Portage Local News – Monday, May 26th, 2025

Daily Portage

Monday, May 26th, 2025

Good morning, Portage. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 26th of May.

COMMUNITY NEWS

➤ The Department of Veterans Affairs and Fort Custer National Cemetery held a Program of Remembrance wreath-laying ceremony Sunday to honor military service members who lost their lives before Memorial Day—FCNC Director Rodney Heard delivered opening remarks at 2 p.m. while musical performances and military honors followed after flags were planted at veteran gravesites. WWMT

CRIME NEWS

➤ An 18-year-old from Battle Creek was bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court to face trial for the April 12 shooting death of security guard Montine Wiley at a nightclub on East North Street—he faces charges of open murder, felony firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon—and two others were also charged in connection with the incident. WKZO

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