CRIME & SAFETY
Niles teen pleads guilty in Niles shooting
NILES — A Niles teen has pleaded guilty to one count in connection to a shooting on South 11th Street in January. Sawyer Matthew Holloway will be sentenced July 8 in Berrien County Trial Court on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Holloway, 19, of Sheffield Avenue in […] The post Niles teen pleads guilty in Niles shooting appeared first on Leader Publications.
Family of missing woman in 49-year-old cold case still searching for answers
BUCHANAN, Mich. (WNDU) - After nearly 50 years, new evidence in a cold case of a missing Niles woman, Janis Sanders, is giving her family hope she will be found. “We’ve been hoping for a moment like this, and after 49 years, it’s been worth the wait,” said James Sanders, her son.
Community mourns loss of oldest roller rink in Michigan after fire believed to be caused by lightning
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. - Lightning from Tuesday's storms is being blamed for the devastating blaze that destroyed the oldest roller rink in Michigan, and the seventh oldest in the county. The Ramona Roller Rink in Dowagiac next to Sister Lakes was gutted, leaving only the sign and a few...
South Bend Police Department adds e-bikes for officers
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — South Bend Police have a new way to get around. The department unveiled nine new e-bikes Thursday afternoon. 20 officers have already been trained to use them. The bikes are through a grant from the Department of Justice. Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski says the...
Local FOP holding tribute to fallen officers May 17
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 36 in South Bend has announced it will hold its annual tribute and memorial service to fallen officers will be at 7:30 p.m. on May 17 at the South Bend Police Station. "Police officers throughout our nation serve with pride...
St. Joseph County cybersecurity & public safety leader retires
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — A local public and cyber safety leader is retiring. Mitch Kajzer served on the South Bend Police Department and was shot in the line of duty in 1992. Today, he is saying goodbye to Notre Dame and the St. Joseph County Prosecutors Cybercrimes Office.
Indiana Senate District 10: David Niezgodski wins primary despite harassment accusation
SOUTH BEND — State Sen. David Niezgodski on Tuesday won his bid for the Democratic nomination against challenger Tim Swager, the sitting St. Joseph County treasurer who in recent weeks had seized on allegations of sexual harassment made against his opponent. Vying for his third term in Indiana State Senate District 10, which encompasses South Bend and western St. Joseph County, Niezgodski won 3,711 votes while Swager won 2,263, according to an unofficial count released Tuesday night....
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