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Saturday’s collection of household hazardous waste and electronics recycling was deemed “typical” for the fall event at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds. Sponsored by the St. Joseph County Solid Waste Committee, the four-hour program netted 6,000 pounds of household hazardous waste, 35,000 pounds of electronics and 850 tires. Committee secretary Pat Kulikowski said the last few collections have seen a …

Sheriff’s deputies in Cass County said speed and alcohol may have been factors in a crash that left a teenager dead and four passengers injured. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 11:30 p.m. Friday to Mason Street, near Gordon Road, in Mason Township. Upon arriving on scene, deputies located a 2004 Saturn Ion on its roof in a …

Three Rivers Community Schools Superintendent Ron Moag said two positive cases of COVID-19 associated with high school students were reported to the district Friday. Moag said all schools will remain open. He also said anyone identified as a close contact will be notified by district administrators as part of its COVID-19 investigation process. He also said the district is following …

A collision between two semi-trucks Thursday in Sturgis sent one driver to the hospital, according to emergency officials. Public safety officers were dispatched shortly before 5:30 a.m. to the intersection of Lakeview Avenue and U.S. 12, where they found a semi-trailer had rear-ended another semi. The driver of the second truck was unresponsive, removed from the vehicle and taken by ambulance …

Police officers fatally shot a 28-year-old man in southwestern Michigan after authorities say he charged at them with a knife. The confrontation happened about 11 p.m. Thursday at a trailer park near Niles after a 911 caller reported a man with a knife, the Berrien County sheriff’s office said in a statement. Sheriff’s deputies found Chaz McGowen of Benton Harbor, …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is being forced to rescind last week’s public-health order requiring that employers, educational institutions and persons in Branch, Hillsdale and St. Joseph counties quarantine after a close-contact exposure with a person infected with COVID-19 – or face a loss of approximately $1 million in state budget funding. The order was rescinded as of Thursday …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a stolen truck on a trailer from a location in Mendon Township. The incident occurred between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators said suspects stole a pickup and the trailer it was sitting on from a location in the 27000 block of M-60. The truck is a 2001 Ford F250, red on …

The job of chief of police in Three Rivers has been posted and city officials are hoping for a strong pool of candidates. City manager Joe Bippus said Chief Tom Bringman had made clear several months ago he would be retiring in November. Now, a Michigan-based search firm called The CAUTION Group has been tapped to recruit Bringman’s replacement. The …

Indiana Michigan Power said work is continuing on routine maintenance at the Constantine Hydroelectric Plant. The company two weeks ago lowered the level of the St. Joseph River in advance of the task. The level will remain at the lower level until early October, if weather conditions permit. The water level upstream of the facility was to be lowered by …

Colon Caring Kitchen has discontinued its free weekly meals due to a lack of volunteer workers to prepare and serve food. The organization plans to turn its focus to help residents who have a “critical” food emergency or require other types of assistance. Caring Kitchen has alerted local churches regarding the change. The CCK board continues to accept donations to assist …