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New Walker police chief rose through the ranks Updated May 11, 2021; Posted May 11, 2021 Facebook Share He will replace Chief Greg Long on July 31 when Long retires. Mankel worked his way through the ranks to become police chief. He started as a dispatcher for Walker police in 1993. He was a patrol officer, patrol sergeant and in 2016 was named captain. He also served nearly seven years as a firefighter for Walker Fire Department. “Captain Mankel has been a tremendous leader for our city fo...

City of Walker promotes captain to police chief City of Walker and last updated 2021-05-11 08:49:04-04 WALKER, Mich. — The City of Walker has selected Captain Keith Mankel to lead the Walker Police Department as its next police chief. Mankel will officially assume the position July 31 after Chief Greg Long’s retirement, according to a news release Tuesday. Mankel started with the department back in 1993 as a dispatch operator, eventually moving on to patrol officer, road patrol sergea...

Walker police find van submerged in Grand River Walker Fire Department and last updated 2021-05-03 09:01:08-04 WALKER, Mich. — Walker police found a vehicle in the water early Monday morning near the boat ramp along Veterans Memorial Drive. The van was 95% submerged in the Grand River when the Walker Police Department, Walker Fire Department, Michigan State Police and the Georgetown Township Fire Department’s water rescue unit responded about 1 a.m. No one was inside the van at the ti...

Walker firefighters rescue ducklings from storm drain Credit: Walker Fire Department and last updated 2021-05-03 14:43:04-04 WALKER, Mich. — It was a busy weekend for the Walker Fire Department. According to the Walker Fire Department, crews responded to 14 calls over the weekend including a call about some ducklings stuck in a storm drain. The fire department posted photos of the duckling rescue on its Facebook page on Monday afternoon. In addition to the duckling rescue, crews responded ...

Created: February 01, 2021 09:29 PM A 53-year-old Longville woman was killed in a Monday afternoon head-on crash on Highway 200 in Cass County. The state patrol says Virginia Marie Stewart was driving her Hyundai Tucson westbound on Highway 200 in Turtle Lake Township shortly before 2:00. An eastbound Chevrolet Silverado passing another vehicle then struck the Tucson head-on in the westbound traffic lane. Stewart died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash. 39-year-old ...

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And may never be found. david? >> all right, marcus moore with us again tonight. marcus, thank you. we turn next to the wildfire emergency in northern california tonight. were watching the dry conditions and erratic winds fueling the walker fire. its in the plumas national forest. roads are closed and several communities are under mandatory evacuations. the fire breaking out friday, and tonight its now grown to nearly 44,000 acres. more than 800 firefighters are battling the flames. we turn ...

Have thought of. jon: and youve got to buy a lot of stuff for kids, so -- jenna: there you go. >> fewer kids, less stuff to purchase. right now firefighters are racing to prevent two massive wildfires from merging into one, already destroying more than 5,000 acres. they are part of a bigger wildfire threat across several western states. adam houseley is live in california, whats going on where you are, adam? >> reporter: yeah, jon. new numbers from those two fires, the wide fire and the walker...