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A team of wranglers — including one on horseback — chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway. State police in-car video shows the tail-end of Sunday afternoon’s chase on northbound Interstate 75 in Holly, about 57 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. A rider on horseback and three people in two ATVs …

A Constantine man suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-car crash last weekend in Constantine Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday to the area of Zerbe Road and U.S. 131 for what was reported as a crash with injuries. Upon arrival, deputies found that a 57-year-old Constantine man was driving east on Zerbe Road …

Sturgis Public Schools teacher Tyson Dilts has received the 2023 John E. Oster Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dilts accepted the award Friday at the Sturgis Area Community Foundation’s annual Impact Celebration at the Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. Dilts, a first-grade teacher at Wenzel Elementary, has taught with Sturgis Public Schools for six years. Superintendent Art Ebert said Dilts …

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a breaking-and-entering incident in Park Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies were called last week to a business in the 16000 block of Cotherman Lake Road. According to a department media release, a number of items were stolen. The incident is believed to have occurred between May 19 and May 22.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting. Michigan joined Minnesota as the second state in under a week to implement a red flag …

A crane being towed on a barge hit the main span of the Mackinac Bridge, although an official says inspectors found no significant damage to the span linking the Michigan’s lower and upper peninsulas. The incident happened May 7 to the 5-mile-long span when the barge passed under the bridge over the Straits of Mackinac. The barge operator didn’t realize …

A Sturgis man was found guilty of felony offenses stemming from an incident last summer in Sturgis. Prosecutor David Marvin said Brandon Forbes, 29, was found guilty by jury of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and three counts of resisting/obstructing police after a one-day trial last week in front of St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul …

A request to raise chickens in the city received considerable attention at last week’s Sturgis City Planning Commission meeting. The planning commission is tasked with drafting an ordinance to send on to the city commission for its consideration. A number of residents had asked the matter be revisited after previous proposals died for lack of support at the city level …

Three Rivers municipal officials estimate more than 50 people took part in the city’s annual downtown cleanup project. The May 13 event featured tidying several areas in the community, including the old farmers market around Scidmore Park, the East Alley area, Memory Isle Park and Mural Mall. Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Cameron Mains thanked volunteers and the …

What is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon or a cyclone? There is no difference except for the fact that they are known by a different name depending on where you are in the world. Most of us are familiar with the name hurricane and we know what kind of damage can be done. A hurricane is known as a …