Category : Local
Macy’s, Sears-Kmart to close stores, cut jobs amid weak sales
Macy’s says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season. The...
Walkerton man accused of molesting girls under five years old will be sentenced next week
A Walkerton man accused of having sex and performing sex acts on three girls under the age of five will be sentenced next week. Jason...
Bethel College men’s basketball coach Mike Lightfoot to retire after season
After 39 years in the coaching game and the last 30 at his alma mater, Mike Lightfoot is calling it quits. Lightfoot will retire as...
Voyeurism charges filed against Elkhart man accused of hiding camera in bathroom
A shoplifting charge was only the start of an Elkhart man’s problems Monday. Bryan Alwine, 47, was also arrested by Elkhart police on a December...
Cook Nuclear Plant’s Unit 2 reactor back online
BRIDGMAN, Mich. (AP) — Officials say a nuclear reactor in southwestern Michigan is back in operation after being shut down for a refueling and maintenance...
Police pursuit in Elkhart ends up in Cass County, Michigan cornfield
It started in Elkhart and ended with a K9 deployed in a cornfield in Michigan. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department pursued a vehicle into Cass...
Berrien County man whose SUV was found crashed at beach died from drowning
He died due to drowning. The autopsy was completed on 38-year-old Dilbag Singh, who was found dead at Glenlord Beach in Berrien County on Sunday....
Elkhart men arrested on cocaine, gun charges after traffic stop
30 grams of cocaine, and that’s not all police in Elkhart found during a traffic stop. Police pulled a vehicle over in the area of Prairie...
Sen. Joe Donnelly opposes GOP’s push to repeal Affordable Care Act
Republican leaders in Congress have taken their first steps to begin repealing the Affordable Care Act. While U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly says now is a...