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The Progress-Index PETERSBURG — In an effort to provide library services to Petersburg residents, Petersburg Public Library constructed its Tech Knowledge Bus on Thursday at Summit Pointe Apartments. Similar to The Wave family engagement bus created by Petersburg City Public Schools, the library wanted to find a way to connect to its usual patrons while adhering to social distancing.  "With the library being closed, we missed a lot of people, and a lot of people missed us," said Wayne Crocker, director of Petersburg Public Library.  Petersburg Public Library is one of 20 libraries in Vir...

Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Deputies from the Calhoun County Office of the Sheriff along with the Michigan State Police took a man into custody during the overnight hours in the 200 block of West Drive North in Marshall Township after the suicidal man threatened others with a knife. The 36-year-old man from Marshall had earlier contacted dispatchers and said he was suicidal and armed and that he wanted to be killed by the police. The man was said to be uncooperative and continued to call into dispatch demanding a police response...

Marshall Man with a Knife Stopped by Police with a Bean Bag Gun A Marshall man, determined to commit suicide by cop, was safely taken into custody on Wednesday night.  After efforts to talk the armed 36-year old into giving up failed, a deputy used a beanbag gun to subdue the armed man as he came toward officers with a large knife. Sgt. Tim Howell of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department said in a release that it started about 9 pm on Wednesday (April 21 st), when a man called police dispatch, saying he was suicidal and wanted to be killed by police.  Officers called him back and tried ...

Man with knife detained by police after brief standoff in Calhoun County Updated 9:44 AM; MARSHALL TWP., MI – A Marshall man is undergoing a mental health evaluation after repeatedly calling 911 and asking for police to come and kill him Wednesday night, leading to a brief standoff with police. Emergency crews were called at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, to a home in the 200 block of West Drive North in Marshall Township for a report of a man making suicidal comments, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. The man, 36, of Marshall, had previously called 911 and told dispatchers ...