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Violence has flared again in the Indiana city where Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is mayor. The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit says 27-year-old Brandon Williams of Niles, Michigan, died after a shooting at Kelly’s pub in South Bend. Another 10 people were wounded by gunshots in South Bend early Sunday. A statement says that five of the 10 …

A Michigan man already serving life in prison for a woman’s killing has now been given a second life sentence without the chance of parole for the slaying of his ex-wife’s husband. Zachary Patten received the additional punishment Friday. He was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges last month in the July 2017 death of Shane Richardson at a …

Three Rivers Health has selected American Physician Partners (APP) to enhance the already high level of care it provides to the more than 20,000 patients who visit its Emergency Department annually. APP is one of the nation’s leading providers of emergency department management services to community hospitals nationwide, and they have a strong presence throughout Michigan. “In searching for the …

A proposal allowing local recreational authority boards to spend more of their budgets on improving Michigan communities was unanimously approved in a state House vote this week. House Bill 4408 changes audit requirements from annual to once every two years for authority boards that do not levy taxes. Endorsed by State Rep. Aaron Miller, the bill now advances to the …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has received a state grant toward the purchase of lock boxes – used to provide to the community at no charge – as well as educational materials, to ensure marijuana is locked up around kids now that it’s legal in the state. To kick off the Lock It Up campaign, the Coldwater-based agency ordered …

Nottawa Township officials have agreed to cover their share of costs related to improving Londick Road. Township supervisor Dave Peterson said the matter was discussed late into Monday’s meeting, where the township’s financial picture was reviewed in advance of the start of its 2019-20 fiscal year July 1. Peterson said the township will use funds from each of its next …

After 34 years working in the field of firefighting, Three Rivers Fire Chief Carl Holcomb has announced he is hanging up his boots, hat and gear. Holcomb this week said his retirement will be effective July 31. He has been chief of the Three Rivers department the past five years. Holcomb said he has enjoyed a long and rewarding career …

Twenty-one members of Muwendo Children’s Choir, residents of Kampala, Uganda, will perform several shows in the area during the next two months. After staging its first show last week at Grace Christian Fellowship in Sturgis, the choir is scheduled to perform at Sturgis Fest, White Pigeon Days, the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, Kline’s Resort as well as area churches. …

Members of the St. Joseph County Dive Rescue team recovered the body of a 55-year-old man from an unnamed body of water over the weekend in Flowerfield Township. Police were called to the 52000 block of Powell Lane just before 5 p.m. Sunday. The man was found in about six feet of water, 10 feet from shore. Authorities have not …

Authorities plan to seek charges against a 35-year-old Indiana man who brandished a handgun Sunday at the Shell gas station in White Pigeon. Police said central dispatch was advised around 5 p.m. that a man was begging for gas money. He then brandished a gun at the store’s clerks before he fled the scene. Officers viewed security video footage, and …