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A Dowagiac man died Monday after the motorcycle he was driving left the road at a high rate of speed and crashed into a tree in Cass County’s Pokagon Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said the driver fled from officers with the Dowagiac Police Department, who called off their pursuit of the motorcycle due to the speed at which the motorcycle …

State police are investigating the theft of a purse and use of stolen credit cards. According to a department media release, troopers were called around 1 p.m. Sept. 16 to the Withers Road bridge at the St. Joseph River in Constantine Township. The victim told police she parked her car alongside the road, and then went for a kayak ride. …

A Sturgis man has been nominated by President Donald Trump to represent the United States on the International Joint Commission between the U.S. and Canada. Rob Sisson said the IJC was created in 1909 through the Boundary Waters Treaty with Canada. It is a six-person commission comprised of three representatives from the United States and three from Canada. The mission of the …

Please note that due to roadwork upgrades currently under construction within the City of Three Rivers, the following access points will be available at Three Rivers Health for all of our services beginning Tuesday, October 2. NOTE THAT THE BROADWAY STREET ENTRANCE IS CLOSED. Accessible from Millard and Hill Street ONLY: The Emergency Room and primary Three Rivers Health facility …

As the Kalamazoo Wings celebrate their 45th Anniversary this season, they are going to reach back into their past and retire a pair of numbers. Kevin Schamehorn, who played for the K-Wings from 1976-79, and then again from 1981-85 and finally rounding out his career in 1990, will have his number 26 retired.  Schamehorn, who was a fourth-round draft pick …

A special group of young men and women received a hero’s welcome Friday from the 850-member student body at Centreville Public Schools. The local Torch Run involved about 200 people: the 100 students at the Pathfinder Center, their teachers, aides, family members and law-enforcement authorities. Friday’s 10-minute procession maintained a years-long, annual bond between the Pathfinder Center’s students and their …

A floor-model freezer, two drills and a nail gun were among the items stolen from a Branch County residence last week, according to state police. Troopers said the incident occurred between Sept. 22 and Sept. 24 in the 3000 block of Gilead Lake Road.

Charges will be sought against the tenants of a Sherman Township residence after deputies found methamphetamine and stolen property last week. According to a sheriff’s department media release, the agency received a tip about stolen property in the 67000 block of Stubey Road. Deputies executed a search warrant at the property just after midnight Thursday and located a pair of …

Santa Fe police say they have made no arrests in a fatal shooting that killed a Michigan man. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the family of Richard Milan, who fatally shot Wednesday night, says he was on a cross-country road trip with his wife from California to their home in Kalamazoo. The 64-year-old man was fatally shot in the …

A 19-year-old Sturgis man was arrested following a domestic-assault incident earlier this week in Sturgis. Officers were called at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of Susan Avenue in response to a suspected burglary in progress. Officers arrived and noticed the suspect in the backyard of the residence. He attempted to break the grip of the arresting officer but …