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ST. JOSEPH, Mich. Police in southwestern Michigan say they are following up on a tip in the 1991 death of a Black teenager who drowned in the St. Joseph River.
The death of Eric McGinnis raised racial tensions between Benton Harbor, which is mostly Black, and St. Joseph, which is mostly white, and was the subject of a 1998 book by Alex Kotlowitz.
Steve Neubecker, director of the St. Joseph Public Safety Department, said the case was reopened in late April based on information received from Brian Conybeare, a reporter at ABC57 in South Bend, Indiana.
Conybeare said a man recently told him that he saw white teenagers chase Eric toward a pier along Silver Beach.
ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.
Berrien County begins ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign May 17 By: Maura Johnson Photo courtesy: Seat Belt Solutions
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. – The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office is reminding drivers of the importance of seatbelts as the Memorial Day holiday approaches.
The county will join the nation in the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign running from May 17 to June 6.
The national campaign runs alongside the start of the busy summer travel season.
The campaign’s goal is to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries by encouraging the use of seatbelts while driving. “During the Click It or Ticket campaign, we’ll be working with our fellow law enforcement officers across the state to ensure the message gets out to drivers and passengers to buckle up,” said Sheriff L. Paul Bailey. “We cannot overstate the importance of wearing a seat
GBI seeks info on unsolved Nashville murder Adam Tennison, 40, was found dead on November 20, 2019, at a home on Harnage Road in Nashville, the GBI says. (Source: Georgia Bureau of Investigation) By WCTV Staff | May 5, 2021 at 10:47 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 10:47 AM
NASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) says it and the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office need the public’s help to solve a 2019 Nashville murder.
Adam Tennison, 40, was found dead on Nov. 20, 2019, at a home on Harnage Road in Nashville, the GBI says.
The GBI’s Facebook post says it is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the suspect.