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State police troopers are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred between 6 and 9 p.m. Sept. 7 in the 20000 block of Mahnke Road in Lockport Township. Authorities said suspects broke into a detached garage and stole several items, including a shotgun and pellet gun.

Indiana Michigan Power sent crews to the Mid-Atlantic states to be on standby in advance of Hurricane Florence making landfall. Company officials said they have communicated with energy providers on the East Coast, and I&M sent about 200 contractors and employees to participate in the restoration after the storm. Those crews came from across I&M’s service territory in Indiana as …

Speculation that Dollar General variety store has interest in establishing a store in Colon was confirmed during Tuesday’s village council meeting. Code-enforcement officer Doug Kuhlman said the Tennessee-based company would like to build as soon as possible on the east end of town. He said the next step for the proposal is a public hearing before the village’s planning commission. …

The St. Joseph County Grange Fair Board hosted its annual media day Wednesday, affording fair manager Bill Johnson the opportunity to shed light on next week’s annual event that starts Sunday. Johnson said he is looking forward to a fair without the daily 90-degree heat the annual event experienced a year ago. In addition, Johnson said the 2018 fair will …

A Colon Township woman was injured after she was involved in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday night in Mendon Township. Sheriff’s deputies said a 34-year-old woman from Mendon was driving east on Prairie Corners Road at 9:05 p.m., when she attempted to turn left into a driveway in the 26000 block. The woman turned in the path of a westbound vehicle …

Three Rivers Health Sleep Clinic in Three Rivers recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Three Rivers Health Sleep Clinic on meeting the high standards required to earn accreditation as a sleep disorders center,” said Dr. Douglas Kirsch, AASM president. “Three Rivers Health Sleep Clinic is an important …

State police said two Centreville-area girls reported missing Monday morning were found around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Det./Sgt. Todd Petersen said 13-year-old Kasandra Walter and 12-year-old Elle Schuring were reported missing around 6 a.m. Monday from their residence in the 61000 block of Klinger Lake Road. They were last seen at their home about five hours earlier. Details about where and …

Michigan State Police staff members are being deployed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional response-coordination center in Philadelphia to provide support as a liaison between state and federal agencies related to the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence. The deployment is occurring as a result of a request made for out-of-state support through the National Emergency Management Agency. The MSP …

State police are investigating the theft of firearms from locations last week in Calhoun County’s Marshall Township. Troopers responded at 4 p.m. Sept. 4 to the 1400 block of Michigan Avenue, where a number of breaking-and-entering incidents occurred between 9 p.m. Sept. 3 and 3 p.m. Sept. 4.

Fire damaged a Sturgis eatery over the weekend. Sturgis Fire personnel were called at 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Culver’s, at 830 S. Centerville Road, after a report of smoke in the building. Upon arrival, firefighters found the building full of smoke from an unknown origin. Crews eventually found a clothes dryer burning in the rear of the restaurant. The fire …