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Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are looking into a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred last weekend in Leonidas Township. Investigators said they responded to the 29000 block of M-60. The victim told authorities a shed was entered either Saturday or Sunday, and several items were stolen. Items include a log splitter, small utility trailer, tools and a small …

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Two people, including a former White Pigeon resident, died in a two-vehicle crash last week in Steuben County, Ind. Sheriff’s deputies said the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Friday on State Road 120, near the community of Orland. Authorities said a Nissan Titan pickup driven by 50-year-old Donald Gene Squires, of Howe, was heading west when it went left …

Three Rivers municipal officials last week approved the sale of the old Three Rivers Public Library to St. Joseph County. As a result, the county plans to relocate family court and probate court to the West Michigan Avenue property. County officials submitted a bid of $175,000. City manager Joe Bippus said three bids for the building were considered: $125,000 from …

The Detroit Tigers’ disappointing season cost Al Avila his job. Avila was fired as Detroit’s general manager on Wednesday, ending a seven-year tenure without a playoff appearance. “I wish the results would have been better this season,” Avila said in a statement released by the team. “But know there is a lot to look forward to in the coming years.” …

After operating for years in an undersized, double-wide trailer, Colon’s village office is now under a new roof. Starting today, municipal services are being conducted out of a former doctor’s office at 111 St. Joseph Street, across the street from Abbott’s Magic. The relocation provides a quantity of space that was a critical shortage at the previous site. Village president …

The identity of an 11-year-old girl who died in a two-car collision last weekend in Constantine Township has been released. Allison Grant, who completed fifth grade at Riverside Elementary in June, died at the scene of the crash. It occurred at 2:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Klett Road and Quaker Street. Investigators said a 49-year-old woman from Bristol, …

Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident that occurred last week in Park Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said the incident happened between Thursday and Saturday at a barn in the 53000 block of Parkville Road. Access was gained through forced entry. The victim told authorities a small generator was stolen.

A Sturgis man was sentenced to prison on charges of child pornography. Adalberto Garcia, 24, was convicted by a St. Joseph County jury of using a computer to commit a crime and two counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material. He was sentenced by St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman to a range of three to …

A Kalamazoo man was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after intentionally running over a 65-year-old woman in a Walmart parking lot Tuesday, authorities said. The woman was walking in the parking lot located in Oshtemo Township around 12:10 p.m. when a car driven by a 32-year-old Kalamazoo man intentionally hit her, deputies with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said. …