A Three Rivers man died Thursday in a 1-car crash in Illinois. The victim was identified as 71-year-old Tom Quake. The crash happened on I-57 near Kankakee when Quake reportedly lost control of his convertible, and the car flipped several times. Illinois State Police say Quake was not wearing a seat belt.

A Sturgis man was airlifted to Borgess Hospital after the vehicle he was driving was struck by a utility trailer Tuesday in Fawn River Township. State police said James Ortmann was driving east on U.S. 12 when the trailer of a westbound vehicle driven by Sturgis resident Corey Roberts broke from the truck to which it was attached. The trailer …

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a breaking-and-entering incident this week at a residence in Lockport Township. According to a department media release, money, alcohol, clothes and window air-conditioning units were stolen July 23 or 24 from a residence in the 58000 block of Ash Road.

Organizers behind the fourth annual 5K event and 1-mile fun run/walk to support the Jonathan Edds  Memorial Fund announced the deadline to register and receive a T-shirt has been extended to next week. The White Pigeon Parks and Recreation Department, which is sponsoring the event, will accept registration through Aug. 1. Participation in the Aug. 24 event will remain open …

A successful gospel-recording artist will perform this weekend as part of a benefit for a Marcellus woman. Kentucky’s David Pitt will be the featured artist during a performance 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Riviera Theatre. Also taking part in the event will be The Heralders, a Southern-Gospel quartet from Hudsonville. All proceeds from the event will benefit the …

Dorothy Hulda (Brower) Wheeler, 99, of Colon, MI died at her residence on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. She was born January 2, 1914 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Henry and Hulda (Burglund) Brower. She was a prize winning, accredited artist, mainly working in oils, pastels. She loved doing decopage and also making dolls. Her artistic work won 1st Place …

The death of a University of Michigan medical student is being investigated as a homicide, Ann Arbor police said today. Paul DeWolf, 25, was found dead in his apartment a day earlier. A police investigation began around noon, and university police released a crime alert just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. DeWolf failed to arrive for a scheduled assignment at the …

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The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation into a hit-and-run incident Saturday night in Leonidas Township. According to a department media release, a female juvenile was walking north in the southbound shoulder of Fulton Road when she was struck by the bumper of a vehicle that failed to stop. The victim was struck in the leg but …

Cash, jewelry, a camera and tools were stolen from a garage between July 4 and 14 in Sturgis Township, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. A department media release indicated the rear window of a garage in the 67000 block of M-66 was compromised, allowing access to the site. Also, the victim reported a number of items belonging …