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Yesterday | South Bend Tribune

Van Buren County deputy pinned between cars, injured duri...7:24a.m.

Story first posted at 7:18 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2009. A routine traffic stop in Decatur just before 2 a.m. Friday turned into the unexpected when a suspected drunk driver plowed into the back of a patrol car - when the deputy was standing by the car's trunk.

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Related Topix: Decatur, MI, Paw Paw, MI

Thu Jul 02, 2009

WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

Arrested for armed robbery with a BB gun

The Van Buren County Sheriff's Department says they have arrested a 27-year-old man from Bangor for armed robbery with what was later determined to be a BB gun.

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Related Topix: Bangor, MI

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

Man accused of selling bootleg DVD's at flea market

Van Buren County deputies say they have busted a man selling bootleg movies at a local flea market.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

WFRV

Southwestern Michigan house fire claims man's life

Authorities say a fire broke out in a southwestern Michigan house with four people inside, killing one of them and sending the other three to the hospital.

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WSBT South Bend

Van Buren County house fire sends two to hospital

Two people were sent to a local hospital following a Van Buren County house fire late Monday.

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Related Topix: Fire, Gobles, MI, Bloomingdale, MI

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Kalamazoo Gazette

Number of families seeking heating assistance increases

A statewide heating assistance program served many of Kalamazoo area families during the winter, with a spike in need that program leaders attribute to the poor economy.

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Related Topix: Kalamazoo, MI, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, MI, Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Entertainment

Sat Jun 27, 2009

MLive.com

Kalamazoo-area fairs try to adjust after budget cuts from the state

Michigan fairs that are scrambling to adjust to a nearly $1.5 million loss in state-provided premiums may not see the subsidy return any time soon.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI, Kalamazoo Metro, Agriculture, Science, St Joseph County, MI

Thu Jun 25, 2009

MLive.com

Linda Stermer ordered to stand trial in death of husband

A Lawrence-area woman will stand trial on murder charges for the death of her husband who was killed in 2007 in a fire that police said was intentionally set , a Van Buren County judge ruled today.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Wed Jun 24, 2009

WSBT South Bend

Lawton foster mother arrested after meth lab found in home with kids

Michigan authorities removed two children from a licensed Van Buren County foster mother Tuesday evening after finding an active meth lab in the home.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

MLive.com

Living in the dark? Consumers Energy could restore power to all...

If you are living in the dark in Southwest Michigan, you can expect to have the lights back on by Saturday night at the very latest.

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Related Topix: Allegan County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Allegan, MI, Kalamazoo, MI, Vicksburg, MI

Mon Jun 22, 2009

WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

Storm tosses, twists trees in Van Buren Co.

Many across West Michigan were woken up in the middle of the night by the thunder and lightning that combined for an incredible display.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Allegan, MI, Breedsville, MI

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Kalamazoo Gazette

Tornado destroys three homes in southern Allegan County

The wreckage was everywhere. Metal ripped from a shed and thrown nearly a half-mile rested in a cluster of trees.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Allegan County, MI, Weather, Kalamazoo County, MI

Sat Jun 20, 2009

WSJM AM 1400 & FM 94.9

Crews Work To Restore Power In Berrien And Van Buren Counties

The loss of transmission to two substations early Friday morning resulted in power outages for about 26-hundred Midwest Energy Cooperative customers in Van Buren County.

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Related Topix: Paw Paw, MI, Bloomingdale, MI

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WSJM-AM Saint Joseph

Man Killed And Boy Injured In Van Buren Motorcycle Crash

A Laingsburg man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday in Van Buren County.

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Related Topix: Hartford, MI

Thu Jun 18, 2009

MLive.com

Father killed and 11-year-old son injured in motorcycle crash at Hartford I-94 exit

A 31-year-old man died and his 11-year-old son was injured in a motorcycle crash on an I-94 exit ramp Wednesday.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

MLive.com

Motorcyclist killed in crash at Hartford exit to I-94

A motorcyclist died Wednesday after crashing his cycle while exiting Interstate 94, police said.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

WSJM-AM Saint Joseph

Man Hurt When ConcreteThrown Off Van Buren Overpass

Police in Van Buren County's Covert Township are looking for two suspects who injured a truck driver early Saturday when they threw concrete off an I-196 overpass into his windshield.

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Related Topix: Covert, MI

Mon Jun 15, 2009

WOODTV.com

Life in prison twice for 2002 murders

Robert Spangler will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found sentenced for murder in a Van Buren County courtroom.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Kalamazoo Gazette

Pony Express rides Saturday to deliver help to two Van Buren County girls

Students Alexis Edwards and Kaiden Cole of South Haven's Maple Grove Elementary School give staff members reason to reflect.

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Related Topix: South Haven, MI, Hartford, MI, North Street, MI

Sat Jun 13, 2009

WSBT

Two Paw Paw men arrested for multiple break-ins

Many of the items theya re accused of stealing have been recovered and now two Paw Paw men have been arrested for numerous pole barn break-ins and a home invasion in Van Buren County.

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Related Topix: Paw Paw, MI

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