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The Herald Argus
April 19, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — On April 11, Michigan State Police troopers took a 15-year-old juvenile into custody and lodged him at the Berrien County Juvenile Center on a charge of threat of terrorism. The juvenile, a Berrien Township resident, had been a student at Berrien Springs High School. While itÃâà...
Herald Palladium
April 19, 2018
Parenting Matters is the first parenting conference in Berrien County, RESA reporeted. ... BENTON HARBOR — The Berrien County Democratic Party will sponsor an April 28 forum in Benton Harbor featuring the candidates for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House's 6th District, the party announcedÃâà...
WSBT-TV
April 16, 2018
"Lincoln Township police arrived on scene and were able to identify several long guns were missing from the gun store," said Sheriff Paul Bailey, (R) Berrien County Sheriff's Department. Police say nine firearms were stolen. Police say all of them were found at the scene of the crash. That includes five rifles,Ãâà...
Herald Palladium
April 16, 2018
Killed were students Davion Marquez Patton and Allan Trevon-James Velox, both 17, and the driver, 20-year-old Jamahri Jayshaun Fuller of Benton Harbor, according to a news release from the Berrien County Sheriff's Office. A passenger, 17-year-old Anton Duran Morgan of Benton Harbor, was in criticalÃâà...
ABC 57 News
April 16, 2018
ROYALTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Three people died and one person was listed in critical condition after a police pursuit in Berrien County ended in a crash Sunday morning. The crash occurred at M-139 near Rockey Weed Road in Royalton Township around 5:11 a.m. Five local and state agenciesÃâà...
ABC 57 News
April 12, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. – The Berrien County Board of Commissioners announced their Dispatcher of the Year Award on Thursday. Two dispatchers were chosen for the 2018 awards. Eric Ruth of Niles dispatch and Lanny Duffel of Berrien County dispatch were selected from their extraordinary effortsÃâà...
WNDU-TV
April 12, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) A Berrien County high school student was arrested and charged with making a threat of terrorism. The unidentified 15-year-old was taken into custody by Michigan State Police troopers on Wednesday and is being held at the Berrien County Juvenile Center. The teen is aÃâà...
WSBT-TV
April 10, 2018
Members of Berrien County Sheriff's department have found a body in the Paw Paw River. They were searching for a kayaker who has been missing since February. They are now working to identify the man's body. The following release was issued Tuesday night by the Berrien County Sheriff's Department:.
WNDU-TV
April 6, 2018
Berrien County Cook nuclear plant siren to be tested Saturday. Posted: Fri 8:07 AM, Apr 06, 2018. BERRIEN CO., Mich. (WNDU, WSJM) - If you hear the alarms going off around the Cook nuclear plant this weekend in Berrien County, don't be worried. According to reporting partners at WSJM, a test will be done Saturday atÃâà...
Herald Palladium
April 2, 2018
She has been a court clerk, a grant writer, grant coordinator, staff support for a number of committees and task forces in Berrien County, administrator of federal Homeland Security dollars, office manager in the county prosecutor's office and, most recently, manager of the county's new Public Defender'sÃâà...
News/Talk 94.9 WSJM
April 2, 2018
The clock is ticking on 2015 property tax payments in Berrien County, with a deadline of the close of business today to either pay those in full or get into a payment plan to avoid being foreclosed. The Orchards Mall in Benton Township owes $275,000 in taxes for that year, and if that money isn't paid in fullÃâà...
Herald Palladium
April 1, 2018
Christopher S. Vincent, 35, of Wolcott Avenue, Niles, 180 days in jail, credit for 5 days served, $1,098 in fines and costs, $20 restitution, 90 days on tether and 2 years probation for attempted larceny in a building, a saw from a house in St. Joseph, Jan. 8. Drugs. Cocaine. Adam W. Daughtery, 33, of HicksÃâà...
WSBT-TV
March 30, 2018
Clyde Fuller III, 46, of Buchanan and 54-year-old Terry Snow of Eau Claire face prison time and must pay restitution, according to the Berrien County prosecutor. In December WSBT 22 reported that court documents say the landfill made nearly $250,000 in payments to a company owned by Snow's mother. Those paymentsÃâà...
WSBT-TV
March 25, 2018
That was on Territorial Road in Bainbridge Township, Berrien County. Around 6:48 p.m., police say Todd Kietzer, 58, of Hartford was driving on the wrong side of the road when he crashed head-on with a car driven by Paul Perez, 57, of Hartford. Kietzer was flown to Kalamazoo in serious condition. Perez was taken to a St.
