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Kalamazoo reporter for @WOODTV • Photographer and adventurer • @WesternMichU ‘19 • WLNS ’24

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Police: Woman hurt in Kalamazoo shooting Police in Kalamazoo are investigating after a woman was shot and injured Sunday.

Kalamazoo Public Safety says a 32-year-old woman was shot in the head while in a car Sunday.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

05.08.2025 01:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“What is that helicopter doing?”

Surveying aquifers for the city of Kalamazoo!
I’ll have a break down of the why and how it works later tonight at 10/11 for WOOD TV .

04.08.2025 21:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A bit bro of me but I rowed a little more than 1790 meters today in recognition. I did it for you, Munro and Bernie ⚓️

04.08.2025 20:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy birthday Coast Guard! Thanks for giving me an excuse to be on the water once a month. Here’s to another 235 years.

04.08.2025 20:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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25 kids from Kalamazoo Public Safety Police Athletic League got the Detroit Lions training experience this weekend.

www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

04.08.2025 01:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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First responders give burn survivors camp send-off Fifty young burn survivors got the chance to relax and have fun at Great Lakes Burn Camp.

First responders gave 50 campers a proper sendoff to Great Lakes Burn Camp for Kids.

www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

04.08.2025 00:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Happening now: Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has blocked off a section of Florence Street off of Westnedge Ave. Evidence markers can be seen on the road. Working to learn more.

03.08.2025 22:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Today in pics:
Detroit Lions youth camp make a stop in Kalamazoo.
First responders sends campers to Great Lakes Burn Camp for Kids in style.

Full stories later tonight on WOOD TV8 at 6.

03.08.2025 18:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When your main camera breaks so you finish the interview with your DSLR.

03.08.2025 16:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

5. Across the lakeshore and in Southwest Michigan, summer fun is filling the streets and beaches. Check out what's on our weekend planner here: www.woodtv.com/news/news-8-...

02.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

4. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is sharing the world of art with the city's youngest residents with tours and lessons.
www.woodtv.com/westmichigan...

02.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Michigan schools prepare for fall amid state education budget fight Michigan school districts are preparing for a new academic year with only an estimation of what funding the state may provide.

3. Michigan school districts are preparing for a new academic year with only an estimation of what funding the state may provide. Lansing lawmakers are a month behind. Comstock Public Schools shared how they are navigating the issue.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

02.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Group attacked man in stabbing, witnesses told KDPS Four people were arrested and three were charged after a stabbing that injured a man in Kalamazoo Tuesday, police said.

2. Four people were arrested and three were charged after a stabbing that injured a man in Kalamazoo Tuesday, police said.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

02.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

1. A man extradited to Michigan from Miami was arraigned on sexual assault charges stemming from 15 years ago, when he attended Western Michigan University, according to the Michigan Attorney General.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

02.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Good day, Kalamazoo☀️A man has been extradited to Michigan for a 2010 sex assault case. Also, the lack of a state education budget has districts guessing their budgets for a new school year. Here's some of the WOOD TV you may have missed in this weekend's thread 🧵

02.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

DEVELOPING: A person was stabbed multiple times at a Walmart in Comstock Park on Friday night, according to the Kent County Sheriff’s Office.

www.woodtv.com/news/kent-co...

02.08.2025 03:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Community comes together to help after boat capsizes Boaters, surfers and first responders worked together to help two people whose boat capsized Thursday night in the South Haven area.

Boaters and surfers came to the rescue after a boat capsized in South Haven on Thursday. Also there: A lifesaving drone.
www.woodtv.com/news/van-bur...

01.08.2025 21:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Michigan school districts are preparing for a new academic year with only an estimation of what funding the state may provide. Lawmakers are a month behind on passing an education budget.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

31.07.2025 22:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Binder Park Zoo's "Tour de Zoo" is bringing bike riders closer to the wild side of nature this Friday.
www.woodtv.com/westmichigan...

31.07.2025 19:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hudsonville Ice Cream is expected to expand with a new line that would add 44 jobs to the Holland plant.
www.woodtv.com/news/allegan...

31.07.2025 14:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Coast Guard member rescues man, 97, at Grand Haven festival A U.S. Coast Guard member helped rescue a 97-year-old man who fell into the river at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival.

A Coast Guard member with less than a year on the job rescued a 97-year-old man who fell into the Grand River in Grand Haven on Tuesday, says USCG officials.

www.woodtv.com/news/ottawa-...

30.07.2025 15:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My car thermometer read 102 degrees outside.

My only relief.

29.07.2025 23:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Happening now:
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety are investigating a reported stabbing
that left one man hurt.

29.07.2025 19:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s been a busy two weeks of work with the Coast Guard.One part was tackling the heat of North Carolina (and checking out the area’s good eats!) A couple of days were spent along the sunny shores of Ohio.
I look forward to be joining you and the WOOD TV8 team again at 10 and 11 tonight.

28.07.2025 22:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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After two weeks, back in the saddle 😎

28.07.2025 20:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Newell Brands closing Kalamazoo design center Newell Brands is closing its design center and relocating to Atlanta, the company announced on Thursday.

5. Newell Brands is closing its design center in Kalamazoo and relocating it, the company announced on Thursday.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

27.07.2025 22:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Radio went ‘goofy,’ truck caught fire after lightning strike A truck was struck by lightning and caught fire at the Fort Custer Recreation Area in Augusta on Thursday.

4. A truck was struck by lightning and caught fire at the Fort Custer Recreation Area near Augusta on Thursday.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

27.07.2025 22:44 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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KDPS: 4 arrested in connection to July 4 weekend shootings Four people were arrested in connection to a series of shootings between July 4 and 5 in Kalamazoo, police say.

3. Four people were arrested in connection to a series of shootings between July 4 and 5 in Kalamazoo, police say.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

27.07.2025 22:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

2. A felony charge has been filed against the Comstock Township fire department deputy chief after he was arrested following a crash that injured a child.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

27.07.2025 22:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

1. A Kalamazoo County commissioner has been charged with domestic assault after police say she slapped a man while an officer was watching during an incident back in May.
www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...

27.07.2025 22:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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