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Portage
Monday, May 5th, 2025
Good morning, Portage. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 5th of May.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A 3-year-old girl accidentally shot herself with her parent's unsecured gun while riding in a parked vehicle on East Vine Street near Portage Street Saturday at 9:01 p.m.—she was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition and officials urged gun owners to secure their firearms. WWMT
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Leigh Fitzgerald, a 74-year-old veteran whose cancer has recently returned, has built a rare 21-year collection of 1940s and 1950s women's baseball memorabilia now on display at the Vicksburg District Library (215 S. Michigan Ave) in southern Kalamazoo County; his exhibit shows autographed items and original memorabilia from Michigan’s four professional women's baseball teams and runs throughout May. MLive
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
There are always two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
~ J.P. Morgan
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