When crime breaks out, the first place you normally hear it is on the scanner.

Here is scanner traffic for several Southwest Michigan agencies we follow here at the Gazette. The feeds are provided by

As breaking news happens in the future, we will post the appropriate scanner feed in the entry.

Or just book mark this link and come back to hear the news when it breaks.

Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo Fire Dispatch

Allegan County

Cass and Van Buren counties: Fire and EMS

Van Buren Sheriff and South Haven police

ST. Joseph county

Battle Creek and Calhoun County

Fritz Klug is a government and taxes reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact him at fklug@mlive.com or 269-370-0584. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook.