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State police troopers are investigating the larceny of fuel from an irrigation system last month in Flowerfield Township. Investigators said the incident occurred between 6 and 7 a.m. Jan. 18 at a farm in the 10000 block of Ayers Road. Authorities said the suspects are believed to have been driving an older-model pickup, red in color.

An SUV with an attached snowplow was stolen earlier this month from a church parking lot in Fawn River Township. State police troopers said the incident occurred between 8 a.m. Feb. 2 and 8:30 a.m. Feb. 6 in the 70000 block of Lakeview Road. The vehicle is a 1995 GMC pickup, with a red body and white roof. The attached …

A gunman who opened fire at Michigan State University killed three students and wounded five, setting off an hourslong manhunt as frightened students hid in classrooms and cars. The shooter eventually killed himself, police announced early Tuesday. Police at a news conference later Tuesday identified the gunman as 43-year-old Anthony McRae. They said he shot himself miles away from campus while being …

Ford Motor Co. plans to build a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that would employ at least 2,500 people to make lower-cost batteries for a variety of new and existing electric vehicles. The plant, to be built on land being readied for industrial development near Marshall, would start making batteries in 2026. It would crank out 35 gigawatt hours worth …

Glen Oaks Community College will be included this spring in an educational segment on “Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid,” an award-winning, short documentary series. The segment will feature how education is changing lives for today’s high school students. “Viewpoint” offers innovative and unique content featuring the world’s most influential organizations and individuals, according to its website. Glen Oaks President David Devier …

Vicksburg village officials estimated as many as 5,000 people attended Saturday’s inaugural “Iceberg Festival” in the village’s downtown district. Several ice sculptures, a grilled cheese and soup contest, and a snowmobile-suit fashion show highlighted the afternoon event. Organizers said the allocation of 500 passports for samples of grilled cheese and soup sold out a few days before the day of …

President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered an “unidentified object” shot down with a missile by U.S. fighter jets Sunday over Lake Huron, and it was believed to be the same one tracked over Montana and monitored by the government beginning the night before, U.S. officials said. The downing came after earlier objects over Alaska and Canada were shot out of …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department officials have identified the Three Rivers man who died in a house fire last month. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said Perry Durwood Ballett, 91, was unable to escape from the Fabius Township residence. Lillywhite said deputies were made aware of the fire shortly after 8 o’clock Jan. 29 in the 14000 block of Coon Hollow Road. …

Three Rivers Community Schools officials learned this week that students currently in sixth and seventh grades will be attending their respective eighth-grade academic years at Three Rivers High School. Superintendent Nikki Nash told board members Monday the displacement is due to upcoming renovations at Three Rivers Middle School. The school is in line for a $17 million upgrade that will …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the theft of a motor vehicle from a location in Park Township. State police officials said the vehicle was taken after 5 p.m. last Friday from the Car Factory, a business on U.S. 131. The vehicle is a white, 2021 Dodge Charger. It has a black gas-cap cover and black rims. A window on …