Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department responded to the following accident: 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, Detroit Street near West CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Melissa M. Miranda, 32, Cherry Street, Warsaw; and Earl D. Houseman, 43, Townline Road, Ligonier. Miranda was driving her vehicle north on Detroit Street when she didn’t stop her vehicle …read more.

  Whitley County K9 Officer Cas. Photo from the Columbia City Facebook page. KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies offered condolences to Deputy Gary Archbold, his family and the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department for the loss of K9 Officer, Cas, through an online post on the KCSO Facebook page Wednesday evening, July …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY — A driver suspected of carjacking in Plymouth led police on a chase through parts of two other counties and ended in a fiery crash that killed a police dog in Whitley County. The incident began around 3:30 p.m. in Plymouth where police learned of a carjacking near the LifePlex gym close to …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — Skyler Vincent Bosserman, 19, was arrested by Whitley County Sheriff’s officers Thursday evening, March 9, following a shooting in the 3200 block of Colony Avenue at Tri-Lakes. Bosserman has been charged with criminal recklessness with a firearm, battery with a deadly weapon and pointing a loaded firearm. He is being held on $60,000 bond.

WHITLEY COUNTY — The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help locating a missing person. Marcus Wolfe is a 19-year-old male and is missing from Whitley County. He was last seen leaving a residence east of Columbia City at 930 p.m. Monday, July 25, and was believed to be traveling home to South …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY — A crash involving two semitractor-trailers, one of which was fully engulfed in flames, has eastbound US 30 at Lincolnway (west side of Columbia City) CLOSED at this time. Westbound US 30 is restricted to one lane at this time and traffic is being routed through slowly. Motorists are urged to find alternate …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — County Road 300W, 300 feet south of CR 900N, Whitley County, will be closed today, Wednesday, March 16, for a culvert replacement. The road should reopen later this afternoon. Drivers are advised to plan an alternate route while the road is closed. In addition, CR 900W between CR 200S and CR 300S …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — An Avilla man died from injuries he suffered this morning, Thursday, Feb. 4, in a four-vehicle accident on SR 9, north of CR 500E. The accident was reported at 6:14 a.m. James M. Ratliff, 41, Avilla, was pronounced deceased by medical staff at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Whitley County Sheriff’s Department reports Anna …read more.

LARWILL — Three persons, all suffering internal injuries, were taken to Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, one by helicopter, following a 6:42 p.m. accident on US 30 at CR 400W, east of Larwill in Whitley County.

An autopsy to determine the cause of death of Brian Robert Gurchiek, 51, Columbia City, Monday morning in the Whitley County Jail, has concluded his death was a suicide, according to Randy Dellinger, Whitley County Coroner. The cause of death was from asphyxia due to hanging. Gurchiek, an inmate at the Whitley County Jail, was …read more.

Investigators from the Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne are investigating the death of a male inmate of the Whitley County Jail after he was found unconscious and unresponsive in his cell early this morning. Preliminary investigation by Detective Andrew Mills indicated that during a routine check at approximately 1:30 a.m., confinement officers found Brian …read more.

Whitley County Sheriff’s Department 911 Communications announced at 3:31 p.m. its 911 is back in service For several hours this afternoon, the 911 service was down causing residents with emergency to dial alternate phone numbers.  

(UPDATE: Shortly after our posting, Brady Myers was taken to his grandparents home by friends. He has since been reunited with his parents.) The parents of a 15-year-old boy are hoping for the public’s help in bringing their son home. Brady Myers was last seen at 9 p.m. Tuesday night on 900 South, Larwill. Myers …read more.

Slick roads resulted in an auto accident in Whitley County this morning that claimed the life of Russell Bertrand, 70. His wife, Sharon Bertrand, 68, sustained minor injuries. According to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, Russell Bertrand was driving the couple’s 2002 Ford van north on SR 205 when he lost control on the snow …read more.

Local law enforcement authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating two Wabash County men wanted for charges of home improvement fraud. Kosciusko and Whitley county officers are attempting to locate two Disko, Ind., brothers who are believed to be behind a variety of residential home improvement scams in both Kosciusko and Whitley counties. …read more.

A South Whitley woman lost control of her vehicle on SR 5 in Whitley County early Sunday morning and was ejected when the van rolled several times. Whitley County Sheriff’s Department deputies investigated the crash that happened at 1:07 a.m. Sunday on SR 5 near CR 1000 South. Elyse K. Edsall, 26, sustained a head …read more.

A South Whitley woman was killed in a single vehicle crash in Whitley County and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. According to a report from the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, Donna J. Rose, 73, died at about 2:44 p.m. Saturday when her car struck a tree. It happened on Whitley County …read more.

One man was shot early today in Larwill by a suspect allegedly trying to carjack his vehicle. Whitley County authorities say it happened around 7:15 a.m. at Old Trail Road and SR 5 and they do have the suspect in custody. The victim suffered a small caliber gunshot wound to the chest and is hospitalized …read more.

A crash involving a semi and a box truck claimed the life of a Bay City, Mich., man Wednesday morning in Columbia City. According to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, the crash happened at 9:03 a.m. when one semi was stopped on U.S. 30 at CR 300 East near Columbia City and was rear-ended by …read more.

A Warsaw man was being sought at his last known address in the Eastgate Apartments complex just before 4 p.m. today after he walked away from the Whitley County Jail. Marcus M. Green, 31, 530 Clinic Ct., Warsaw, was last seen by Whitley County authorities at 2 p.m. today leaving the Whitley County Jail and getting …read more.

An ATV accident in Larwill late Thursday night seriously injured one man. Indiana Conservation Officers are Investigating the accident that happened at approximately 11 p.m. in Whitley County just northeast of Larwill. Whitley County Sheriff’s Department received the initial 911 call concerning the accident that occurred at a home on CR 650 West. When officers arrived …read more.