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Two People Injured In ATV Accident
(MASON TOWNSHIP) - The crash of a side by side resulted in two people being injured. The Cass County Sheriff's Office was called to a field near the intersection of U.S. 12 and Calvin Center Road in Mason Township just after 9:30 PM Sunday. The investigation showed the si...
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Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Drug Charges
(COLDWATER) - A traffic stop in Coldwater led to the arrest of a man. The Branch County Sheriff's Office made a traffic stop September 3 on Chicago Road near Sprague Street. During the stop, deputies developed information indicating the driver, 37-year-old Carl Striggow of Coldwa...
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Jones Man Suffers Life Threatening Injures In Semi v Van Crash
(LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP) - One person suffered life threatening injuries in a van versus semi crash. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to Lutz Road and Fairchild Road on Friday just after 3:30 PM. They determined that a 49-year-old Grand Rapids ...
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Fire Damages Commercial Building In Sturgis
(STURGIS) - A fire over the weekend did damage to a commercial building on the north side of Sturgis. The Sturgis Department of Public Safety Fire Division was called to the 900 Block of North Clay Street just after 4 PM Saturday for a report of smoke coming from a commercial bui...
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HarmonyFest Set For Sunday In Three Rivers
(THREE RIVERS) - Live music will be on full display Sunday in downtown Three Rivers.The 33rd HarmonyFest will run from 1 PM until 10 PM. This year's music line up includes the Lisa Chilton Band starting at 1 PM; the Reverend Jesse Ray at 2:40 PM; then Yolanda Lavender at 3:45 PM. At 4:45 PM Paul ...
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Hudson Street Project Starts Tuesday In Coldwater
(COLDWATER) - A road project will restrict access to the Branch County Courthouse. This week the Branch County Commission agreed to suspend their board rules and formally approved a modified parking plan for the County Courthouse that will start on Tuesday, September 8. This is b...
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Additional Charges Brought Against VanDeventer-Douponce
(BATTLE CREEK) - Additional charges have been filed against Carrie VanDeventer-Douponce. Calhoun County District Court online court records show that charges of using a computer to commit a crime, and unlawful posting of a message were filed against her on Wednesday. She was able...
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Hodshire Releases Statement Following Arraignment
(HILLSDALE) - Following his arraignment Wednesday, Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire issued a public statement on social media. In the statement, the 59-year-old Hodshire maintains that the criminal charges against him completely lack merit. Hodshire says he has sp...
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Hodshire Pleads Not Guilty During Arraignment
(JACKSON) - Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire plead not guilty to felony charges of obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.The Michigan Attorney General's Office is prosecuting the case.Jackson County District Court officials say Hodshire was arraigned via Zoom Wednesday morning. T...
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VanDeventer-Douponce Preliminary Hearing Removed From Docket
(BATTLE CREEK) - The preliminary hearing for a Sturgis business woman did not happen Wednesday. Calhoun County District Court officials say the preliminary hearing for Carrie VanDeventer-Douponce was removed from the docket. No reason was given, and no reschedule date has been se...
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