Police are trying to identify a skateboarder who damaged a parked police cruiser while taking selfies on the unoccupied vehicle. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says he approached the car about 3:40 a.m. Sunday in downtown and took photos in front of the vehicle, kneeling on the hood and lying on the windshield. Police say he then climbed onto …

Two sisters who survived being stranded for nearly two weeks in a remote part of northern Michigan have returned to the Upper Peninsula, a little hesitant but grateful for their rescuers. Leslie Roy, 52, and Lee Wright, 56, recently visited the Luce County spot where their SUV became stuck in snow for 13 days in April, The Mining Journal of …

Officials say one person is dead and several others sickened by carbon monoxide aboard a boat in Lake Michigan. The Berrien County sheriff’s department says rescuers responded Sunday off of Jean Klock Park in the southwestern Michigan city of Benton Harbor for an unknown medical emergency on the boat. The department says three from the boat were taken to hospitals, …

The Kalamazoo Nature Center is getting a 22-acre land donation from philanthropist Jon Stryker along with support for a new educational facility. The nature center said Monday the land along the West Fork of Portage Creek borders the grounds of Kalamazoo Nature Center’s Nature’s Way Preschool facility. The center opened a preschool at the site in 1982 and expanded into …

Two men allegedly involved in a series of shooting incidents last week in Sturgis have been arraigned. Nicholas Carpenter, 32, and Joshua Shultz, 17, were arraigned Thursday, each on five counts of assault with intent to commit murder and six weapons-related charges. Two juveniles were also arrested, however their names and details about their cases are not being released. Bond …

Five people were arrested after members of the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit executed a search warrant at a Three Rivers residence last week. Investigators received a tip about suspected drug-related activity at 412 E. Broadway St. Once inside, officers Thursday afternoon located cocaine, methamphetamine and other controlled substances. Four men, ages 23, 28, 39 and 47 years, and …

Cass County Sheriff’s officials are investigating a series of vehicle larcenies that occurred last week in the Diamond Lake area. Sheriff Joe Underwood said the incidents took place after sunset Wednesday and before sunrise Thursday. Deputies were initially called by a resident around 3:30 a.m. regarding a suspicious situation. The suspects entered unlocked vehicles, taking cash and valuables.

A former Centreville teacher faces eight counts of criminal sexual conduct second degree and one count criminal sexual conduct fourth degree. Terry Miller, 46, of Centreville was released Thursday following a bond hearing after he was arrested Wednesday. The investigation began in mid-May after school officials contacted police. He was placed on paid suspension until July 27, when the district’s …

A 65-year-old White Pigeon man accused of unlawful imprisonment and felonious assault is free on bond. Daniel Furlong was released after posting $50,000 cash/surety bond Thursday evening. It is alleged that on July 28, Furlong attempted to hold a 10-year-old girl against her will. The victim told police she was walking by Furlong’s trailer in Colonial Estates mobile home community when …

A complaint for declaratory judgment regarding the attempt to dismiss three members from the Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Authority Board was filed Wednesday in St. Joseph County Circuit Court. The action comes on the heels of a CMHSAS special board meeting Monday, during which its members directed Grand Rapids-based attorney John Gretzinger to file the declaratory judgment …