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The Battle Creek Police say on Tuesday that they initially thought 43-year-old Diabulo White had been killed via a gunshot, but they now say it appears he suffered blunt force trauma leading to his death

House Bill 5987, introduced Tuesday, would let veterans of the US Armed Force, Armed Forces Reserve, or Michigan National Guard apply for a concealed carry permit for free, waiving the $100 fee everyone else has to pay. Veterans could also avoid the $115 fee associated with renewing the permit.

Let us see how much press this walkout and others like it will get

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that around 10:30pm April 29, two victims said that they were approached in an alleyway near the 1200 block of Hays Park, by two men who tried to sell them marijuana. The victims refused, leading to one suspect pulling out a gun and firing a shot into the ground before fleeing on foot; the second suspect then stole the victim’s vehicle and drove off.

Silent Observer announced on Tuesday that they are seeking any information they can about the shooting death of 22-year-old Joseph Bowser, who was killed March 23. Bowser’s family has now offered up a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for his death.

Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Seville Apartments near South Drake Rd. and W. KL Ave. in Oshtemo Township, after a 35-year-old Battle Creek man said he was robbed. Around 10pm Monday, the victim had been getting into his car when two teens approached the vehicle armed with a handgun, demanding the man’s property.

Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Deputies originally went to the Pavilion Estates Mobile Home Park in Pavilion Township around noon Wednesday to talk with a couple parked in a vehicle, after the owner of a trailer said the two had been squatting on his property. When deputies approached, they say the man got out of the car and pulled out a gun, firing one shot into the air.

A Battle Creek man who had been accused of rape and other crimes has now had charges against him dropped. The man had been arrested after a man and woman accused him of sexually assaulting the woman at gunpoint.

The Michigan State Police say in a press release that the breaking and entering happened at a home on P Drive South in Burlington Township around 4:20pm Thursday. The suspect or suspects took a large Sentinel gun safe containing multiple firearms, ammunition, and other personal items.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to the residence in the 900 block of North Burdick St. around 4am Saturday, and arrived to find the 26-year-old with gunshot wounds; he was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead.