BERRIEN AND CASS COUNTY COURTHOUSE NEWS
Recent court action in Berrien and Cass counties include sentencings, a guilty plea from a Benton Harbor man in a murder trial and a trial date set in the Alex Perez double homicide case. Perez, […]
Legal News
DEPUTY LAESCH HONORED WITH 2017 ELDER JUSTICE GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD
ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County Sheriff’s Department Crime Prevention Coordinator Kelly Laesch was honored recently with a statewide award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of county residents. Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey announced […]
LOCAL TRIAL AND CIRCUIT COURTS GIVE PRISON, JAIL AND PROBATION SENTENCES
NILES – Recent action in Berrien County Trial Court and Cass County Circuit Court resulted in prison, jail and probation terms for several area residents. Simeon Lee Fox, 55, of Ferry Street in Niles, pleaded […]
MDOT PLANS TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC ON M-139; LANE REDUCTION BEING CONSIDERED
BERRIEN SPRINGS – A state plan to change a well-traveled section of state highway just north of Berrien Springs was met with skepticism at an open house last week. MDOT officials announced a “road diet” […]
BARBER SENTENCED TO AT LEAST 14 YEARS FOR ATTACK ON MICHIGAN STATE TROOPER
ST. JOSEPH – The man who fled from police on the U.S. 31 freeway in late February and then attacked a Michigan State Police trooper is going to prison for the next 14 years. Michael […]