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The family of an elderly woman, missing since late May, is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the sheriff’s office is continuing its search for 73-year-old Marilee Furlong, who was last seen May 29 in the area of Flatbush Road in Flowerfield Township. Bingaman said Furlong’s family is offering a $10,000 reward …

A plea agreement has been reached with a Branch County man related to his role in a fatal car crash last year. Prosecutor Zach Stempien said the agreement was made with Dylan Sadger. The 19-year-old Sadger in May 2022 was behind the wheel of a SUV traveling east on Sikorski Road in Bethel Township. Sadger failed to stop at the …

An Illinois man was injured in a single-vehicle crash last weekend in Cass County’s Howard Township. Sheriff’s deputies were called shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday to M-60, near Lake Shore Drive, in response to a car that had gone off the roadway. The driver, 23-year-old Jelani Clark, of Flossmoor, was driving on M-60 when he lost control of his vehicle. …

A Vicksburg man died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Fabius Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called Saturday, shortly before midnight, to an area on Corey Lake Road, east of Knevels Court, in response to a personal-injury crash. Deputies said 24-year-old Triston Bradshaw was driving a vehicle east on Corey Lake Road, where his vehicle lost …

An Elkhart man was hospitalized after he walked into traffic onto U.S. 131 in White Pigeon Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called shortly before 4:30 a.m. Monday to U.S. 131, south of Indian Prairie Road, in response to a car-versus-pedestrian incident. Investigators said a 40-year-old Three Rivers man was driving south on U.S. 131 when a 39-year-old Elkhart …

A motorcyclist was injured over the weekend in a crash southeast of Mendon. State Police troopers responded Saturday to the intersection of M-66 and Jacksonburg Road in response to a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Investigators said the motorcyclist was driving at a high rate of speed northbound on M-66. A witness told authorities the driver lost control of the …

St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman says the agency plans to use grant money to enforce a new law that went into effect last week. Three House bills focusing on districted driving went into effect Saturday. Essentially, the law forbids use of a hand-held cell phone while driving. This includes use of a mobile electronic device to do any task, …

Two Shipshewana women died following a two-vehicle crash last week in White Pigeon Township. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday to Indian Prairie Road, near Kalamazoo Road, in response to a personal-injury incident. Investigators said an Escalade driven by a 19-year-old Lagrange County man was heading west on Indian Prairie when …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a criminal-damage-to-property incident in Calhoun County’s Marengo Township. Law-enforcement officials said an object was thrown through the window of a chapel door between 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Thursday. The incident occurred at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

A 35-year-old man has been killed and a 32-year-old man wounded during a shooting at a weekend concert that forced people to flee from a park in southwestern Michigan. The shooting occurred Saturday night as the concert in Kalamazoo’s Spring Valley Park was ending, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Marcus Tillman of Kalamazoo later was pronounced dead, …