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Plan Would Turn I-70 In Indiana Into Toll Road
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A proposal to turn Interstate 70 across Indiana into a toll road could cost drivers more than $15 to cross the state. Under the plan, passenger vehicles would be charged 10 cents per mile, while large trucks would pay 54 cents per mile. That would put the cost o...
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Lindsey Legislation To Cap Medical Debt Passes Senate
(LANSING) - A series of bipartisan bills to reduce overall costs and lower financial burdens caused by medical debt for Michigan residents passed the Senate on Wednesday. The bipartisan bills were sponsored by State Senators Jonathan Lindsey and Sarah Anthony. Lindsey, a Republican from C...
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Branch Co. Dispatcher Credited With Early Tornado Warning
(COLDWATER) - A Branch County 911 dispatcher is a hero for her quick thinking and great decision in warning people prior to last Friday's tornado. The Hillsdale County Scanner Page on Facebook is correctly shining a spotlight Dispatcher Jenni Foust. She activated the Branch Coun...
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Weapons Arrests Made In Two Traffic Stops
(UNDATED) - Three men were arrested on weapons charges following two traffic stops.On March 7, Michigan State Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on U.S. 12 hear Tharp Lake Road in Cass County's Mason Township. When troopers searched the vehicle, they found two firearms, with one of them having...
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Minor Injuries Reported In One Vehicle Accident
(CALIFORNIA TOWNSHIP) - Minor injuries were reported in a one vehicle accident that happened in southern Branch County. The Branch County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a one vehicle accident in the 700 block of South Ray Quincy Road, north of Copeland Road around ...
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Final Surveys Completed For Friday’s Tornadoes
(UNDATED) - The surveys have been finished of the Three Rivers, Union City and Edwardsburg tornadoes that occurred on March 6. The National Weather Service says a lone supercell developed in LaPorte County, Indiana and tracked northeast into lower Michigan. It moved through Cass, St. Joseph...
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ISP Reports Over 72,000 Traffic Stops In Early 2026
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana State Police troopers made more than 72,000 traffic stops across the state during the first two months of 2026.The Indiana State Police Enforcement Bureau reports troopers conducted 72,388 traffic stops between January 1 and February 28. During that time, troopers issued ...
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Whitmer Asking Why Tornado Watch Not Issued Friday
(LANSING) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is asking for a Federal investigation into why no tornado watch was issued before deadly storms hit Southwest Michigan Friday.According to the Detroit News, Whitmer is asking whether the lack of any tornado watch by the National Weather Service, was in any wa...
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Three Rivers COA Relocating Services Due To Storms
(THREE RIVERS) - Friday afternoon's storms significantly damaged the Community Health Agency's location in Three Rivers. Assessment of the physical structure is still ongoing, but the agency is working to continue to meet the needs of the community during this time. CHA H...
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Branch County Officials Give Update On Union City Following Tornado
(UNION CITY) - Branch County officials are asking for time as Union City residents are processing the loss of lives and property from Friday's tornado. During an update Saturday afternoon at Tuttle and Blossom Roads where the tornado started, Branch County Emergency Management Coordinator ...
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