MLive.com
March 24, 2018
BENTON HARBOR, MI -- Four men were jailed in Berrien County this week as part of ongoing investigations into crack cocaine and other drug trafficking, police said. The Southwest Enforcement Team-West and members of the Berrien County Sheriff's Department searched a home at 1293 Parkway DriveÃâà...
News/Talk 94.9 WSJM
March 24, 2018
On Tuesday, SWET arrested a 31-year-old man for the delivery of heroin with the help of Berrien County Road Patrol, and then on Thursday, SWET did it again, arresting a 47-year-old Chicago man for the delivery of crack, again with the help of Berrien County Road Patrol. SWET is comprised of lawÃâà...
Herald Palladium
March 22, 2018
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Berrien County middle school students will experience the world of computer coding thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Berrien County Community Foundation. The Berrien Regional Education Service Agency originally requested $49,000, but the funding it did receive will go a longÃâà...
WNDU-TV
March 10, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. - The Berrien County Sheriff's Department wants to equip its officers with body cameras. Our reporting partners at the Herald-Palladium say the department wants to purchase 120 body cameras after a nine-month trial period had positive results. The cameras will cost more thanÃâà...
ABC 57 News
March 8, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is repairing five bridges that run over I-94 between now and August. Crews have already closed the bridges on Lakeside Road and Kruger Road to begin work that includes resurfacing, replacing barriers, structural steel repairs andÃâà...
ABC 57 News
March 8, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is repairing five bridges that run over I-94 between now and August. Crews have already closed the bridges on Lakeside Road and Kruger Road to begin work that includes resurfacing, replacing barriers, structural steel repairs andÃâà...
News/Talk 94.9 WSJM
March 8, 2018
A veteran-led non-profit has stepped up to help Berrien County residents affected by flooding. Team Rubicon has launched Operation Barren Heart to support residents by conducting damage assessments, muckout operations, and debris removal for free where needed. Team Rubicon was founded byÃâà...
ABC 57 News
March 8, 2018
Berrien County Dispatch says there were many other crashes scattered throughout the area, some of them closing roads. Exit 23 on I-94 to Red Arrow Highway was closed due to a crash involving multiple vehicles and the Napier Avenue ramp to U.S. 31 was also closed due to a jackknifed semi-trailerÃâà...
WSBT-TV
March 8, 2018
A Michigan State Trooper was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after a crash in Berrien County. It happened just after 7 a.m. on I-94 at mile marker 30-- that's near the Napier Road exit in Benton Township. The trooper was driving behind two MDOT plow trucks which were treating the ice covered highway when heÃâà...
WNDU-TV
March 8, 2018
BERRIEN CO., Mich. (WNDU, WSJM) - There's now another delay in the murder case against a man accused of beating two people to death in Berrien County. Alex Perez faces two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of the mother of his two daughters and her father. The bodies of 27-year-oldÃâà...
WNDU-TV
March 7, 2018
Berrien County is still under a state of emergency and Under sheriff Chuck Heit says there are still about 16 streets that are barricaded off and are unsafe. But now that they aren't expecting water levels to rise, the community is working to get those affected back to a normal life. On homes like those onÃâà...
ABC 57 News
March 1, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. – As the Berrien County Animal Control continues to care for displaced pets due to recent flooding, they have created “Starter Pet Packs” as the animals are reunited with their owners. The owners of the displaced dogs will receive food and water dishes, a collar, a leash, and dogÃâà...
ABC 57 News
March 1, 2018
COLOMA, Mich. - Cemeteries always rely on Mother Nature. But the last few weeks of severe weather in Michiana has made it even harder for one Coloma cemetery to serve its clients. Bert Edquist owns or manages three cemeteries in Berrien County. He had to postpone one burial at his Benton HarborÃâà...
ABC 57 News
March 1, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- Several hundred properties damaged. Millions of dollars in repairs of public infrastructure. Close to 30 people still living in shelters. Those are some of the figures coming out of Berrien County as local officials continue assessing the damage caused by last week's flooding.
WOODTV.com
February 28, 2018
24 Hour News 8 web staff - ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WOOD) - Two Berrien County students may face criminal charge after allegedly threatening attacks at schools. The two students in question attend Watervliet schools and Andrews Academy in Berrien Springs. In both cases, authorities say, they sentÃâà...
