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Police: Soda bought with food stamp card for can deposit
BERRIEN COUNTY – A St. Joseph, Michigan teen allegedly bought soft drinks with food stamp money and planned to return the empty cans for cash. But it’s unclear whether his actions were illegal.
Harding’s Supermarket manager Mike...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency, Crimes
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Three swimmers rescued from Lake Michigan rip currents
It was a dangerous afternoon on the shores of Lake Michigan Tuesday as three people had to be pulled from the water.
State conservation officers say a 10-year-old boy, 14-year-old girl and 53-year-old woman were rescued after being pulled from shore by... -
Police: Plymouth man arrested after crashing into house
PLYMOUTH — Marshall County police say a Plymouth man was arrested for reckless driving after crashing his car into a house near U.S. 31 and Michigan Road on Tuesday. Around 1:12 p.m. police say they received multiple 911 calls about the single-...Tags: Plymouth
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FACT FINDER: Impact of Michigan casinos on Indiana gambling
Four Winds Hartford casino in Van Buren County, a much smaller version of the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, opened Tuesday morning. With another casino in southwest Michigan opening, we looked into the impact they are having on Indiana gambling....Tags: Indiana, Michigan City
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Indiana asks residents to report tremors from quake
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents who felt Tuesday's earthquake that shook the East Coast are being urged to report those tremors to a federal agency. The state Department of Homeland Security and the Indiana Geological Survey is asking...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Man, 26, accused of sex assault, killing of baby
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have accused a northern Michigan man of killing his 3-month-old daughter while he was sexually assaulting her. The Grand Rapids Press and the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported Tuesday that Steven...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Arrest made after remains found in suitcase
GIBRALTAR, Mich. (AP) — Police say they've made an arrest after a woman's remains were found earlier this month stuffed in a suitcase and floating in a southeast Michigan creek. WXYZ-TV, WDIV-TV and WWJ-AM report a person was being held Thursday.... -
FACT FINDER: Michigan welfare limit
Residents involved in roughly 12,500 welfare cases in Michigan could lose benefits under a stricter, four-year lifetime limit that has received final approval in the Michigan Legislature.
The Republican-led House passed the legislation with 73-34 votes...Tags: Illinois, Elections, Indiana, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy
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FACT FINDER: More than 100 families in southwest Michigan will lose benefits
BERRIEN COUNTY — Michigan legislators have approved new, tougher limits to cash-assisted recipients. As many as 12,000 will lose coverage on October 1.
No matter how you crunch the numbers, the benefits for those 12,000 who collected cash-...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Elections, United Way , Politics
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Vita Food Products recalls smoked salmon
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago-based Vita Food Products has recalled about 8,080 packages of Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon. The product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause fatal infections in...Tags: Illinois, Food Industry, Florida, Edgewater, Product Recalls
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No rush to shut down medical pot shops in Mich.
BURTON, Mich. (AP) — It's been business as usual at some medical marijuana shops, even after the Michigan appeals court said card-carrying patients cannot sell pot to other patients. Some officials are in no rush to shut down dispensaries without a...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Local Government, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics
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Study: Indiana ranks 15th in nation in obesity
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has a weighty problem.
An annual report from the Trust for America's Health ranks Indiana as the 15th-fattest state with an obesity rate of 29.1 percent. Indiana's obesity rate has increased by 60 percent since 1995,...Tags: Illinois, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Interest, Medical Research, Indiana
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