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Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a larceny incident reported last week by the victim in Branch County’s Sherwood Township. According to a department media release, the incident occurred at a garage in the area of Oliverda Road. The incident took place on or after April 15 and was discovered by the owner April 18. Details related to what was …

St. Joseph County Road Commission Manager John Lindsey said work at the Langley Covered Bridge will continue at least through the end of the month. Work crews closed the bridge Tuesday last week to address a few finishing touches leftover from a four-month rehabilitation project completed in January. Lindsey said workers will focus their attention on exterior painting, a task …

A LaGrange County man was arrested after driving a stolen car and attempting to elude police earlier this week. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were involved in a pursuit Tuesday that originated in Florence Township. Authorities said the suspect was allegedly driving a car stolen from the 64000 block of Burgener Road in Florence Township. Deputies observed the stolen vehicle …

Language for a proposed operating, non-homestead millage was approved Monday by the Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education. The district previously asked for the non-homestead millage in February, but the matter was defeated by a margin of about 53 percent to 47 percent. Superintendent Art Ebert said the district has used the millage – originally approved in 2014 at 18 …

A Sturgis man is facing a rape charge stemming from an incident earlier this month in Indiana’s Noble County. Noble County Circuit Court officials said Jose Vazquez-Diaz, 28, is charged with rape after an April 6 incident in Kendallville. Court officials said the alleged victim contacted authorities April 7. The alleged victim had accompanied Vazquez-Diaz to a birthday party. Authorities …

St. Joseph County Commissioner Dennis Allen has been removed from the county board’s law enforcement committee. The measure was approved by a 4-3 vote during Tuesday’s board of commissioners meeting. Commissioner Rusty Baker proposed the motion during “Commissioner Comments.” He said Allen running for sheriff while serving as chair of the law enforcement committee is a conflict of interest. Allen, …

Former Fabius Township supervisor Ken Linn was sentenced Tuesday for a 2010 sexual assault. Nearly 14 years after the crime, Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Judge Barnard sentenced Linn to between 18 and 50 years, according to WWMT. Linn, 57, of Three Rivers, was previously found guilty of sexually assaulting a Sauganash Country Club golf cart beverage cart driver in August …

A 70-year-old man was found guilty of his ninth attempted bank robbery on Tuesday. WSBT-TV said South Bend resident Dennis Love wore a t-shirt that read “Cleverly Disguised as an Adult” while robbing Fifth Third Bank in Cassopolis Feb. 27, 2023. A Cass County jury convicted Love of bank robbery and larceny in a building. According to the Cass County …

Avelo Airlines has temporarily discontinued its non-stop service between Kalamazoo and Orlando. Airport director Craig Williams said the airline’s last flight between the two locations was April 8. He said no flights were canceled, as Avelo simply made tickets available through April 8 and not beyond. Williams said Avelo scaled back its Florida flights from several Midwest locations, citing the …

National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive” is less than a month away and volunteers are being sought by a Kalamazoo-based agency. Oliver Knuth, volunteer coordinator for Salvation Army of Kalamazoo County, said the collection is May 11. Carriers collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices, and deliver them to local …