CASS COUNTY

CASS COUNTY, MI – A Mid-Michigan teen was injured Saturday night after two vehicles collided together, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. Police responded to a report around 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, of a crash on Union Road near Center Street in Cass County’s Calvin Township.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A teenager died after a tree limb fell on their car, causing the driver to hit a tree. Landen Taggart, 17, of Dowagiac, was driving on Peavine Street around 4:29 p.m., Aug. 3, in south of Dowagiac, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. A large tree limb fell onto the cab of Taggart’s vehicle, causing damage, before the limb spun into the road, police said. The vehicle continued to drive, before hitting another tree on the side of the road, police said. Related: More than 84,000 homes, businesses without power in MichiganThe crash happened around the time severe thunderstorms swept across Michigan.

CASS COUNTY, MI – Police arrested a man accused of getting out of a vehicle and shooting at passing cars Tuesday morning. A 46-year-old Calvin Township man stopped his vehicle around 8:45 a.m., July 26, at the intersection of Calvin Center Road and Brownsville Street, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. He then got back into his car and witnesses called 911 to say he was driving north on Calvin Center Road, police said. Police found the man parked in his car at Dollar General in Vandalia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the sheriff’s office tip line at 1-800-462-9328 or use the anonymous tip line at ccso.info.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A South Bend woman accidentally shot and killed herself while bringing a gun into a house near Niles, sheriff’s deputies said. Brittany Young, 35, died Sunday, July 24, police said. The incident was reported at 3:26 p.m. in the 3100 block of Detroit Road in Cass County’s Howard Township,Early investigation showed that the woman was bringing the gun into the house when it accidentally discharged and she was shot, police said. Howard Township firefighters and Michigan State Police also responded to the scene. Read more:Rescuers to resume search for missing Lake Michigan swimmer6 people rescued from Pere Marquette River during thunderstormMorgan Wallen impresses, Faster Horses crowd is ‘tame, awesome’

CASS COUNTY, MI — A two-vehicle crash in Cass County Tuesday, July 12, left one man with non-life threatening injuries. At 4:22 p.m. Tuesday, Cass County Sheriff deputies reported to the scene of the crash on M-51 near Burmax Park. A vehicle driven by Timothy Turner, 46, collided with a vehicle driven by Anthony Sauceda, 41, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Turner was transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital for non-life threatening injuries, police said. The crash is currently under investigation by Cass County Sherrif’s Office.

CASS COUNTY, MI — A man and his son were both injured in a motorcycle crash on Sunday, July 10. Daniel Simpson, 38 from Dowgaic, and his 9-year-old son, Aidan Simpson, were traveling west on Morton Street when the man lost control of the motorcycle while driving through a curve at about 5:10 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s office. Both the father and son sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Helmets were worn by both individuals, police said, and alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash. More on MLiveKalamazoo officer paralyzed from waist down after being hit riding motorcycle to workOzone alert issued for West and Southeast MichiganMichigan couple rescued by Border Patrol in U.P.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A man was injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning in Cass County. A 27-year-old Niles man was riding his motorcycle east on US-12 at the intersection with Bell Road in Milton Township southeast of Niles around 10:53 a.m., July 9, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. A 50-year-old Niles man driving a truck made a left turn onto US-12 in front of the motorcycle rider, police said. The motorcycle rider was not able to avoid the crash . The motorcycle rider was taken to Lakeland Niles Hospital for his injuries, police said.

Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash involving a deer, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports. Cass County deputies responded to Conrad Road south of Tiara Trail near the intersecting township lines of Jefferson, Milton and Ontwa, for motorcycle crash involving a deer at 10:46 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. Emergency personnel arrived on scene and determined that a northbound motorcycle with two subjects on it struck a deer. Both Cooper and Raley were transported to South Bend Memorial hospital for injuries suffered in the crash, police said. Deputies were assisted on scene by the Ontwa Township Police Department, Howard Township Fire Department, and SMCAS EMS.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A man was knocked unconscious and ejected into the water during a boat collision Tuesday morning on Diamond Lake. The incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, on Diamond Lake in Penn Township, according to Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke.

