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Gov. Eric Holcomb says his executive stay home order for Indiana that expires Monday will be extended to May 1 as planning is underway to reopen parts of the state’s economy. Holcomb says ideas are being sought from various business sectors on on how they can safely reopen for operators, workers and customers. Meanwhile, state health officials say Indiana’s death …

Three people were seriously injured early Thursday evening in a car/train crash in Cass County’s Marcellus Township. Investigation shows that the 44-year-old driver, Dustin Hooker, a Battle Creek Resident, was driving northbound on Savage Road near Waterstradt Street. As the vehicle approached the railroad crossing, Hooker advised that his brakes failed, resulting in the vehicle colliding with the passing train. …

The St. Joseph County Road Commission has purchased eight flashing stop signs, which will be installed later this year. Locations planned are: • Each of Michigan Avenue’s two, three-way intersections with Silver Street. • Two signs at Shimmel and Featherstone roads. • Two signs at Lutz and Dickinson roads. • Two signs at Bogen Road and South Nottawa Street. The …

Three Rivers Fire Chief Jeff Bloomfield said the department’s Michigan Avenue parking lot has been turned into a campground of sorts, as some firefighters are sleeping in campers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bloomfield explained firefighters are reluctant to return home and risk potentially exposing family members to the disease. He said none of his staff members have tested positive for …

Sheriff’s officials are investigating the theft of a vehicle last week from Park Township. Deputies were called April 9 to an area near Parkville Road and Michigan Avenue, where a vehicle was taken from a field. It was reported that the vehicle was left unlocked with the keys in it. The stolen vehicle is a tan 2500 Chevrolet Silverado with …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a larceny from a storage unit at Mill Race Storage on South M-66 in Sturgis. Numerous items from the storage unit were taken, according to authorities.

An additional 219,000 people in Michigan filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number who have lost their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic to more than 1 million — a staggering quarter of the state’s workforce. The initial claims were among 5.2 million nationally, the federal government reported Thursday. Only two states, California and New York, saw more filings over …

Seven Midwestern governors announced Thursday that they will coordinate on reopening their state economies amid the coronavirus pandemic, after similar pacts were made in the Northeast and on the West Coast. The latest agreement includes Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kentucky. “We look forward to working with experts and taking a fact-based, data-driven approach to reopening our economy …

A Three Rivers man faces charges of assault with intent to murder and felony firearms after he was arraigned this week. Lee Andrew Parker, 20, was arrested following an incident in which he allegedly shot a 17-year-old girl in the head around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Thomas Street. Authorities said Parker fled the scene but was …

Members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners appear poised to go after a state grant that, if secured, would benefit one of its county parks. During Wednesday’s executive committee meeting, conducted through Zoom remote-conferencing platform, commissioners agreed to forward the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund grant application to their board meeting Tuesday next week for a …