News

A search for a Constantine woman, missing since earlier this month, is continuing with assistance of Michigan State Police. Troopers said Jennifer Yuhas, 41, has been missing since early October. Investigators said Yuhas is white, stands 5-feet-7-inches and weighs about 150 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her vehicle is a green, 1996 Mercury. Its plate number is …

Bills advancing in Michigan’s Legislature would create an address confidentiality program to protect victims of domestic violence and stalking. The legislation was approved unanimously by the Senate on Tuesday. Crime victims certified to participate would have a state address and be able to keep their residential addresses secret in publicly available voting, driver’s license and other records. The state Department …

By all accounts, last weekend’s collection of household hazardous waste and electronics recycling was a success. St. Joseph County Solid Waste Committee Secretary Pat Kulikowski said Saturday’s four-hour collection netted 9,000 pounds of household hazardous waste, 1,000 cans of latex paint, 40,000 pounds of electronics, 600 tires, half a semi-trailer of paper and two fully loaded trailers of appliances. For …

A chainsaw was stolen from a Lockport Township residence last week. Deputies were called Friday to the 20000 block of South River Road in response to a larceny incident. The victim told authorities the theft occurred between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. The chainsaw is an orange, Echo brand Model CS490, with a 20-inch bar.

A 60-year-old Sturgis man was injured after the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car in Sturgis over the weekend. According to a Sturgis Police media release, officers were called at 12:50 p.m. Saturday to the Walmart parking lot, in the 1500 block of South Centerville Road, where the man’s bicycle was struck by a moving vehicle. The …

A Three Rivers man was shot and killed by a police officer last week in White Pigeon. State police said the incident started around 12:30 a.m. Friday in Bristol, Ind., where officers from its police department were involved in a vehicle pursuit led by 46-year-old David Sanders. The pursuit entered White Pigeon and concluded when Sanders allegedly drove his vehicle …

State police are investigating the theft and subsequent arson of a vehicle. According to a department media release, a 2000 Saturn, brown in color, was stolen from Three Rivers Sept. 29 and found on fire later that day on Garber Road in Constantine Township. In what appears to be an unrelated incident, a pickup was stolen Friday last week from …

Cass County sheriff’s deputies responded earlier this month to an anonymous complaint about animal cruelty in the village of Edwardsburg. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies, along with Cass County Animal Control, executed a search warrant Oct. 8 at a residence in the 24000 block of May St. Law-enforcement officials located numerous animals in varying states of health and living in …

Six people were taken into custody and others are being sought related to the theft of hemp in Mendon Township earlier this week. Sherriff’s deputies were called around 9:30 p.m. Monday to a field near the intersection of Clark and Hass roads in reference to an incident of larceny. Farmers working in the area located a suspicious vehicle parked in …

Twenty-six people were recognized Tuesday for milestone years of service as St. Joseph County employees. Members of the county commission and county administrator Teresa Doehring acknowledged those who attended the annual recognition. The roster featured eight 10-year employees; 10 people who have worked 15 years each; and a quartet for two decades of employment. Jim Jacobs, family division caseworker; Kole …