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Two people, including a former White Pigeon resident, died in a two-vehicle crash last week in Steuben County, Ind. Sheriff’s deputies said the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Friday on State Road 120, near the community of Orland. Authorities said a Nissan Titan pickup driven by 50-year-old Donald Gene Squires, of Howe, was heading west when it went left …

Three Rivers municipal officials last week approved the sale of the old Three Rivers Public Library to St. Joseph County. As a result, the county plans to relocate family court and probate court to the West Michigan Avenue property. County officials submitted a bid of $175,000. City manager Joe Bippus said three bids for the building were considered: $125,000 from …

After operating for years in an undersized, double-wide trailer, Colon’s village office is now under a new roof. Starting today, municipal services are being conducted out of a former doctor’s office at 111 St. Joseph Street, across the street from Abbott’s Magic. The relocation provides a quantity of space that was a critical shortage at the previous site. Village president …

The identity of an 11-year-old girl who died in a two-car collision last weekend in Constantine Township has been released. Allison Grant, who completed fifth grade at Riverside Elementary in June, died at the scene of the crash. It occurred at 2:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Klett Road and Quaker Street. Investigators said a 49-year-old woman from Bristol, …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred last week in Park Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said the incident happened between Thursday and Saturday at a barn in the 53000 block of Parkville Road. Access was gained through forced entry. The victim told authorities a small generator was stolen.

A Sturgis man was sentenced to prison on charges of child pornography. Adalberto Garcia, 24, was convicted by a St. Joseph County jury of using a computer to commit a crime and two counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material. He was sentenced by St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman to a range of three to …

A Kalamazoo man was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after intentionally running over a 65-year-old woman in a Walmart parking lot Tuesday, authorities said. The woman was walking in the parking lot located in Oshtemo Township around 12:10 p.m. when a car driven by a 32-year-old Kalamazoo man intentionally hit her, deputies with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said. …

A Michigan city violated the U.S. Constitution by chalking tires to enforce parking limits, but it won’t be forced to refund thousands of tickets in the class-action case, a judge said. Saginaw must only pay vehicle owners “nominal damages” of $1.00 for each marking, U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington said Monday. “The basic problem is that chalking is relatively harmless,” …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democratic governor said in a statement that she tested positive for the virus Monday evening and is experiencing mild symptoms. Whitmer said she plans to follow proper guidance and protocols, while maintaining a remote schedule. Whitmer said all of her close contacts from Monday will be notified. “I am grateful …

An 11-year-old girl from Constantine died in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Constantine Township. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called at 2:45 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Klett Road and Quaker Street. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said a 49-year-old woman from Bristol, Ind., was driving south on Klett Road. She told authorities she did not …