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A 53-year-old Calhoun County man was arrested and charged on multiple counts for child sexually abusive activity.

A Battle Creek woman was arrested in Springfield last night on multiple charges after threatening a Springfield resident with a gun.

The Calhoun County Sheriff Department is investigating the death of the 45-year-old from Springfield who has been identified.

Two of the four members involved in a kidnapping plot to take a child for sexual abuse in Branch County were sentenced Monday.

The 17-year-old victim from East Leroy had been working Thursday, with his car parked in the 5900 block of Beckley Rd, when his mother contacted him and said someone was using his credit cards.

The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says that they got a call around 3:30am Wednesday about a man with a gun in the 100 block of Avenue C in Springfield.

Territorial Brewing Company has announced that they have signed the lease for the building at 1600 Avenue A in Springfield; the property, which housed Springbrook Italian Bistro and Tap House until last December, also comes with 64 acres of land and a disc golf course.

A deputy responding to a burglary call collided with an 11-year-old boy driving a compact two wheel motorbike on Michigan Ave. near Lennon St. in Battle Creek.

Around 11:30pm Thursday, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 900 block of W. Goguac St. on reports of subjects smoking pot inside a vehicle, as well as a noise violation.

At this time no contaminants have been identified, but some customers are experiencing discoloration in their water. Water samples have been taken for testing, and once test results have come back negative for anything harmful the advisory will be lifted after 24 hours.