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Michigan officials are raising concerns about an outbreak of dog flu in the southern part of the state. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says there have been 49 confirmed cases of canine influenza since mid-July. They’ve occurred in Huron, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Ottawa and Wayne counties. Only nine cases were reported statewide in all of 2017. Canine influenza is a …

The Michigan Department of Transportation has launched a new version of its construction and traffic information website for motorists. The department says the streamlined Mi Drive website is designed to make it easier to view traffic cameras and speeds, locate incidents and search construction projects. Users will be able to turn on map layers that show speeds, construction, cameras, incidents, snowplows, maintenance …

State Police are hoping the public can help them solve the only unsolved killing of a northeast Indiana police officer. Fremont Town Marshal Bobby Moore was gunned down on July 26, 1988, outside his home in the town that’s just south of the Michigan state line. State Police Detective Commander Kevin Smith believes someone knows something about Moore’s killing 30 …

Garden City bans residents from keeping wild animals as pets. The city fined MGarden City bans residents from keeping wild animals as pets. The city fined Mark Johnston $100 for harboring the turkey and another $100 for dumping brush at his curb after he cleaned up his backyard in an effort to get the 30-pound turkey to leave. The city eventually dismissed the turkey …

A vehicle chase midweek led to the arrest of two Indiana men. Just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, Sturgis police were notified that several Indiana police agencies were pursuing a vehicle heading toward the city. Sturgis officers joined the pursuit on South Centerville Road. The driver of the fleeing vehicle led officers into an industrial area near Wade Street and through …

An organization that focuses on the well-being of dogs and cats donated more than a dozen temperature-reading devices Thursday. Loralee Knepper, president of Animal Rescue Fund of St. Joseph County, presented 15 infrared thermo guns to St. Joseph County Animal Control Officer Greg Musser. When triggered, the devices emit an infrared light that penetrates through a car window and produces …

A two-car crash earlier this week in Sherman Township left a 24-year-old Jackson County man dead. Police said the crash occurred around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday when Kelly O’Neil, of Brooklyn, drove west on Featherstone Road and through the intersection at Shimmel Road without stopping. His vehicle was struck by a pickup that had the right-of-way heading north on Shimmel Road. …

A Sherwood Township man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of arson and possession of methamphetamine. State police said troopers were called to the 1200 block of Chippewa Drive in Branch County in response to a 40-year-old man setting a shed on fire. Investigators learned the property’s landlord planned to evict the man and his wife, and that the arson …

The amenities at an under-construction development in Three Rivers will include a pair of pickleball courts, thanks to the family with ties to an area senior community. Three Rivers municipal officials and enthusiasts of the tennis-like sport gathered at Kline’s Resort in Mendon Township Tuesday morning for the announcement that Paul and Joyce Kline are donating a five-figure amount. The …

An interview committee will meet with three candidates to fill an open seat on the St. Joseph County Commission On Aging Board. During Wednesday’s county commission executive committee meeting, commissioners Al Balog and Dan Czajkowski were assigned to head the interview team. As soon as a date and times can be coordinated, the committee will interview Nottawa Township’s Judy Nelson, …