CASS COUNTY, MI - A 23-year-old man was injured in a dirt bike crash Saturday night, police said. Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25, to a personal injury ORV (off-road vehicle) crash in the 23000 block of Dewey Lake Street in Wayne Township, near Dowagiac. Police said Douglas Vantuyle, 23, from Dowagiac, was riding his dirt bike in the backyard when he lost control and crashed. He was attempting to avoid a tree at the time of the incident, police said. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

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CASS COUNTY, MI -- A 38-year-old Buchanan man has died from injuries after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash Friday evening, police said. At about 7:30 p.m. June 17, troopers from the Michigan State Police Niles Post responded to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Redfield Street and Kline Road in Milton Township, southwest Cass County. The impact of the crash caused the Dodge Nitro to roll over multiple times, ejecting the driver from the vehicle, police said. The driver of the Ford pickup, a 59-year-old Edwardsburg man, was treated by medics at the scene for minor injuries, police said. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Ontwa Township Police Department, Southwest Michigan Community Ambulance Services and Edwardsburg Fire Department.

CASS COUNTY, MI -- Police are investigating after finding that several dogs and horses had been shot. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case of animal cruelty, in the 6600 block of Kessington Road, near Hawk Street, in Calvin Township. Investigation shows that one or more individuals shot several horses and dogs in several separate incidents that have occurred over five or six weeks, police said Friday in a news release. The dogs and horses were deceased when they were found, or put down afterward, with the exception of one dog, Captain Thomas Jacobs told MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the Cass County Animal Control.

CASS COUNTY, MI – Two Marcellus Community Schools buses were involved in a multi-vehicle crash Friday in Cass County. No students on either school bus were injured in the crash. Another school bus traveling behind the first one was unable to stop and collided with the second vehicle that was hit. It is not believed that alcohol or drugs played a factor in the crash, according to the release. Michigan State Police, Pride Care ambulance, Marcellus Fire/Ambulance, Newberg Fire and Lawton Fire and Ambulance all assisted the Cass County sheriff’s office at the crash scene.

CASS COUNTY, MI – Two motorcycle riders were killed in a crash early Monday morning. Two men were riding motorcycles around 4:37 a.m., May 16 at the intersection of U.S. 12 and Baldwin Prairie Road in Porter Township, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. Tanner Maddock Hull, 20, and William David Monroe Kunz, 21, both of White Pigeon, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A 20-year-old White Pigeon man was driving the car that hit them, police said. Anyone who came through the intersection before emergency personnel were on scene are asked to call the sheriff’s office at 2690445-2481 to talk about the crash.

CASS COUNTY, MI — If you’ve ever wanted to own a wild horse, the Bureau of Land Management is providing you with that chance. The federal agency is hosting a two-day, wild horse and burro placement event on May 13-14 at Red Horse Ranch, 64247 Library Road in Cassopolis.

Gretchen Whitmer’s office and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced the news Tuesday, April 26 in a joint press release. The facility will be the first manufacturing operation to be located in the Southwest Michigan Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Park in Cassopolis, the release states. Related: Whitmer announces first round of grants to accelerate mobility, electric vehicle investmentsThe Cassopolis project is being supported by $1.5 million in Community Development Block Grant funds. The Michigan Strategic Fund also approved a 15-year State Essential Services Assessment exemption valued at $1.7 million in support of the project. “Hydro is pleased to bring its innovative recycling technology to Cassopolis and looks forward to providing new long-term career opportunities for area residents,” said Trond Gjellesvik, president of Hydro Aluminum Metals USA.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A man died in a two-car crash early Thursday morning. Two cars collided head-on around 6:34 a.m. April 14 on M-60 east of Gards Prairie Road in Penn Township, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said.

CASS COUNTY, MI – An Indiana man is recovering from injuries after he crashed his vehicle through a fence and later into the side of a building. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash, according to Cass County sheriff’s deputies. An investigation revealed that 58-year-old Thomas Yoder, of Goshen, Indiana, was traveling eastbound on U.S. 12, went through the roundabout and went through a fence, police said in a news release. The vehicle went into the side of a building between 5 Points Road and U.S. 12, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash and, as of Tuesday morning, the crash remains under investigation.

