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State Rep. Aaron Miller this week joined House colleagues in unveiling wide-ranging legislation repealing Michigan’s no-fault car insurance system. The measures aim at bringing relief to Michigan’s drivers, who pay the most expensive car insurance premiums in the nation. The eight-bill package eliminates the no-fault system and moves Michigan to a full tort system similar to other states such as …

Three people have been named to the St. Joseph County Animal Control Advisory Board. During Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Nottawa Township resident Nathan Brown, Centreville’s Lori Lammon and former county commissioner Rick Shaffer of Fishers Lake all were appointed to the board. In addition, commissioners also agreed to revise bylaws of the animal control board. The focus will change to …

Cass County deputies were called to a single-vehicle accident last weekend in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies responded at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to M-40 near Spatterdock Lake Street. Investigators said 63-year-old Randy Riley, whose community of residence was not listed in a department media release, was driving north on M-40 when his vehicle went off the roadway and …

An intersection reconfiguration in Colon Township will be at the center of a public hearing next month. The St. Joseph County Road Commission will conduct the public hearing at 6 p.m. April 4 to discuss the installation of a roundabout at Colon and Farrand roads in Colon Township. The hearing will take place at the Colon Fire Department, 1063 M-86. …

An Indiana man was arrested last weekend after he was observed speeding on U.S. 131 in Park Township. Troopers stopped a 2015 Audi A4 at 6:35 p.m. Sunday after it was observed traveling 74 miles per hour in a 55 miles-per-hour zone. It was stopped near the intersection of M-216. The driver, a 49-year-old man from Goshen, was charged with …

A Three Rivers man was injured after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident earlier this week in Florence Township. State troopers were called at 11:10 p.m. Sunday to the 63000 block of Lutz Road in response to a Jeep that had crashed into a tree. The 22-year-old driver told authorities he was driving south on Lutz Road when his …

January’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County was one-half of a percent higher than the previous month. The monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed the county’s 4.5 percent January unemployment rate marked a decrease from December’s 4 percent. St. Joseph County was below the state unemployment average, which was 4.6 percent in January. …

A Nottawa Township residence was heavily damaged by fire over the weekend. Firefighters from a number of area departments responded around 11:30 a.m. Sunday to the 25000 block M-86. Additional information was not available by midday Monday.

An area farmer has been recognized for production through the 2018 National Corn Yield Contest. The national contest, sponsored annually by the National Corn Growers Association, recognizes farmers from across the country for their exceptional efforts. Marshall Landis of Schoolcraft placed first in the state in the No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated Class with a yield of more than 288.8 bushels per acre. …

A 50-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested early Thursday after leading police on a chase that ended in White Pigeon Township. The pursuit concluded after the suspect’s vehicle rammed a police vehicle, prompting an officer to discharge his weapon. The officer had attempted to stop the pickup just after 2:30 a.m. near County Road 131 and State Road 120 in …