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Coldwater Man Arraigned On CSC Charges
(COLDWATER) - A Coldwater man has been arraigned on criminal sexual conduct charges. Branch County District Court officials say 21 year old Jacob Herwarth is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes. ...
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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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