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Michigan State Trooper Erik Gantert was dispatched Thursday at 5:30pm to a two-year-old accidentally locked inside a vehicle for approximately 5 to 10 minutes and was in distress in the 10,000 Block of James Street, Mottville. Trooper Gantert arrived on scene shortly after the initial call. Due to the temperature being approximately 90 degrees, Trooper Gantert quickly broke the driver’s …

More than $738,000 is being spent by the Michigan Department of Transportation for more than 10 miles of M-216 beginning Monday. The new road surface will improve the ride quality and safety, as well as extend the life of the road. There will be single-lane closures under flag control and the estimated end date for construction is Friday, August 24. …

The Michigan Supreme Court has reinstated a first-degree murder conviction against a man who stabbed a woman 29 times in 2014. Christopher Oros killed Marie McMillan, but he claimed it wasn’t premeditated. The appeals court reduced the conviction to second-degree murder, saying there wasn’t enough evidence for the higher crime. The Supreme Court, however, says the Kalamazoo County verdict should …

The St. Joseph County Conservation District crew cleaned 3.4 miles (2.2 of Nottawa Creek and 1.2 of the St. Joseph River) Saturday. The crew went from Rawson’s King Mill Park to the M-66 bridge. Twenty two volunteers participated and gathered the following items from the waterways: 175 pounds of trash, three barrels, four shoes (none matching), a boat seat, toy air …

An Illinois woman was taken to Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac Saturday following an incident on Dewey Lake in Cass County. The Cass County sheriff’s office said the woman, whose name was not given, is from Palos Heights, Ill. She was floating on a tube near the sand bar on Saturday evening when the family pet jumped in the lake and began …

The Cass County sheriff’s department is still investigating a single-vehicle accident that happened in Mason Township last Friday. The sheriff’s office said Sarah Miller, 26, of Elkhart, Ind., was southbound on George Smith Drive when her vehicle left the roadway and struck multiple vehicles. Miller was taken by Porter Ambulance to Elkhart General Hospital for minor injuries. Alcohol was a factor, authorities said.

A two-vehicle accident that occurred at M-40 and Dutch Settlement Road in Newberg Township last Friday is still being investigated. Authorities said a feed/grain delivery truck driven by Stanley Myers, 69, of Constantine, was northbound on M-40 when it was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by Cheryl Dimmick, 61, of Portage. Dimmick and her three passengers — …

One person was arrested as a result of a shooting incident in Vandalia last Friday. The Cass County sheriff’s office said a handful of people began arguing and two people shot at each other. No one was injured in the incident, but there was some property damage. One person was arrested after the incident, the other suspect fled the scene and …

Centreville junior-senior high school principal Matt Hawkins is leaving the district. Hawkins has accepted the job of assistant principal for Vicksburg High School. Hawkins, from Three Rivers, has been at Centreville Public Schools for two years. Keevin O’Neill, the most recent Vicksburg principal, was appointed as the new superintendent. Adam Brush, former assistant principal at the school, is taking over …

Here’s a look at some times and locations for local fireworks tonight: Decatur — dusk, Lake of the Woods Constantine — dusk, Little League Fields Colon — Dusk, elementary school Schoolcraft — 10 p.m., high school