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Branch County Road Commission Employee Dies From Injuries
(COLDWATER) - A Branch County Road Commission employee involved in a crash between a semi and a mower has died. Family and friends confirmed over the weekend that 46 year old Casey Rice died from the injuries he received when the mowing tractor he was using along I-69 Thursday mo...
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LaGrange Co. Council Approves Ordinances Regarding Funds
(LAGRANGE) - The LaGrange County Council has approved a pair of joint ordinances related to funds. During Monday's meeting Council President Jim Young presented a joint ordinance regarding the Major Moves Fund. The fund holds money to be used towards the new County Highway Garag...
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Bronson Man Injured in Tubing Accident
(OVID TOWNSHIP) - A man was injured in a weekend tubing accident. The Branch County Sheriff's Office says their Marine Patrol Deputies were called out at 4 PM Sunday for a tubing accident involving injuries on Coldwater Lake. Investigators say the victim, a 35 year old Br...
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Suspect Arrested Following Crash In Elkhart
(ELKHART) - A suspect is being held following a suspected drunk driving crash that sent one person to the hospital. The Elkhart Police Department says they were called to a crash just after 1 AM Sunday near the intersection of Bower Street and North Riverside Drive. The ...
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Blakenship Issues Warning About Phone Scam
(COLDWATER) - Branch County Sheriff Fred Blakenship wants local residents to be aware of a recurring telephone scam. Blakenship says callers are pretending to be with the Sheriff's Office and are demanding their intended victims make immediate payment to bond out a loved one from...
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Four People Injured In Vehicle v Buggy Collision
(BURR OAK TOWNSHIP) - Four people were injured in a vehicle versus buggy collision that happened over the weekend.St. Joseph County Sheriff Chad Spence says deputies were dispatched to Maystead Road near Needham Road in Burr Oak Township at 8:16 PM Friday for an accident.The preliminary investiga...
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Michigan Senate Committee Advances Free Meal Bills
(LANSING) - Legislation that would make Michigan's free school meals program permanent is moving forward in the State Senate.The Michigan Senate Education Committee unanimously approved a package of bills this week that would create and fund a permanent statewide program.Currently, Michigan publi...
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Dowagiac Man Injured In One Vehicle Crash
(SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP) - A man was injured in a one vehicle crash in Cass County's Silver Creek Township. Sheriff Clint Roach says just before 6:30 PM Thursday, 58 year old Douglas Gerstner of Dowagiac was driving north on M-152 near West Bay Drive when he lost control of his ve...
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Sturgis Man Arrested At Pokagon State Park
(ANGOLA) - A Sturgis man has been arrested on multiple charges at a Northeast Indiana park. Steuben County Sheriff Office Chief Deputy Michael Meeks say they received a call from the Coldwater Police Department at 6:30 PM Thursday, about a suspect wanted for burglary that was sta...
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Braun Announces Teens Can Get Drivers’ Licenses On 16th Birthday
(INDIANAPOLIS) - New drivers in Indiana can obtain their driver's license when they turn 16. Governor Mike Braun has announced that beginning July 1, 16 year olds can get their driver's license. As part of House Enrolled Act 1200 signed on March 12, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Ve...
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