Local & State News

Just after 8 p.m. Tuesday the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and LaPaz Fire and EMS were dispatched to 14442 First Road west of LaPaz for an original call of a vehicle into a house. Emergency responders found a pick-up truck which ... Read more...

Closing 2014 was on the agenda for the Plymouth Common Council meeting Monday night. Mayor Mark Senter had a number of appointments to various boards and commissions.  Laura Mann was reappointed to the Plymouth Park Board.  Current park ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced a road restriction on the southbound lanes of US 31 Wednesday, December 31st. US 31 between US 30 and West 9A Road, 8 miles south of LaPaz will have the driving lane blocked. Roadside ... Read more...

As fitting with the end of the year, Jerry Chavez, Executive Director of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation recapped the activities of the city and towns in the county. Chavez said, “The communities in Marshall County ... Read more...

Before a room full of family, friends and co-workers the newly elected county office holders, township trustees and board members, town council members and school board members took the oath of office on Tuesday morning. Marshall County ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners will meet for a year-end meeting on Wednesday, December 31st at 8:30 a.m. in their second floor meeting room of the County Building. Agenda for the meeting includes the Probation Department’s request to ... Read more...

The man who was shot by police Monday night in the K-Mart Parking lot in Plymouth has been identified as Lane G. Dodson, 33, of Tomahawk Drive in Plymouth. The armed confrontation developed after a state trooper stopped Dodson for ... Read more...

Indiana’s varying seasonal weather can make it difficult for Hoosier employers to stay sharp about protecting their employees from weather-related hazards. As winter rolls back around, it brings with it obvious risks, such as icy driving ... Read more...

Marshall County – The Indiana State Police is investigating a shooting that involved two officers and an armed man Monday night in Plymouth.  One of the officers involved in the shooting works for the Plymouth Police Department and the ... Read more...

After receiving hundreds of applications and demo reels, the South Bend Cubs have narrowed their search for the next Public Address Announcer at Four Winds Field. Their decision was so difficult, instead of 10 semi-finalists, the field was ... Read more...

The Marshall County Historical Society will host a special end of year model train event for the children this Wednesday, December 31st. Kids! Come see the last train of 2014 at the Marshall County Historical Society from 11:00 a.m. to ... Read more...

Indiana State Police are leading the investigating of an officer-involved shooting that happened in the K-Mart parking lot in Plymouth. The initial call came in around 6:15 p.m. Monday that officers were searching for a suspect involved in ... Read more...

Friday evening, December 26th Plymouth Police Officer Paul Stamper conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for disregarding a stop sign.  During the investigation it was found that the driver, 19 year old Dylan Mata was operating a vehicle ... Read more...

On Monday, December 29th Marshall County Clerk, Julie Fox administered the oath of office to Lynn Stull, Polk Township Trustee.  His next term begins on January 1, ... Read more...

Sunday evening just after 6 Plymouth Police Officer Matthew Emenhiser was dispatched to 301 Skylane Drive, in the area of apartment F3.  The call was for an intoxicated male subject who had just broken a window out of a truck. When the ... Read more...

The health of the community is Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center’s (SJRMC) number one priority. Effective immediately, SJRMC is restricting visitation due to the increasing volume of flu and flu-like illnesses at the Mishawaka and ... Read more...

INDIANAPOLIS – Don Snemis, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), is urging Hoosiers with suspended licenses to take advantage of the agency’s Reinstatement Relief Program before it expires at the end of the year. ... Read more...

On Sunday, December 28, at approximately 11:05 A.M., Officer Les McFarland stopped 34 year old William A. Ferguson of Hamlet for driving while suspended with a prior offense in the area of US 30 and Oak Road.  During the traffic stop, ... Read more...

State Representative Tim Harman (R-Bremen) has been appointed to serve as Vice Chairman of the Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee.  He was appointed by House Speaker Brian Bosma. “It is an honor to be appointed to serve as Vice ... Read more...

WTCA received the following information from public documents filed with the court. Just after midnight on December 22nd 19 year old Fabian Romano Rubio of East Shore Drive in Bremen was arrested by Bremen Police.  He was lodged in the ... Read more...