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Lawsuit Seeks To Shut Down Unlicensed Elkhart County Daycare After 86 Children Found Inside Home
(ELKHART COUNTY) - State officials have filed a lawsuit seeking to shut down an unlicensed daycare operation in Elkhart County after investigators reported finding 86 children inside a single residence.WSBT reports the lawsuit stems from an investigation by the Indiana Family and Social Services ...
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Young Backs Tax Credit Bill To Expand Apprenticeship Programs
(WASHINGTON) - Indiana Senator Todd Young is promoting legislation designed to encourage more businesses to create and expand apprenticeship programs through federal tax incentives.Young and Texas Congressman Nathaniel Moran have introduced the Workforce Apprenticeship Growth and Education Suppor...
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Runaway Alligator Search Continues In Auburn
(AUBURN) - The owner of an alligator that escaped in Auburn last week is pushing back against criticism from neighbors who say they are concerned about safety and a history of animals getting loose.WANE 15 reports Irwin, a two-foot-long alligator owned by Mark Kohlhorst of Mark's Ark, escaped Thu...
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Contractor Charged In Steuben County Child Molestation Case
(ANGOLA) - A Pendleton contractor has been charged in Steuben County after investigators alleged he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old employee at a Lake Gage job site.The Herald Republican reports 40-year-old Mynor O. Esquite was arrested Friday. Court records filed Monday show he is charged with ...
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Missing Teen Couple Believed Armed With Stolen Rifle
(ALBION, MI) - Police are searching for two missing Albion teenagers who investigators believe may be armed and traveling together voluntarily.WKZO reports 15-year-old Aiden Marion and 14-year-old Arriannah Goodman were reported missing by their families on Sunday.The Albion Department of Public ...
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Commissioners Approve New Sunny Meadows Reuse Plan Request
(AUBURN) - The DeKalb County Commissioners have approved a revised request for information as they continue looking for ideas to redevelop the former Sunny Meadows County Home.The Star newspaper reports the county is seeking proposals from developers, nonprofits and other organizations interested...
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Rome City Community Mourns Death Of 9-Year-Old Following Bicycle Crash
(ROME CITY) - The Rome City community is mourning the loss of a 9-year-old boy who died days after being involved in a bicycle crash near his home.Tucker Kerzman was injured last week in a crash at the corner of Jackson Street and Grove Street, according to the Orange Township Fire Department. Of...
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Third Inmate Death In Three Weeks Raises Questions At Michigan Women's Prison
(YPSILANTI) - A Hillsdale County woman has become the third inmate to die unexpectedly in the past three weeks at Michigan's only women's prison.Thirty-six-year-old Ashley Hoath died Saturday after being rushed from the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility to a hospital in Ann Arbor.Prison ...
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Michigan Cannabis Tax Revenue Falls Short Of Projections
(LANSING) - Michigan's new wholesale cannabis tax generated far less revenue than state officials originally projected during the first three months of 2026.The 25-percent wholesale tax, which took effect January 1, brought in about $34 million during the first quarter of the year. State official...
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Tubing Accident Sends Bronson Man To Hospital
(OVID TOWNSHIP, MI) - A 35-year-old Bronson man was injured in a tubing accident Sunday afternoon on Coldwater Lake.Branch County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol deputies were dispatched around 4 p.m. after receiving reports of a tubing accident with injuries.Bystanders removed the man from the wa...
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