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The Three Rivers Police Department says members of the Michigan State Police Marine Services Team recovered a missing kayaker’s body Saturday evening.

Rescue agencies have found the body of a kayaker who reportedly fell out of their boat and went under the water in the St. Joseph River, police say.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – No injuries were reported following a massive fire that destroyed three buildings on Friday at Graber Industries on Fairchild Road between Centreville and Constantine. The fire broke out at around 10:00 a.m. and smoke could be seen for miles. St. Joseph County Central...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Below are News Channel 3's top stories from this past week. Take a look:. Community members pray for two Sturgis teens after multi-car crash. Hundreds of people gathered outside Sturgis High School Sunday evening to pray for two teens fighting for their lives. The teens were...

THREE RIVERS, MI -- Several police and fire departments are still searching for a man who fell from a kayak Saturday morning near a Three Rivers dam. Officers from several police agencies were dispatched shortly after 5:45 a.m. Saturday, June 25, to the area of River Drive and Wood Street in Three Rivers for a report of a man who fell out of a kayak.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Family and friends gathered in Kalamazoo Friday night to hold a vigil and balloon release in honor of a man killed in a crash early Friday morning. Man killed in fatal crash: Fatal crash with motorcyclist closes Sprinkle Road, Business I-94 46-year-old Jerry Wahmhoff, a Three...

SPRINGFIELD, Mich. — A truck crashed into a hair salon and caused a large gas leak, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the driver crashed into Nature’s Designs Hair Salon located at 257 N 20th Street in Springfield, hitting a gas main, which caused a large gas leak in the area Friday morning.

THREE RIVERS, Mich. — The Michigan State Police Marine Services Team recovered the body of a missing kayaker from the St. Joseph River. Police began searching for a kayaker who fell into the St. Joseph River around 6:00 a.m. Saturday, according to the Three Rivers Police Department. The victim's...

Coldwater Country, a tourist destination? Debra Yee, executive director of the Branch County Tourism Bureau, said, "It's the Mayberry feel, a slower pace." Head of the non-profit, which uses hotel bed tax funds to promote, said people come to the area. "They love the lakes. They liked the uniqueness of...

Deputies are looking for a driver who fled the scene after a stolen truck struck a building Friday morning.

Firefighters are still putting out flames from a huge fire at an RV supplier in St. Joseph County, Michigan that started around 10 a.m., the morning of June 24, 2022. Every single fire department in the county was called in to help, not just due to the size of the fire, but also because it was in such a rural area.

A flaw at the M-86 bridge over Prairie River in Lockport Township is expected to be fixed – 23 years after the problem allegedly was created. Next month, Michigan Department of Transportation will seek bids for the repair, which is supposed to start in September, according to MDOT’s Nick Schirripa. The task of replacing approach slabs at the east and west ends of the bridge falls into the category “heavy maintenance," Schirripa said.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The jury in the murder trial for D-Angelo Davis is expected to continue deliberations Monday morning. The jury began their deliberations late afternoon Friday after closing arguments were completed but were sent home at 5 p.m., according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Scott Brower. Jury Selection: Jury...

SPRINGFIELD, MI -- A stolen pickup crashed into a Battle Creek area hair salon early Friday, June 24, causing a large gas leak. Calhoun County sheriff’s deputies said the truck crashed into Nature’s Design Hair Salon, 257 N. 20th Street in Springfield, about 9:15 a.m. Friday. Deputies said...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A second offer has been made on a downtown Coldwater commercial building. The proposed transactions at 71-73 West Chicago are to scheduled to come before the Coldwater City Council on Monday night. The two story building was donated to the city by the Richard A....