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Michigan voters were asked Tuesday to increase the sales tax a penny to help raise $1.2 million for roads… and their answer to Proposal 1 was a resounding “no.”  Nearly 80-percent of voters voted “no” compared to just 20 percent that said “yes”. Despite the loss, Governor Rick Snyder says he plans to stay after the issue. He says he’s …

Most people wouldn’t tie the quiet community of Stockbridge to bloody World War II fighting in South Pacific. But a link is there. Since 2011, members of the Stockbridge High School underwater robotics team have been making yearly trips to the island-nation of Palau in an effort to find relics of the war, and, in part, to bring closure to …

A 75-year-old man has been arrested after a 74-year-old woman was shot to death in their southwestern Michigan home. Kalamazoo County sheriff’s officials say the woman was found wounded early Monday morning in Texas Township, south of Grand Rapids. She later was pronounced dead. Officials say the man police arrested was the only other person at the home at the …

A lifelong educator vastly familiar with Colon Community Schools will finish the academic year as its superintendent. Following a 25-minute special board meeting Friday, members of Colon Community Schools’ Board of Education agreed to offer Jay Newman a contract to serve as the district’s chief through June 30. The decision was made in light of first-year superintendent Vic Bugni announcing …

Sunday’s 52nd Mendon Dust-Off benefitted from ideal weather and strong interest from the owners of old and classic cars. Event organizers estimated about 900 cars were a part of the event, which attracted hundreds of spectators to Mendon High School. Sponsored by the Three Rivers Classic Antique Restorers Club, the show is widely acknowledged as the first major car show …

An employee at South Main Shell in Three Rivers was assaulted during an armed robbery early Friday. Police said a man hit the clerk with a handgun during the robbery, which occurred around 2 a.m. An undetermined amount of merchandise was stolen. Police have recovered a mask and gun used in the robbery. Those items were found by a police …

The Cass County Sheriff ’s Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred around 10 p.m. Tuesday on Calvin Center Road. Richard Farkas, 55, of Edwardsburg, told deputies he tried to avoid hitting an animal. That caused him to drive off the road, cross back over the center line before overturning in a ditch on the west side of the …

Geological experts say a small earthquake centered in southwestern Michigan has been felt around the state as well as across the Upper Midwest. U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Paul Caruso said the 4.2-magnitude temblor was recorded at 12:23pm Saturday and its epicenter was about 9 miles southeast of Kalamazoo near Galesburg. There were no reports of damage or injuries despite being felt far …

Michigan wildlife regulators are reminding people to keep their distance when observing newborn animals this spring. It’s common to see baby foxes, rabbits, deer and other wildlife this time of year. But the Department of Natural Resources says people sometimes take the critters home in the mistaken belief that they’ve been abandoned. Wildlife technician Katie Keen says newborns have a …

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has voted to not offer a contract next school year to a trio of administrators: middle school principal Brad Coon, middle school dean of educational services Kevin Hamilton and athletic director Pete Anderson. The decision was made during a special board meeting Wednesday and sparked an immediate backlash Thursday, as more than …