Burr Oak, MI

THREE RIVERS, MI – Police released the name of a kayaker who died Saturday morning in the St. Joseph River. Donovan Forsythe, 26, of Princeton, North Carolina, fell out of his kayak and died around 5:46 a.m., June 25, in the St. Joseph River near the dam at River Drive and Wood Street, Three Rivers Police Department said in a news release.

The Michigan State Police Marine Services Team recovered the body of Donovan Forsythe, 26, of Princeton, NC, about 7:15 p.m. Saturday. multiple agencies responded to River Drive and Wood Street near the dam in Three Rivers after a report that a person had fallen out of a kayak. The caller...

Police have identified the kayaker whose body was found in the St. Joseph River on Saturday as Donovan Forsythe, 26.

COLON, MI (WTVB) – A home near Colon was destroyed early Monday morning after a vehicle crashed into it and caught fire. The Colon Fire Department was dispatched at 12:38 a.m. to a report of a single vehicle crash which took place in the area of Burr Oak and East Palmer Lake Roads.

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A Union Township man was arrested Saturday for allegedly strangling the person who loaned him money and asked when he’d repay it. Deputies with the Isabella County Sheriff’s Office were called to a house in the 500 block of Ward Street shortly after noon on Friday by a 32-year-old man who said that the 59-year-old man he loaned money to strangled him when the 32 year old asked when he’d get his money back.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI – A car crashed into a house and caused a house fire Monday morning. A 25-year-old Three Rivers man was driving a vehicle when he left the road and crashed into a house near Burr Oak and West Palmer Lake roads in Colon Township, the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office said.

COLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A home was fully engulfed in flames early Monday morning after a car crashed into it. The St. Joseph Count Sheriff's Office responded to a crash with entrapment in the area of Burr Oak Road and West Palmer Lake Road in Colon Township. Benton Harbor...

THREE RIVERS, Mich. – The body of a kayaker that went missing in the St. Joseph River on Saturday has been identified, the Three Rivers Police Department announced. Donovan Forsythe, 26, of Princeton, North Carolina, was identified as the man police say went missing after falling out of a kayak.

Three teens were injured in a crash on Sunday according to the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened before 5 AM around the 30000 block of State Route 643 in Crawford Township, deputies said. Deputies say 18-year-old Jesse Yoder of Millersburg, Indiana was traveling south on State Route 643 when he lost control and […]

PORTAGE, MI — Viva! Fajita owners Dave and Tiffany Thompson hope to open their new Portage restaurant to the masses following the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. Some members of the community; however, have already begun to get a taste of what’s in store at the area’s newest Southwest grill and margarita bar as the Thompsons and their staff launched a soft opening and began serving guests on a reservation-only basis, beginning Thursday, June 16.

A Colon Township house caught fire Monday morning after a vehicle crashed into it, hitting the gas line.

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater City Council unanimously approved a $20,000 offer from Chad Marsh on Monday night to purchase a downtown commercial building at 71-73 West Chicago which was donated to the city by the Richard A. Kerr family in 2018. Marsh initially expressed an interest in...

The cause of a blaze that occurred Friday at Graber Industries in Constantine Township is still undetermined. Fire departments from both Centreville and Three Rivers were dispatched to the scene shortly before 10 a.m. Friday after reports of a barn fire. Members of arriving units found one of the barns...

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The Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office said they believe alcohol to be a factor in an early Sunday morning accident in Coshocton. It took place just before 5AM in the 30000 block of State Route 643 in Crawford Township. Authorities said 18-year-old Jesse Yoder of Millersburg, Indiana was traveling south on State Route 643 when he lost control and went off the right side of the roadway.

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