ABC 57 News
February 28, 2018
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- The Berrien County prosecutor's office says local law enforcement agencies have investigated multiple instances where students are alleged to have made threats to commit violence at school. Some of the investigations have led police to determine there was no threat.
WSBT-TV
February 27, 2018
It also depends on how quickly the electricity is restored because you need electricity to be able to operate well pumps to get samples from the homes,” said Nicki Britten, Berrien County health officer. The families that live in some St. Joseph Township homes were evacuated. Parts of roadways are still impassable, but someÃâà...
WSBT-TV
February 26, 2018
Devastation can still be seen at the River Spring Estates. Nearly a week later and the bottom of some trailers are still underwater. It could take several days more before the water is gone and people can return home. "I've lived here for about 40 years and I've never seen anything like this. I went through it once before, theyÃâà...
WNDU-TV
February 23, 2018
“Unfortunately, with a disaster like a flood, a lot of it depends on when the water will recede so we can go in and assess the damage,” said Chief Deputy Robert Boyce of the Berrien County Sheriff's Department. “You know, if a tornado or something hits, you can go in and assess the damage almostÃâà...
Herald Palladium
February 17, 2018
Manowar A. Jones, 40, of Paw Paw Lake Road, Coloma, two concurrent terms of 7-20 years in prison, credit for 109 days served, and $1,466 in fines and costs for two counts of delivery/manufacture of meth between Oct. 12 and Oct. 26, 2017 in Coloma Township; and a concurrent term of 110 days and $68Ãâà...
ABC 57 News
December 31, 1999
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – A project years in the making finally becoming a reality. Recently the Berrien County Commissioners approved a contract, which starts the process of purchasing body cameras for deputies. For nine months the department tested eight body cameras mostly in the jail. Berrien CountyÃâà...
MLive.com
December 31, 1999
The incident remains under investigation by the Berrien Springs-Oronoko Township Police Department and Berrien County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction Unit. Also assisting at the crash site were the Berrien Springs-Oronoko Township Fire Department, the Michigan State Police-Niles Post, theÃâà...
MLive.com
December 31, 1999
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI -- Karen Lou Johns, 61, of the village of Eau Claire, was the motorist killed in a three-way car crash Monday in Berrien County. Police say she was driving north on M-139 shortly before 11:20 a.m. on Monday, March 19, when her Toyota Corolla was struck by another northboundÃâà...
WNDU-TV
December 31, 1999
A Berrien County Podiatrist won't go to jail, but he will lose his license after an investigation found he wrote prescriptions to people who weren't his patients. Back in February, 65-year-old Craig Sherwood of St. Joseph pleaded "no contest" to diverting opioids and insurance fraud back. On the condition thatÃâà...
WSBT-TV
December 31, 1999
One person was flown to the hospital via Medflight after a crash involving a garbage truck on U.S. 12 and Sage in Bertrand Township. This is in Berrien County. The crash happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The following release was issued by the Berrien County Sheriff's Department: On 3-13-18 at approx. 3pm, emergencyÃâà...
Herald Palladium
December 31, 1999
Berrien County officials urge patience after disaster declaration. Relief centers open today, Thursday and Friday. By HP staff; Mar 14, 2018 ... Berrien County officials are urging residents to stay tuned regarding details of Gov. Rick Snyder's declaration disaster following last month's St. Joseph River floodingÃâà...
WSBT-TV
December 31, 1999
Berrien County police say 35-year-old Cory Wright disappeared in the Paw Paw River near Watervliet Tuesday night. They say he hit a log jam and couldn't get to shore. Two others kayakers were able to make it back. A Berrien County Sheriff's Deputy says they will continue to search for him through the weekend. OfficialsÃâà...
Herald Palladium
December 31, 1999
KALAMAZOO — A lawsuit against Berrien County and three former Berrien County jail guards, alleging sexual misconduct, has been dismissed. ... Seven other women sued Berrien County and six sheriff's deputies, including McGrew and McCoy, in July 2017, alleging more sexual misconduct at theÃâà...
WSBT-TV
December 31, 1999
Berrien County officials have declared a state of emergency. People are being forced from their homes. In Berrien Springs, mobile home community River Springs Estates had to evacuate Wednesday night. The owner tells us 180 families are displaced right now and she thinks half of the homes are damaged beyond repair.
MLive.com
December 31, 1999
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners declared a local state of emergency Friday afternoon, which notified state officials that dealing with the flood has taxed the county's resources. Meanwhile, multiple agencies are working to provide shelter to displaced families and report damage to property.
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