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It all unfolded Monday night on East Main Street in Comstock Township. ...]]> Thu, Jun 20 2013, 12:15 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/911-call-released-kovach-shooting-dispatcher-praised-1265.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/vigil-held-plainwell-honor-victim-apparent-murdersuicide-1264.shtml?wap=0
Police found Cassaundra Pell dead alongside her boyfriend Rob Pratt on Tuesday morning inside the home they shared on 10th Street. ...]]> Thu, Jun 20 2013, 12:15 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/vigil-held-plainwell-honor-victim-apparent-murdersuicide-1264.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/preliminary-totals-gods-kitchen-fundraiser-1263.shtml?wap=0
Newschannel 3 was broadcasting all day from God's Kitchen in Battle Creek, which needs about $75,000 to stay open for the rest of the year, and continue feeding the hungry in the area. ...]]> Thu, Jun 20 2013, 12:15 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/preliminary-totals-gods-kitchen-fundraiser-1263.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/newschannel-3-helps-gods-kitchen-fundraiser-1261.shtml?wap=0
Newschannel 3's Julia Fello joined us live from God's Kitchen, where we've surpassed our goal for the night. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 09:00 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/newschannel-3-helps-gods-kitchen-fundraiser-1261.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/two-west-michigan-deaths-bring-domestic-violence-concerns-into-spotlight-1259.shtml?wap=0
Just outside of Plainwell deputies say Cassaundra Pell was shot by her boyfriend Rob Pratt who then turned the gun on himself. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 08:59 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/two-west-michigan-deaths-bring-domestic-violence-concerns-into-spotlight-1259.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/former-bc-officer-unexpectedly-pleads-guilty-dwi-1260.shtml?wap=0
Earlier this month, Newschannel 3 obtained exclusive dash-cam video from Officer Jennifer Appl's arrest in April. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 09:00 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/former-bc-officer-unexpectedly-pleads-guilty-dwi-1260.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/camp-911-teaches-kids-staying-safe-1262.shtml?wap=0
Wednesday's 'Camp 911' covered everything from fire safety to CPR to how to stay safe online--but a particular focus was teaching kids what to do if they're ever abducted. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 09:00 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/camp-911-teaches-kids-staying-safe-1262.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/police-seek-responsible-parties-meth-lab-fire-1258.shtml?wap=0
Newschannel 3 has been on top of the investigation since we broke the news at 4:30 a. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 08:59 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/police-seek-responsible-parties-meth-lab-fire-1258.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/portage-public-safety-confirms-meth-lab-at-am-house-fire-1256.shtml?wap=0
PORTAGE, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Portage Public safety are investigating a fire in a bedroom at a home at the corner of Deerfield and Quaker Wednesday morning. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 01:42 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/portage-public-safety-confirms-meth-lab-at-am-house-fire-1256.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/police-kids-present-mother-killed-1254.shtml?wap=0
Newschannel 3 was first on the scene when that shooting happened Monday night on East Main Street in Comstock Township. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 07:59 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/police-kids-present-mother-killed-1254.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/-vigil-planned-after-murdersuicide-plainwell-1253.shtml?wap=0
That vigil for Cassaundra Pell is at 10:00 p.m. at Fannie Pell Park, which is named for her grandmother. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 07:59 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/-vigil-planned-after-murdersuicide-plainwell-1253.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/raising-money-keep-soup-kitchen-open-1252.shtml?wap=0
Newschannel 3 is stepping in to do what we can.

Josh Roe was live at God's Kitchen Wednesday morning with details on that fundraiser to try to keep the doors open there in the video report above. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 07:59 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/raising-money-keep-soup-kitchen-open-1252.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/two-students-at-center-kdps-probe-speak-out-1251.shtml?wap=0
The Kalamazoo Public Safety Department launched an internal investigation last week after Newschannel 3 broke word of police officers accused of lying to get search warrants. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 12:12 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/two-students-at-center-kdps-probe-speak-out-1251.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/children-placed-aunt-after-shooting-comstock-twp-1250.shtml?wap=0
Nancy Kovach's children have now been placed in the care of their aunt.

Newschannel 3 was first on the scene Monday night after reports of a possible shooting on East Main Street in Comstock Township. ...]]> Wed, Jun 19 2013, 12:12 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/children-placed-aunt-after-shooting-comstock-twp-1250.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/updated-woman-fatally-shot-man-custody-1249.shtml?wap=0 UPDATED: 4:38 p.m.: After Tuesday's arraignment, Newschannel 3 has learned that Kovach's two children have been temporarily placed in the custody of their aunt.

We will continue to follow the story as it develops through the coming days. ...]]> Tue, Jun 18 2013, 08:45 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/updated-woman-fatally-shot-man-custody-1249.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/couple-killed-apparent-murdersuicide-1248.shtml?wap=0
Monday night Holly Harrison could hear shouting and arguing.

"It all happened really quick within a half hour for sure. ...]]> Tue, Jun 18 2013, 08:45 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/couple-killed-apparent-murdersuicide-1248.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/officers-meet-help-cut-down-crime-against-children-1247.shtml?wap=0
They joined representatives from the U.S. Attorney's office in Grand Rapids for a special training session.

Much of the focus was on technology, and how to keep up with the changing ways people are using the Internet to commit crimes against children. ...]]> Tue, Jun 18 2013, 08:45 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/officers-meet-help-cut-down-crime-against-children-1247.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/white-pigeon-officer-pleads-guilty-after-drunk-driving-crash-1246.shtml?wap=0
In April, Sgt. William Burgoyne and Chief Lynn Baker were involved in an off-duty drunk driving crash in Branch County.

Tuesday, Sgt. ...]]> Tue, Jun 18 2013, 08:45 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/white-pigeon-officer-pleads-guilty-after-drunk-driving-crash-1246.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/after-3-decades-holland-recycling-program-going-strong-1245.shtml?wap=0
After more than 30 years of recycling, the program continues to cut down on the amount of waste reaching landfills, and hopes to eliminate it altogether. ...]]> Tue, Jun 18 2013, 08:44 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/after-3-decades-holland-recycling-program-going-strong-1245.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/couple-found-dead-after-domestic-dispute-1244.shtml?wap=0
23-year-old Caussandra Pell and 24-year-old Robert Burnam-Pratt were found with gunshot wounds in a home they share on 10th Street just north of downtown Plainwell. ...]]> Tue, Jun 18 2013, 12:43 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//news/features/featured/stories/couple-found-dead-after-domestic-dispute-1244.shtml?wap=0