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Indiana shooting suspect dead after standoff

A man who opened fire at a northeastern Indiana apartment complex, shooting at officers during an hours-long overnight standoff, died early Thursday after being taken into custody, police said. The suspect, who police said fired hundreds of rounds Wednesday night from a second-floor apartment in Kendallville, died while receiving medical treatment shortly after he was taken into custody at about …

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Man charged with murder after woman killed with crossbow

A man accused of killing a mid-Michigan woman with a crossbow was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday. Officers were called Sunday to a home on reports that a woman had been shot, the Battle Creek Police Department said. Kori-Lee Moser, 44, was found injured and taken to a hospital, where she later died, officers said. Joel Wagner, 59, was arrested …

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Cass County receives a Rural Development Fund Grant

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded 22 Rural Development Fund Grants – including one to a local entity – to promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure to benefit rural communities. MDARD Director Tim Boring said the agency received 78 proposals with requests totaling more than $6.3 million. Of those, MDARD awarded more than $1.8 million, …

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Girl and two men killed in wrong-way crash in Calhoun County

A 4-year-old girl and two men were killed and four others injured in a wrong-way crash in southern Michigan near Marshall. A pickup truck traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 94 in Marengo Township collided head-on about 12:30 a.m. Monday with a minivan, state police said. The 42-year-old driver of the pickup died at the scene. The 46-year-old …

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RV thefts in White Pigeon Township

A number of recreational vehicles were reported stolen from a location in White Pigeon Township. State police said the vehicles were stolen between last Tuesday and Thursday (March 28 and March 30) from a location in the 60000 block of U.S. 131. The RVs are described as gray and white Arctic Wolf and Milestone fifth-wheel campers.

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Sen. Peters receives “most effective” award

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters recently received a special acknowledgment from the Center for Effective Lawmaking. According to a media release, the agency named Peters β€œthe most-effective U.S. senator.” It marks the second consecutive year Peters has been bestowed such an honor. The non-partisan center bases its rankings on how effective lawmakers are at advancing and enacting legislation, as well as …

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Two dead – Man sentenced to prison

A Saginaw man was sentenced last week for his role in a crash that killed an elderly Schoolcraft couple nearly two years ago. Ezra Phillips is expected to spend up to 30 years in prison after the vehicle he was driving T-boned a car in which Joel Shaffer and Dolores Shaffer were occupants. Phillips, 28, was charged with operating while …

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Sturgis – Andrew Kuk named City Manager

Sturgis Interim City Manager Andrew Kuk last week accepted an offer from the city commission to become city manager on a permanent basis. Kuk has served for more than 15 years as assistant city manager, assuming the interim primary role in January after former manager Mike Hughes accepted a new management position at a local manufacturing company. The city commission …

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Theft of snowmobile trailer

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the larceny of a snowmobile trailer taken last month from a location in Sherman Township. Troopers were dispatched recently to a residence in the 64000 block of Prairie Lake Road, where the victim told authorities the theft occurred Feb. 18. The trailer is silver/aluminum in color, has a single axle and silver wheels. The …

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Man shot dead in Battle Creek apartment break-in

Police in Calhoun County say an apartment resident acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man breaking into his apartment. A person made a distress call about the break-in about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday from the Georgetown Estates Apartments in Battle Creek, police said. The intruder, Donald Richard Guthrie, age 40, of Fulton, was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in …

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