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Three Rivers COA Relocating Services Due To Storms
(THREE RIVERS) - Friday afternoon's storms significantly damaged the Community Health Agency's location in Three Rivers. Assessment of the physical structure is still ongoing, but the agency is working to continue to meet the needs of the community during this time. CHA H...
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Branch County Officials Give Update On Union City Following Tornado
(UNION CITY) - Branch County officials are asking for time as Union City residents are processing the loss of lives and property from Friday's tornado. During an update Saturday afternoon at Tuttle and Blossom Roads where the tornado started, Branch County Emergency Management Coordinator ...
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Whitmer Declares State Of Emergency Following Tornadoes In SW Michigan
(LANSING) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for St. Joseph, Branch and Cass Counties to assist with response and recovery efforts related to Friday's tornado outbreak. Whitmer says this state of emergency declaration will ensure that every state re...
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Authorities Identify Victims Killed In Tornadoes
(UNDATED) - The four people killed in Friday's tornadoes that moved through Southwest Michigan have been identified. The Branch County Sheriff's Office has identified the three people who died in Union City as 54 year old Keri Ann Johnson, 65 year old Penni Jo Guthrie, and 63 ye...
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Fiebig Jewelers Closing In Downtown Sturgis
(STURGIS) - A longtime business in downtown Sturgis is closing their doors permanently. Fiebig Jewelers announced this week that they are closing. The first Fiebig Jewelers was started in Jonesville in 1949 by Art and Ila Fiebig. Their son Jim opened the Fiebig Store in Sturgis i...
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One Person Dead Following Tornado In Cass County
(CASSOPOLIS) - Emergency personnel have been deployed throughout the southern portion of Cass County following the touchdown of a tornado near Edwardsburg late Friday afternoon.Cass County Emergency Manager Manny DeLaRosa confirmed that multiple large structures, including homes and pole barns, s...
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Tornado Does Damage In Three Rivers
(THREE RIVERS) - A series of storms moved through St. Joseph County Friday afternoon, creating a suspected tornado touchdown in Three Rivers.St. Joseph County Sheriff Chad Spence says the storms did heavy damage not only in Three Rivers but also Fabius Township along with areas east and northeast...
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Tornado Claims 3 Lives In Union City
(UNION CITY) - Three people are dead and 12 more injured from the tornado that struck Union Lake and Union City Friday afternoon.Branch County Sheriff Fred Blankenship says emergency officials responded to the area following the storms that moved through the area. He is urging residents to avoid ...
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Former Indianapolis Mayor Running For IN. Secretary Of State
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has announced that he will run for Indiana Secretary of State. Ballard, a Republican told the Indiana Capital Chronical that he will run as an independent candidate, and wants to bring a nonpartisan approach to the State's t...
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Former Meteorologist DeBoer Runing For U.S. Congressional Seat
(GRAND RAPIDS) - A former meteorologist has announced she is seeking the Republican nomination to run for a seat in the U.S. Congress. Terri DeBoer announced on her website Thursday that she is running for Michigan's 3rd District Congressional seat. DeBoer says she is ent...
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