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The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department handled three separate larceny incidents in the southwest quadrant of the county last week. Deputies were notified Thursday that a golf cart was stolen from a garage in the 11000 block of Riverside Drive in Mottville Township. Central dispatch fielded a call from a resident in the 69000 block of Kalamazoo Street in White …

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the city of Sturgis have announced a crowdfunding campaign through the website Patronicity. The campaign will support the project to revitalize Old Depot Park and transform it into a dog park, called Sturgis Bark Park. If the campaign reaches the goal of $12,000 by April 4, the project will receive a matching grant funded …

The Kalamazoo Wings (30-25-1-3) picked up two points and Justin Taylor etched his name into the K-Wings record books with the team’s 6-3 victory over the Adirondack Thunder on Sunday at Wings Event Center. The K-Wings defeated the Brampton Beast on Friday by a score of 5-4 and lost to the Toledo Walleye 3-0 on Saturday night. Wasting little time, …

Three people were killed and two others critically hurt after a motorist driving the wrong way on US-131 slammed head-on into another vehicle. The crash occurred about 5 p.m. on US-131 at the Stadium Drive interchange on the west side of Kalamazoo, and involved a car and a pickup truck. Investigators were not immediately sure which vehicle was driving in …

An 11-year-old girl has died and her mother and the woman’s boyfriend are in critical condition due to apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside a southern Michigan building that was serving as a makeshift home. The Calhoun County sheriff’s department says the victims were found Thursday night in Springfield and that a generator powering a heater caused carbon monoxide to accumulate …

Five high school varsity basketball players in southwestern Michigan have been charged in connection with reported sexual assaults involving an underage female schoolmate. The boys — ages 18 and 17 — attend South Haven High School and are charged as adults. They were arraigned Tuesday on third-degree criminal sexual conduct and released on bond. A probable cause conference is scheduled …

An embezzlement case involving a Sturgis woman and Sturgis Youth Soccer Organization came to a conclusion recently in St. Joseph County Circuit Court. Tammy Cain was sentenced to time served of one day, and placed on probation for 24 months. As part of a plea agreement, Cain agreed to pay the organization $15,000 in restitution by her Feb. 10 sentencing, …

State police are investigating a recent fraud incident at the Speedway gas station at the corner of U.S. 131 and U.S. 12 in Mottville Township. Troopers were informed an older man using the name Steven Hill had falsely returned more than $100 worth of items to the business. The suspect told the cashier he had already spoken to a manager …

Constantine Village Manager Mark Honeysett during last month’s village council meeting provided an update on a downtown development. Honeysett said Darius Jusaitis, who purchased six buildings on Water and South Washington streets in 2015, is moving forward with renovations on the properties. Jusaitis had received a MSHDA community-development block grant for more than $470,000. The project’s cost is estimated at …

A Sturgis business took a critical step last month toward seeking a break on its future property taxes for a proposed $1.9 million investment in building expansion and new equipment. Pete Stemen, owner of Michigan Tool Works, said the tool-and-die company plans to expand its 651 Wade St. facility, retaining 17 jobs and adding two new positions. According to a …