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A man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deadly shooting that sent shoppers fleeing for safety inside a northern Indiana shopping mall. Dazhon Howard’s guilty plea on Wednesday came after his March trial ended with a judge declaring a mistrial after jurors said they were deadlocked, the South Bend Tribune reported. Rather than potentially stand trial a second time, Howard, 23, agreed to plead …

A 5-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot last weekend by a relative in what South Bend police are calling a “very tragic accident.” The shooting happened Saturday night in a home on the city’s west side. South Bend police said Monday that the boy was shot by a 9-year-old relative and was hospitalized in critical condition. The …

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A 32-year-old Sturgis man was charged with child-sex crimes following a joint investigation by Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Authorities said Clayton Warren was arrested this week and charged with possession, manufacturing and dissemination of child sexually abusive material, and criminal sexual conduct first degree. According to a media release, the Sturgis …

Voters in the city of Sturgis approved a 10-year, 3-mill renewal request for ongoing street maintenance and repairs. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s request show 502 “yes” votes were recorded, and 266 “no” ballots were counted. The millage will levy three-mills, or $3 for each $1,000 of a home’s taxable value, for another 10 years. Nearly $750,000 will be raised in …

Voters in the Constantine Public Schools district on Tuesday defeated a proposed two-tenths of a mill increase that would have generated $38.8 million for improvements. The proposal was defeated by a vote of 754 against to 442 in favor. That includes 146 affirmative votes and 333 opposing votes in Cass County. Constantine Public Schools superintendent Jim Wiseley expressed disappointment in the result. He said …

Over 55,000 more claimants won’t have to pay back unemployment overpayments totaling $431 million from the Michigan unemployment agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state announced Wednesday. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has to date waived more than $4.3 billion of overpayments to residents, totaling 400,000 claimants who were improperly awarded pandemic unemployment benefits. Many were worried about having to …

A draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision reverberated in political battleground Michigan, where a near-total abortion ban may take effect again after nearly 50 years and is unlikely to be changed by the Republican-led Legislature. There is increased attention in Michigan on the state courts, where Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Planned Parenthood — …

Congressman Fred Upton is the 2022 Liberty Bell recipient. Issued annually since 1985 by the St. Joseph County Bar Association, the Liberty Bell Award is presented to a non-lawyer, individual or organization within the St. Joseph County community. The recipient is acknowledged for making an outstanding contribution to the community by promoting a better understanding of the Constitution and Bill …

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has notified Branch Hillsdale St. Joseph Community Health Agency of a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a backyard flock in Branch County. MDARD and health agency officials are working with the poultry owner. The risk to humans is low, unless direct contact with sick or dead birds has been made. MDARD …