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The next option for gambling opens up in Southwest Michigan at the end of this month. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians says the Four Winds Dowagiac casino will open on April 30. The casino is the smallest of the three Four Winds locations. Pokagon Chairman Matt Wesaw says it will have 300 slot machines, four table games and a …

The organization Keep Wolves Protected announced last week a petition to place wolf hunting on a 2014 referendum was submitted earlier this month. If the proposed referendum is approved, it would delay a planned wolf-hunting season, approved by legislatures in December. A 67-day drive to secure signatures and force the matter to be decided by Michigan’s voters netted more than …

Constantine alumnus and former football coach Dave Horn has offered to spearhead fundraising efforts to benefit upgrades at Sweetland Stadium. Members of the district’s board of education have been presented three architectural drawings featuring various upgrades at the football, and track-and-field complex. Horn has started the push for potential improvements and the process will include feedback from the public. Costs …

Sturgis Police are investigating a home invasion which occurred Thursday morning shortly after 7:30 in the 600-block of South Jefferson Street. The victim, a 39-year-old Sturgis man, indicated he went into his kitchen and confronted a masked intruder. The two began to struggle. The family dog bit the suspect who fled the residence. Following a search, police were unable to …

Beginning today (Thursday, March 28th) teenage drivers who are on their level 1 or level 2 licenses are prohibited from talking on cell phones while they drive. Those caught talking and driving could face a civil infraction. Sponsors say the bill will make the roads safer. Others have said roads will be even safer if all drivers were prohibited from …

Glen Oaks Community College officials have announced three new associate degree programs in visual arts beginning in the fall. The associate of arts in visual arts degree has emphasis in three areas: graphic design, fine art and commercial photography. Developing the trio of new programs was a two-year process that involved evaluating the market for visual arts, the school’s ability …

A Constantine eatery is a two-time winner of an annual chili cook-off. Rachel’s, which won the inaugural event in 2010, was voted by the public as the best chili between a competition that also featured Constantine-based restaurants Town Fryer and Piper’s Grinders Galore. The fourth annual Chili Throw-Down took place Saturday. Rachel’s won the inaugural even in 2010, followed by …

Police are seeking criminal charges against the mother of three children who died after they were killed in a fire at an apartment complex in Kalamazoo last month. Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Carrie Klein says the request for three counts of second-degree child abuse against 26-year old Jonetta Woods is being reviewed. The charge carries up to 10 years …

Members of the Animal Rescue Fund of St. Joseph County have announced the agency’s monthly meeting for April. The 7 p.m. meeting April 7 will take place at the St Joseph County Intermediate School District, south of Centreville. The agenda includes discussion about upcoming festival parades, fundraisers and new fundraising ideas. Spay and neuter, and food pantry information will also …

The first of two suspects accused of murdering a 74-year-old Kalamazoo antiques dealer last summer has been sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison without chance of parole. A Kalamazoo County Circuit Court jury in February convicted 21-year old Antonio Livingston of first-degree murder, felony murder, assault with intent to rob and first-degree home invasion. Livingston and 52-year …