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KENDALLVILLE — A multi-agency sweep of Noble County that led to the arrest of 13 people on active warrants was the most-read story of the week on kpcnews.com. The Noble County Sheriff’s Department organized a multi-agency warrants sweep on April 14, which resulted in 13 people being arrested as of 4 p.m. The sheriff’s department had the assistance of Avilla, Ligonier, Kendallville and Wolcottville police during Wednesday’s operation, as well as the Noble County Department of Ch...

Credit Screenshot of the Indiana Department of Health There were 153 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the region on Friday, and one new death, according to the Indiana Department of Health and local health department data. However, a number of counties are seeing slight declines in 7-day positivity rates, and the state positivity rate has also edged downward in recent days.   According to the Indiana Department of Health, there are 848 Hoosiers hospitalized with the illness, and 77 of those a...

Several booked into LaGrange County Jail LAGRANGE — Several people were booked into the LaGrange County Jail from Tuesday through Thursday, according to jail records. Brittany Edmisten, 27, of the 900 block of East Indiana Avenue, Elkhart, was arrested Tuesday by LaGrange County police on a warrant charging failure to appear for court relating to original charges of possession of methamphetamine and auto theft. Victor Luna-Montoya, 23, of the 1500 block of North C.R. 200E, LaGrange, was bo...

INDIANAPOLIS — One in four vaccine-eligible people living in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange and Steuben counties has now received a full vaccine regimen and is consider fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But the region saw a significant drop in new vaccines for the first time, suggesting that demand is starting to fade fast. As of Friday, more than 1.68 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as Indiana also saw a notable dropoff in the number of people being vaccinated. For ...

Credit Screenshot of Indiana Department of Health   Adams, Wells and Wabash counties are in the state’s “safest” category for community spread of COVID-19, while Steuben and Whitley counties are now in the state’s second-worst category.   Overall, throughout northeast Indiana, there were 122 cases of the illness reported on Wednesday. The 7-day positivity rate in the area stands at 6.9 percent.   The Allen County Department of Health reported an additional five deaths, reconciling t...

Vaccine demand is falling off. The hold outs could prevent Indiana herd immunity. Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT Hoping for high demand, the Miami County Health Department earmarked 600 Moderna doses for a mass immunization clinic last Saturday. But just a few days before the event, only six people had signed up. While the lack of interest concerned county health workers, it did not surprise them. Over the past few weeks they have noticed a steep drop in...

Timberly Ferree April 20, 2021 Indiana Department of Natural Resources staff have stocked more than 23,000 rainbow trout in preparation for inland stream trout season, which opens April 24. The season officially starts at 6 a.m. local time. By opening day, the DNR will have stocked 23,425 rainbow trout in 17 streams in 12 counties, according to a DNR news release. The stocked trout come from Curtis Creek Trout Rearing Station near Howe in LaGrange County and average roughly ...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A man arrested last November after he fired a rifle at a Matteson Township home during a domestic dispute was sentenced on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court. As part of a plea bargain agreement, 28-year-old Travis McCann entered guilty pleas to aggravated stalking as well as to a count of possession of less than 25 grams of a controlled substance in an unrelated case. He was given concurrent nine month jail sentences on the two charges with 143 days credit for ti...

Indiana reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 733 more cases Tuesday 16 News Now Staff © Provided by South Bend-Elkhart WNDU-TV Statewide, 891 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19. (WNDU) - Indiana health officials are reporting 8 more COVID-19 deaths and 733 more cases on Tuesday. Indiana’s 7-day positivity rate is 5.2%. (Positivity - All Tests: This method of calculating positivity rate is based on all positive test results and all tests processed.) Statewide, 891 patients a...

WOLCOTTVILLE — A Ohio man delivering cattle to a farm inadvertently backed over a 15-month-old boy Monday. The boy died from the injuries at Parkview Regional Medical Center, according to a news release from the LaGrange County Sheriffs Department. Police did not identify the boy. According to the sheriffs department, Michael E. Norris, 28, of the 10400 block of S.R. 15, Montpelier, Ohio, had arrived at a farm in the 3500 block of South C.R. 500E, Wolcottville, in a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 pic...