CASS COUNTY, MI – Police say a Cassopolis man was not wearing a seatbelt in a single-vehicle fatal crash over the weekend. At around 4:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, Cass County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Calvin Hill Street and Turpin Road in Cass County’s Jefferson Township. Jones was ejected from the vehicle during the crash. Jones died from his injuries at the scene of the crash. A seatbelt was not worn and it is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in the crash.

A Michigan pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on a frozen lake after his plane lost power in midair, officials said.

CASS COUNTY, MI -- A young family, including a pregnant woman, were involved in a rollover crash Saturday. At about 4:18 p.m. Feb. 19, deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Marcellus Highway, east of Gards Prairie in Volinia Township, northern Cass County. The driver was able to get his passengers -- including a 23-year-old woman and the pair’s 4-year-old daughter -- safely from the vehicle, police said. The driver and the 4-year-old were uninjured, police said, though the 23-year-old woman was taken to Bronson Hospital for evaluation, as she is 34 weeks pregnant. Alcohol and drugs were not factors in the crash, police said, and seat belts and a child-restraint seat were properly utilized.

CASS COUNTY, MI – One person was injured in a head-on car crash caused by icy roads Sunday afternoon. Police responded to the report of a two-car crash at 2:53 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, in the 53000 block of M-51 North in Silver Creek Township, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Police said the 66-year-old man was taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries from the crash. Police do not believe alcohol or narcotics played a factor in the crash, the release said. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted on the scene by the Pokagon Tribal Police Department, Dowagiac Police Department, Wayne Township Fire Department, Dowagiac Fire Department, Sister Lakes Fire Department and Pridecare.

CASS COUNTY, MI - A 30-year-old Sturgis woman was injured and hospitalized Saturday, Feb. 5 after a rollover snowmobile crash in La Grange Township, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. At roughly 6:50 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to a report of a snowmobile crash on a trail near the intersection of Dunning Street and Oak Grove Road, according to the release. Police learned the Sturgis woman was traveling with a group of snowmobilers before losing control of hers and rolling over multiple times. The woman was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, according to the release. The sheriff’s office is still investigating the crash, but police do not believe alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.

CASS COUNTY, MI – Police released the names of two people killed in a crash. Electra May Sutfin, 27, of Galien, and Chloe Clink, 28, of Dowagiac died Jan, 7 after their car got stuck in the snow and caught fire, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. Related: Two dead after car stuck in snowy driveway catches fire in Southwest MichiganThe crash happened on M-51, south of Dowagiac, in Cass County’s Pokagon Township around 3:50 a.m. on Jan. 7, police said. The car was stuck in a driveway because of heavy snowfall, police said. Sutfin and Clink tried and failed to get out of the car before it appears carbon monoxide fill the vehicle, police said, making them unconscious.

CASS COUNTY, MI -- The omicron variant of COVID-19 is now in Cass County, health officials said. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services identified a case of omicron in Cass County, the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department said in a news release Tuesday, Jan. 11. Those with the omicron variant can spread the illness to others, even if they are vaccinated or don’t have symptoms. In Cass and Van Buren counties, residents can be tested for COVID-19, regardless of symptoms. In Cass County, testing is available every Monday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and every Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital, 420 W. High St., Dowagiac.

CASS COUNTY, MI — Two people died in a car while it was stuck in the snow in a driveway early Friday morning. Police responded to a car fire on M-51, south of Dowagiac, in Cass County’s Pokagon Township around 3:50 a.m. on Jan. 7, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. The car was stuck in a driveway because of heavy snowfall, police said. Two people tried and failed to get out of the car before it appears carbon monoxide fill the vehicle, police said, making the occupants unconscious. The fire appears to have started from the engine working too hard, police said.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A 37-year-old Dowagiac man was shot by an acquaintance during an attempted robbery, Dowagiac police said. The incident happened early Tuesday, Jan. 4, in the 300 block of Main Street in Dowagiac. Police responded to a report of a man with a gunshot wound on the sidewalk. When they met, the acquaintance tried to rob the other man, police said. Police asked anyone with information to contact Dowagiac police at 269-782-9743, or the Cass County Tip Line at 800-462-9328.

