Police say six people were found inside a Fenton Township home Sunday dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. The Genesee County Sheriff says Robert Pickell says it appears to be an accident that led to death of four children and two adults. Pickell says the family had a power outage Friday and had been running a generator inside the home.  (MRN)

Construction is expected to start this summer on a new terminal for a southwestern Michigan airport. Dowagiac City Manager Kevin Anderson tells The Herald-Palladium of St. Joseph that the estimated cost will be between $350,000 and $400,000. Most of the funding will come from the state Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division. Anderson says the current terminal at the Dowagiac airport …

Tampons would be exempt from the state sales tax under legislation introduced in the Michigan House.  State Representative Sarah Roberts is sponsoring the measure and says feminine hygiene products are necessary items for women – and other necessary items such as prescriptions are exempt – so why not add tampons to the list. She says, on average, a woman will …

A gunman who seemed to choose his victims at random opened fire outside an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant in Kalamazoo, killing at least six people during a rampage that lasted nearly seven hours, police said. Authorities identified the shooter as Jason Dalton, a 45-year-old Uber driver who police said had no criminal record. They could not …

Friends and relatives of six victims slain in a shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, are offering remembrances of them. Four of them were killed in two vehicles Saturday outside of a restaurant, while a father and son were shot at a car dealership. Below are some of their stories. — MARY JO NYE The 60-year-old retired English teacher served as “a …

The Latest on the shootings in the Kalamazoo: 4:10 p.m. A neighbor of Kalamazoo shooting suspect Jason Dalton says he knew the man had a pistol because the two of them “talked about it.” James Block tells The Associated Press that police carried boxes from the house next door Sunday morning. The 45-year-old Dalton of Kalamazoo Township was arrested early …

Volunteers are needed to help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources monitor frog and toad numbers. The annual survey is conducted along permanent survey routes that consist of wetland sites. Observers visit the sites three times in the spring when frogs and toads are actively breeding. They listen for calling frogs and toads at each site, identify the species then …

Elvis “Red” O’Neill, age 82, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at home. He was born February 13, 1934 in Kennett, Missouri, the son of Rothert and Edna P. (Kemper) O’Neill. On June 30, 1964 he married Shirley Copas who preceded him in death on May 8, 2011. Red was a logger all of his life. He …

A police officer in southwestern Michigan has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for killing a pedestrian while rushing to a home at 30 mph above the speed limit. Berrien County Judge Dennis Wiley says Eugene Anderson failed to turn on his police lights and siren while responding to a domestic call last September. His car struck and killed …

T.J. Kirk, age 62, of Mendon, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 at his home. He was born near Dowagiac, MI on May 29, 1953 the son of Donald N. and Katherine (Woodhams) Kirk. After graduating from Cassopolis High School, T.J. was married to Cathy Bradley on July 18, 1975 in Three Rivers. They have resided in Mendon since 1976. T.J. …