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Prosecutor: No charges after deputies stop, kill homicide suspect
BRANCH COUNTY — No charges will be filed against any officer involved in the Aug. 6, 2023 shooting death of 30-year-old David Algarin, Jr., the suspect in a Sturgis double homicide. Based on an intensive Michigan State Police investigation, Branch County Prosecutor Zack Stempien said officers were justified under...
12 months probation for violating probation in murder case
GOSHEN — A Goshen woman received a 12-month suspended sentence after admitting to a probation violation while serving time for a murder conviction. Stacy Orue, 53, was convicted in 2005 for her involvement in the fatal robbery of Gwendolyn Hunt on May 19, 2003. Co-defendants Kelly Thomas and Kevin Taylor were also found guilty and received 65-year prison terms.
Victims identified in Bristol plane crash
ELKHART — The victims a plane crash near Bristol have been confirmed as Wendell Ridenour, 81, the pilot, and William Holdgrafer, 78, both of Elkhart. Elkhart County Coroner Mervin Miller said the manner of death was accidental and the cause of death was blunt force trauma, based on an autopsy completed Thursday.
Suspect riding red bicycle wanted in connection with theft from vehicle in Southwest Michigan — Can you ID him?
Can anyone help identify this suspect on a bike? Police have released a surveillance image of a person wanted in connection with a larceny from a vehicle in Southwest Michigan.
County appropriates $1.8M for sewer project
GOSHEN — County officials voted to draw on state funding to help pay for a sewer collection system north of Nappanee. The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a $1.875 million appropriation toward the cost of the Foraker-Southwest wastewater project. The allocation of State Water Infrastructure Funds helps cover the $10.8 million construction bid that was received in January 2023.
Man arrested for breaking into church, stealing food
ELKHART, Ind. -- An Elkhart man has been charged with burglary after police say he was caught breaking into the Church without Walls around 11:11 a.m. on May 3. A witness says 32-year-old Paris Wilson threw an object through the front window of the church and stole food from inside.
Lefate Owens, renowned Elkhart pastor, passes away
ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - A renowned pastor and pillar of the Elkhart community has passed away. Lefate Owens, Sr. served as pastor for 32 and a half years, and the city itself for far longer. Owens was Sr. Pastor Emeritus of Community Missionary Baptist Church. He also played a leading...
Passenger succumbs to injuries in April 27 crash
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office report an Indiana woman has succumbed to injuries she sustained in a crash Sunday, April 27, at the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and State Route 274. Susan K. Storms, 75, of Ligonier, Ind., died Friday, May 3, at Parkview Regional Medical...
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