DOWAGIAC, MI -- A 69-year-old Cass County man died when he was struck by an Amtrak train in Dowagiac, police said. Police said the man had been at the Hardin’s grocery store at 102 Park Place and then began walking east on Park Place. He attempted to walk across the railroad tracks about 9:50 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 as an Amtrak train approached from the south. Witnesses told police the man, of Dowagiac, did not appear to hear or see the train. The train was delayed several hours as police investigated the death.

CASS COUNTY, MI — A single-vehicle crash in Cass County has resulted in an infant and his mother being hospitalized. About 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash site on M-60 west of Corey Lake Road in Newberg Township. The vehicle traveled down the shoulder and struck a culvert, causing it to go airborne and overturn upon landing, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office press release. Also in the vehicle was the woman’s 3-month-old son, deputies said. The mother had been wearing her seat belt and her son was secured in a child car seat, deputies said.

CASS COUNTY, MI — An Indiana-based logistics and distribution company is expected to create 175 jobs in Cass County with establishment of new operations in the village of Cassopolis. Gretchen Whitmer’s office joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing the expansion of EQ United into Southwest Michigan on Monday, Dec. 6. The company currently has three campuses in Indiana, the release states. Those individuals interested in careers with EQ United should contact the company via its website. “This project is a win for Southwest Michigan and for the entire state,” said Quentin Messer, Jr., CEO of the MEDC.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A person robbed two businesses with a gun Tuesday evening. The first robbery was at 5:43 p.m., Nov. 16 at the Shell gas station, 198 E. Main St. in Marcellus, Cass County Sheriff’s Office said.

CASS COUNTY, MI — Two people were injured after a head-on crash along M-51 in Cass County Wednesday evening. Cass County Sheriff deputies responded at about 7:42 p.m. Nov 10 to the crash at M-51 and Pokagon Highway in Pokagon Township, between Dowagiac and Niles, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Eric Blevins, 34, and his passenger, Raemarie Bailey, 33, both from Niles, were driving south on M-51 in a Dodge Durango. Alcohol use does not appear to be a factor in the crash, police said, and airbags did deploy in both vehicles. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by the Pokagon Tribal Police Department, Pokagon Township Fire Department and SMCAS Ambulance, police said.

CASS COUNTY, MI – One person was killed and another injured Tuesday, Nov. 9, in a head-on crash on M-152 north of Dowagiac, sheriff’s deputies said. The crash happened around 5:45 p.m. on M-152 near Philips Road in Cass County’s Silver Creek Township. Police said that an eastbound vehicle crossed the center line and struck a westbound vehicle. The eastbound vehicle rolled over while both became engulfed in flames, sheriff’s deputies said. One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was treated at a hospital and released.

CASS COUNTY, MI - A 20-year-old Niles man was hospitalized after crashing his car late Friday evening in Howard Township, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. The office received a call concerning the crash at roughly 11:40 p.m. Friday, according to the release. The man had to be removed from the car by the Howard Township Fire Department. While the man was wearing a seatbelt, police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash, according to the release. Read more:Man robbed, carjacked at gunpoint in Monroe County, police say25-year-old Monroe man in critical condition after crashKalamazoo head-on crash leaves two in critical condition

CASS COUNTY, MI – An 18-year-old Dowagiac man was killed when he lost control of his pickup and crashed into a tree on Thursday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Dixon Street near Indian Lake Road around 5 p.m. on Oct. 21. Deputies found Maynor Hernandez was traveling east on Dixon Street when he lost control of his 2004 Chevy truck, went off the road, overturned and struck a tree, police said. Police said Hernandez was not wearing a seat belt, police said, adding it is unknown if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash. The Pokagon Tribal Police Department, Sister Lakes Fire Department, Indian Lake Fire Department and Pride Care Ambulance assisted at the scene.

