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A Coldwater man riding a scooter died last week after he was struck by a vehicle in Coldwater Township. Branch County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded at 12:45 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash on North Union City Road, near Narrows Road. Investigators concluded the 60-year-old victim, identified as Michael Coscarelly, was traveling south on an electric scooter when he was …

Organizers behind a vaccination clinic last weekend in Cass County have declared the event a success. Sheriff Clint Roach said Saturday’s clinic at the Cassopolis-based agency resulted in 138 pets receiving a collective total of 201 vaccinations. Roach and Animal Control Director Ron Butts expressed a shout-out to Bergman’s Small Animal PC and its staff for their partnership. Roach also …

Michigan Department of Transportation is about to start a major project in Kalamazoo County in the area of I-94 and U.S. 131. MDOT’s Nick Schirripa said work on an auxiliary lane on northbound 131, between I-94 and Stadium Drive, begins Monday. In addition, the project involves widening ramps and other improvements at the 131/I-94 interchange, Schirripa said. The $13.4 million …

Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office last week apprehended a man who had barricaded himself inside a residence with multiple firearms. According to an agency media release, deputies were called around 7:30 a.m. Friday to an area in the 10000 block of Brown Road in Pennfield Township in response to a domestic situation. A woman was freed from the suspect. She reported …

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A Burr Oak man was arrested last week as a fugitive in possession of a stolen firearm in Burr Oak Township. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded Wednesday to the 400 block of Burr Oak Road to a report of felony assault. During the course of their investigation, deputies discovered that the suspect was wanted and was also found …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department was aided by two other agencies to treat a Flowerfield Township woman experiencing a drug overdose last week. The incident took place Friday in the 1500 block of South Street. Upon arrival, deputies administered Narcan and initiated CPR on the 47-year-old woman. Sheriff Chad Spence said thanks to swift actions of first responders, the woman …

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Two men in their 30s died after they were struck by a vehicle Thursday morning in White Pigeon Township. St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called shortly after 5 a.m. to the area of Eagley Road and Lake Road in response to a personal-injury traffic crash. Investigators said a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by a 57-year-old man, was southbound …

A Sturgis-area man died Wednesday following a two-vehicle crash in Nottawa Township. Sheriff Chad Spence said deputies were called at 6:20 p.m. to the area of M-86 and Findley Road in response to a personal-injury crash. Authorities said a vehicle driven by 68-year-old Thomas Lang was traveling west on M-86. Lang attempted to pass a semi-tractor trailer but his vehicle …