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H1N1 vaccine clinics

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Supplies of the H1N1 vaccine are beginning to increase, but a national shortage still remains.   The Centers for Disease Control says that nearly 30 million doses have been shipped so far, and expect more to keep... Full story

Residents successfully lobby M-DOT to switch traffic signal

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KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – M-DOT seems to have conceded a battle it had with Kalamazoo Township residents over a traffic light.   In the spring, a traffic signal at the corner of West Main Street and Fletcher Avenue in... Full story

Local Army psychiatrists talk about stresses of the job

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – In dark irony, the suspected gunman in Thursday's shootings at Ford Hood had the job of helping people who were suffering from the effects of war.   Nadal Malki Hasan worked as a military psychiatrist for years in... Full story

Two H1N1 deaths in Kalamazoo Co.

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KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Newschannel 3 has learned that two deaths in Kalamazoo County were H1N1 related.   The Kalamazoo County Department of Health and Community Services says a woman in her late 20's died at her home... Full story

Man charged in double shooting in Kalamazoo

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KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Kalamazoo County man will face charges in a recent double shooting that left one man dead.   25-year-old Timmy Doss has been charged with open murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and... Full story

Michigan connections to Fort Hood

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The flag atop the White House flew at half-staff Friday on orders from President Obama following Thursday's tragic shooting rampage at Fort Hood.   Shooting suspect Nidal Malik Hasan remains in a coma Friday, but he is... Full story

Grand Rapids to cut 150 city employees

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Newschannel 3 recently reported that city officials in Grand Rapids were struggling with the budget, and were looking at the potential of over 100 job cuts. That became a reality on Friday morning.  ... Full story

Firefighter under investigation for soliciting minors

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KENT COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A registered sex offender, who is also a Plainfield Township firefighter, is being investigated on a complaint of soliciting a child.   The Kent County Sheriff's Department is looking into suspicious... Full story

$16.7M grant to train Mich. science, math teachers

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DETROIT (AP) - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation have announced a $16.7 million grant to train math and science teachers for work in urban school districts in the state.   Granholm said Friday in Detroit that... Full story

1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting; gunman caught

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago.   Police Chief Val Demings says 40-year-old Jason... Full story

Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.   Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently... Full story

Local soldier shot at Fort Hood

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FORT HOOD, Texas (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - We are learning more information about a military psychiatrist accused of shooting several people at an Army post in Texas, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more.   The shootings happened Thursday at... Full story

Man shot in chin outside adult theater

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Police are investigating a shooting that took place outside the Red Barn adult theater.   It happened after four o'clock.   One man was shot during a robbery. A bullet went through his chin and... Full story

Body found in trunk of car

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Public safety officers are investigating a suspicious death in Kalamazoo.   Someone found a body inside the trunk of a car.   It happened Thursday afternoon on Gibson Street.   At a press... Full story

Couple facing child abuse charges expected in court

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KENT COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A Kent County couple who are facing child abuse charges are due in court Friday.   Brett Walsh is accused of shaking his three-month-old son Vicktor. He has been charged with first and second degree child... Full story

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