CASS COUNTY, MI — Police have arrested a suspect following an investigation into “threats of violence” at Cassopolis Public Schools. Cassopolis school officials and Cass County Sheriff’s deputies received two separate tips on Sunday, Oct. 10, about an individual who was reportedly making threats of violence at the school, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Police and school officials investigated the threat and identified a suspect, according to the release. He is currently being held at the Cass County Jail. Police ask anyone with additional information about this incident or any other crimes to call the Cass County Tip Line at 800-462-9328.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A man died in a crash after attempting to pass a car Thursday afternoon. Muse attempted to pass a car driven by a 73-year-old Elkhart man. Muse’s vehicle clipped the front of the Elkhart man’s vehicle as he reentered his lane, lost control and hit a tree, police said. A 17-year-old passenger in Muse’s car was taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. More from MLive:Police searching for 31-year-old suspected of stabbing his father in PortageTwo new judges appointed to vacant posts in Kalamazoo County District CourtMan who fatally shot former Kalamazoo County candidate in front of their children convicted of manslaughter

MASON TWP, MI — A person has died in a Cass County traffic crash. About 11:32 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, sheriff’s deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on Mason Street near the intersection with Gordon Road in Mason Township. The Ion’s driver, identified as 19-year-old Matthew R. White of South Bend, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Four passengers, all 18 or 19, were taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital for injuries they sustained in the crash. Assisting deputies on scene were Porter Fire EMS and Michigan State Police.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A 65-year-old Dowagiac man was killed Monday, Sept. 27, in a house fire, sheriff’s deputies said. The victim was identified as Robert Hilliard. The fire was reported around 11:15 a.m. in the 24000 block of Meade Street, east of Arnold Street, in Cass County’s Wayne Township. The incident remains under investigation by Cass County Sheriff’s Department. Read more:US 131 interchange in downtown Grand Rapids to receive $10 million for possible reconfiguration‘I pray you never forget,’ says aunt of student killed at Kalamazoo facility as nurse is sentenced for child abuseWalker police investigating 2 fatal crashes

LAWRENCE, MI – An 18-year-old Decatur High School senior died from COVID-19 this week, prompting health officials to renew a call for vaccinations. The Van Buren Cass District Health Department confirmed the COVID-19 associated death on Friday, Sept. 24, the first such reported during the region’s fourth surge of the virus. The death toll from the virus in Van Buren and Cass counties has now reached 234. Related: Most COVID-19 cases per-capita in Michigan are among people under 30In Van Buren and Cass counties, the health department has confirmed 192 COVID-19 cases among children under the age of 19 since the school year started. Nearly 53% of eligible Van Buren and Cass County residents have received their first dose of the vaccine, trailing behind the statewide average of 67%.

CASS COUNTY, MI - A crash taking place Saturday afternoon in Cass County resulted in injuries to three involved, all of whom are over the age of 60, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 12:30 p.m. Saturday, the sheriff’s office was called to a crash at the intersection of M-60 and Yankee Street in Howard Township. A 72-year-old Niles resident was turning onto Yankee Street when she crashed into an oncoming vehicle driven by a 63-year-old Lawrence resident, according to the release. The 72-year-old and her passenger, an 82-year-old Niles resident, were both taken to St. Joe Medical Center. Police believe those involved wore seatbelts and were not intoxicated at the time of the crash, according to the release.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A motorcycle rider was seriously injured when he hit a brick mailbox Thursday night. A 62-year-old Niles man was riding his motorcycle at 8:28 p.m., Sept. 16, on Anderson Road when he lost control at a curve near M-60 in Howard Township, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. The man left the road and hit a brick mailbox, police said. He was taken by ambulance to Howard Township Fire Department where a helicopter then took him to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, police said. Whitmer kidnap case out at FBI

