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A 33-year-old Kalamazoo woman recently won a $2 million top prize in a Michigan Lottery scratch-off game. The woman purchased the winning ticket at Hoffman’s Corner Store, 5905 S. Westnedge Ave., in Portage. The game, Colossal Cashword, costs $30 per ticket. The woman’s ticket featured the maximum 10 words, the quantity needed to collect the game’s top prize. Lottery officials …

A St. Joseph County man wanted for questioning in the death of an infant in Three Rivers was arrested in Lake County following a police chase earlier this week. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said deputies spotted a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe following a be-on-the-lookout alert shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday on M-37, south of the Baldwin village limits. Deputies attempted …

In response to sharp criticism nearly a month ago, St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department provided an update on a missing-person case dating to 2018. According to a department media release issued Monday, the sheriff’s office is committed to its investigation of the case involving Brittany Shank. The 23-year-old Sturgis woman was last seen Nov. 30, 2018, near the 33000 block …

St. Joseph County officials are mulling whether to enter an agreement with Glen Oaks Community College regarding law-enforcement coverage at the Centreville-area school. During Tuesday’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners Executive Committee meeting, undersheriff Jason Bingaman provided details of the potential agreement. He said college officials are interested in a three-year partnership with the sheriff’s department. Bingaman noted the …

Construction of a 9.8-megawatt battery storage facility near a solar farm on Bogan Road in Sturgis Township could save Sturgis electric customers collectively more than $1.1 million per year. The estimate, by Prism Energy, is based on 15-year projections presented recently to the Michigan Public Service Commission. Jeremy Jones, a partner in Prism – which built the Bogan Road solar …

Citywide brush pickup in Sturgis began this week. Department of Public Services employees are overseeing the process, which started Monday. Pick-up commenced at the north end of the city and crews will work their way south until the job has been completed. A schedule is not in place, as the pace of work is contingent on weather and the quantity …

Michigan Department of Transportation’s Chris Jacobs has issued an update regarding the second phase of US-131 construction. The project, which started April 15, is concentrated to an area that includes the village of Schoolcraft and an area north to Shaver Road. According to Jacobs, recently completed work includes installation of curbs, driveways and sidewalks; signal work was completed at Shaver …

Troopers from Michigan State Police are investigating a hit-and-run incident that occurred over the weekend in Calhoun County’s Sheridan Township. Investigators said the incident occurred between 4 and 6 a.m. Saturday in the 13000 block of 27 Mile Road. Authorities said the victim was walking south on 27 Mile Road when a vehicle struck the man and left the scene. …

Sturgis Department of Public Safety is continuing its investigation into a shed fire last week. According to a department media release, firefighters were called at 10:45 a.m. Thursday to a report of a structure fire in the 500 block of North Lakeview Avenue. First-arriving units found a backyard shed on fire, and flames dangerously close to a nearby garage and …

St. Joseph County Road Commission this week will continue its work on a project in Nottawa Township. Agency officials said paving on North Angling Road starts today. It will cover a stretch from Centreville village limits to Butler Road. Paving will continue from Butler Road to Nottawa Road. Workers have already pulverized the original roadway in advance of this week’s …