Kalamazoo Today: Kalamazoo Gazette archives donated to WMU; watch...

Good Wednesday morning and welcome to Kalamazoo Today, your look at what's coming up in Southwest Michigan and what you may have missed.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Plainwell, MI, Berrien County, MI

Tue May 29, 2012

The Huffington Post

Snyder Recall Effort Moves Into High Gear

Rick Snyder answers reporters' questions about the consent agreement between the state and Detroit during a news conference Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Detroit.

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Related Topix: Rick Snyder, US Governors, Michigan, Scott Walker

Mon May 28, 2012

WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

MDOT Defends Digital Sign 30 Miles From Grand Rapids

MDOT defends the state's expensive electronic highway traffic signs that are springing up along more and more freeways across West Michigan.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Saugatuck, MI

Sun May 27, 2012

The Kalamazoo Gazette

Four Allegan mustangs bound for California sanctuary, others remain in Allegan

Four more animals from the herd of western mustangs brought to Michigan in a failed adoption event the winter before last are bound for Calfornia, according to the horse rescue group sending them there.

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Related Topix: Allegan, MI, Horse, Pets

Fri May 25, 2012

Grand Rapids Press

Man hospitalized with 'major' head injury after car vaults over river in Allegan County

An 18-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition early Friday after a single-vehicle crash that sent his vehicle "vaulting" over a river, authorities said.

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Grand Rapids Press

City Hall Roll Call: Fireworks in Rockford, eyesore in Jenison and...

Mayor George Heartwell, who was chided by MLive readers for calling Planned Parenthood opponents "forces of darkness" earlier this month, delivered the commencement address last Sunday at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

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Related Topix: Rockford, MI, Grand Rapids, MI, Jenison, MI, Holland, MI

Thu May 24, 2012

WHTC

Plainwell High Grieving Over Student's Loss as Seniors Graduate Tonight

Graduation ceremonies will go on as scheduled at Plainwell High School tonight, although a pall was cast over that southeast Allegan County community on Tuesday when word that 17-year-old senior Patrick McCormick had died in a motorcycle accident.

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Wed May 23, 2012

The Kalamazoo Gazette

Two Allegan High School students receive Breaking Traditions honors...

Tyler Ax, a student at Allegan High School, was among 26 recipients of the Michigan Breaking Traditions Award from the Michigan Department of Education's Office of Career and Technical Education.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Grand Haven Tribune

Sergeant's death caused by E. coli, infection

An autopsy shows that the death of an Allegan County Sheriff's Department sergeant was caused by the E. coli bacteria.

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Related Topix: Health, E. Coli

Grand Rapids Press

Allegan County sheriff's deputies report possible burglars in Leighton Township

Police responded Tuesday morning to a suspicious situation in the 3800-block of Kalamazoo Avenue after a caller reported a vehicle, occupied by two men, had backed into the driveway.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Grand Rapids Press

Allegan County sheriff's sergeant's April death caused by E. coli infection

A 45-year-old Allegan County sheriff's sergeant who died in April of a sudden illness had an infection related to E. coli bacteria, a forensic pathologist said.

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MLive.com

Allegan County Sheriff's Office announces annual awards

Allegan County Sheriff Blaine Koops honored the recipients of the Sheriff's Office annual awards at a ceremony on May 17 at the Griswold Auditorium.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MI, Allegan, MI

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Alleged drunken driver in fatal hit-and-run of motorcycle near Wayland faces five felonies

Michael Awrey, the driver who allegedly hit the back of a motorcycle south of Wayland and then fled the scene, now faces five felony charges.

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Related Topix: Wayland, MI

Mon May 21, 2012

Grand Rapids Press

Woman killed in Allegan County truck-motorcycle hit-and-run was Grand Rapids Public Library assistant

The woman killed in a Friday night hit-and-run in Allegan County was the executive assistant to the Grand Rapids Public Library director.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Shelbyville, MI

WHTC

Fatal Crash South of Wayland Investigated

A 57-year-old Martin man spent the weekend in the Allegan County Jail, awaiting arraignment today on charges stemming from a Friday night hit-and-run crash that killed a passenger on a motorcycle.

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Related Topix: Martin, MI, Shelbyville, MI

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Martin man to be arraigned today, accused of causing deadly motorcycle crash

A 57-year-old Martin man is expected to be arraigned today on charges connected with a Friday night hit-and-run that left a Shelbyville woman dead and injured a man, also from Shelbyville.

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Related Topix: Martin, MI, Shelbyville, MI

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