CASS COUNTY, MI – Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist hospitalized in critical condition Monday. The vehicle was last seen traveling west on M-62 from Dowagiac. Police said a 34-year-old motorcyclist from Dowagiac was traveling south on Spruce Street/M-51 approaching State Road/M-62. The suspect vehicle that changed lanes reportedly fled the scene west on M-62. The suspect vehicle was captured by surveillance video near the area of the crash.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A woman was killed when a driver crossed the center lane Friday morning. A 73-year-old driver going north crossed the center line and drove head-on into a southbound vehicle around 7 a.m. Sept. 10 on M-62, north of U.S. 12 in Ontwa Township, in Cass County, the Ontwa Township Edwardsburg Police Department said in a news release. Elkhart, Indiana resident Nashay Charleston, 23, was driving the southbound vehicle that was hit, police said. The 73-year-old Plymouth, Indiana driver was taken to Memorial Hospital in South Bend by ambulance, police said. M-62 between U.S. 12 and Hess Street was closed for about four hours, until 11:30 a.m., per the Michigan Department of Transportation.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A 3-year-old was airlifted to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo to be treated for injuries after he was involved in a dirt bike crash. The crash happened at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, in the 500 block of Snyder Street in the Village of Marcellus in Cass County, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Police were called to Three Rivers Hospital on the report of a 3-year-old child who was injured in a dirt bike crash that had happened on private property. The driver of the dirt bike, a 49-year-old man, told police that the bike’s throttle cable broke while he and the child were riding the bike. The crash remains under investigation by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

CASS COUNTY, MI – One man died in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning. Enrique Aguirre, 22, of Dowagiac died after a crash around 3:26 a.m. Monday, Aug. 23, near the intersection of M-62 and Sink Road in Silver Creek Township, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. Aguirre was driving east when he left the road and his vehicle rolled over multiple times, police said. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle. Police are still investigating the crash.

CASS COUNTY, MI - Five people were injured Saturday evening in a car crash in Jefferson Township, including three children, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. At roughly 7:20 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to a call about a crash at the intersection of Davis Lake Street and M-62. The two drivers, as well as the 34-year-old woman’s three children, were taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital for their injuries. Allen failed to stop at the stop sign and was struck by Evans. Ms. Evans, Ms. Allen and her three children (2 11 yrs old and 1 2yr old) were transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital for injuries sustained during the crash.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A chain-reaction crash killed an Indiana woman and injured two others near Dowagiac Monday. The incident occurred around 5:40 p.m. Aug. 9 at M-51 and M-152 in Silver Creek Township, according to a press release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. She was the only person involved in the crash who was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the press release. Other agencies responding to the scene were Pokagon Band Tribal Police, Dowagiac Police, Dowagiac City Fire Department, Keeler Township Fire Department, VBEMS Ambulance Service, Michigan Department of Transportation, True’s Towing, Wayne Township Fire Department and Sister Lakes Fire Department. Also on MLive3-year-old shot in Southwest Michigan recovering well after surgery, police say‘No administrative remedy’ for Kalamazoo vice mayor, city commission candidate to get names on November ballotToddler critically injured in ‘suspicious situation’ in Southwest Michigan

CASS COUNTY, MI – Visitors to the Cass County Fair can get a $50 gift card when they get a coronavirus vaccine. People who are 18 and older can get a $50 Visa gift card while children between 12 and 17 can get a $25 gift card, the release said. Between July 18 and 24, Cass County had 28 positive cases of COVID-19 and a 6.6% positivity rate, the health department said. Cass County has administered 31,402 vaccines as of July 27, per the state of Michigan. As the Delta variant spreads, it threatens to slow down progress made in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the health department said.

CASS COUNTY, MI - A two-car crash Saturday evening in Silver Creek Township sent three people to the hospital, according to a news release from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. The crash took place at roughly 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24 at the intersection of M-51 and M-152, according to the release. The Dowagiac woman and her 15-year-old son were taken to Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo for their injuries, according to the release. A 71-year-old Gobles woman who was a passenger in the pickup was taken to Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital in Dowagiac. Police do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash and everyone involved was wearing seatbelts, according to the release.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A driver tried to ram a car with his vehicle and then hid in child’s tree fort to avoid police. The suspect saw the man’s vehicle and tried to ram it, police said. The suspect then tried to side-swipe the vehicle and then left. Police saw the suspect’s vehicle while responding to the scene and tried to pull the driver over. Police K-9 Faust tracked the suspect for half a mile through woods, where the person was found hiding inside a child’s tree fort, police said.

NILES, Mich. – The Michigan State Police department is reminding residents to not text and drive after a distracted driver was involved in a multiple-vehicle collision Monday. The crash was captured by a MSP trooper’s dashcam near Niles, on Michigan’s southwest side. According to the National Highway Trafic Safety Administration, distracted driving killed nearly 3,000 people in 2018 -- 1,730 drivers, 605 passengers, 400 pedestrians and 77 bicyclists -- and injured about 400,000 people. Click below link to learn more.https://t.co/nZ4evR3dOU pic.twitter.com/LOiMET1Iyo — MSPSouthwestMI (@MspSouthwestMI) November 23, 2020A Plymouth high school student is getting national attention for a project spotlighting the dangers of distracted driving. With the support of Students Against Destructive Decisions and Lear Corporation, students across the nation were invited to create videos and memes to drive the message home.

On Nov. 17, 2013, more than 70 tornadoes moved across part of the Midwest, impacting seven states including Michigan. Illinois and Indiana were hardest hit by what the National Weather Service (NWS) called a “major late-season severe weather outbreak." Here’s a look at where the tornadoes were recorded:Tornado Outbreak Nov. 17, 2013 (National Weather Service)Tornado Outbreak Nov. 17, 2013 (National Weather Service)Radar indicated circulation tracks shown from the Nov. 17, 2013 tornado outbreak in the Midwest. WASHINGTON, IL - NOVEMBER 17: The damage is surveyed along Elgin Avenue after a tornado struck on November 17, 2013 in Washington, Illinois. Tornado Outbreak Nov. 17, 2013 (National Weather Service)More: Weather History

CASSOPOLIS, Mich. – Police in southwestern Michigan said two brothers who were electrocuted when the mast of the sailboat they were moving hit a power line were in stable condition Sunday at an Indiana hospital. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said the brothers were transported to a hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The men, ages 31 and 19, were accidentally electrocuted Saturday afternoon in LaGrange Township while moving a sailboat. The mast struck a power line running to a house, according to authorities. They were transported by ambulance and helicopter to the hospital.

LAGRANGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. The state Attorney Generals Office has agreed to handle the prosecution of any crimes stemming from a large party on a southwestern Michigan lake in which hundreds of people ignored state orders to wear masks or socially distance. The Cass County Prosecutors Office asked the Attorney General's Office to appoint a special prosecutor after a viral video showed hundreds of people in swimsuits Saturday gathered at Diamond Lake, near Cassopolis in Cass County, WOOD-TV reported. The prosecutors office says it asked for the review because of a conflict of interest stemming from a longtime affiliation with one of the lake associations. Gretchen Whitmers office said it was incredibly disappointing to see so many people ignoring safe distance guidelines. The virus doesnt discriminate, said Danielle Persky of the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department.

LANSING, Mich. - Health officials have confirmed another human case of Eastern equine encephalitis in Michigan as aerial spraying in 14 counties concludes. Five additional cases of EEE have been confirmed in horses in Jackson, Kent and Tuscola counties, according to officials. The illness in the Cass County resident and the horses was contracted before aerial treatment began on Sept 30, health officials said. Aerial treatment covering more than 557,000 acres has been completed, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The confirmed cases were in Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties.

LANSING, Mich. Health officials have confirmed another human case of Eastern equine encephalitis in Michigan as aerial spraying in 14 counties concludes. Five additional cases of EEE have been confirmed in horses in Jackson, Kent and Tuscola counties, according to officials. The illness in the Cass County resident and the horses was contracted before aerial treatment began on Sept 30, health officials said. Aerial treatment covering more than 557,000 acres has been completed, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The confirmed cases were in Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties.