Berrien Springs

BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. - Have you ever tried to make your entire lunch or dinner with foods only grown by local farmers? On Tuesday, Andrews University Dining Hall in Berrien Springs proved that it's possible.  It's part of their 3rd annual "Eat Local Challenge. " On the average day, 20% of the food they serve in the café comes from local farmers, but on Tuesday, everything on the menu was made entirely from ingredients sourced within 150 miles of campus. Andrew's Dining Service Manager Mark Daniels says the goal of the "Eat Local Challenge" was to make students and the public aware of the healthy alternatives to store bought items that are packed full of preservatives.

A driver for Berrien County schools has been fired after leaving a 4-year-old special education student in a van. It happened this afternoon in Berrien Springs. Transportation officials say the driver did not check his van. The driver told school officials the little boy fell asleep in the back and did not get off. But the boy's mother says he didn't fall asleep until after the driver left the van. The driver took the van home and did not know the boy was still in it until police called.

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A woman and two teenagers were extricated from a car after crashing on the U.S. 31 Bypass in Michigan. All three were taken to Memorial Hospital in South Bend. The accident happened just after 11 a.m. Tuesday in the southbound lane near mile marker 15 in Berrien Springs. A Berrien County Sheriff's Department news release stated Sally Hendricks, 80, of South Bend, was driving on U.S. 31 and apparently reached for a water bottle, causing her to lose control of her 2007 Buick.

Michigan's Republican Primary is Tuesday, but as candidates make their final push, some people are upset with one kind of campaigning: Robocalls! Those computer-delivered, pre-recorded messages. Walt Stone of Berrien Springs says he and his wife have been bombarded with them for the last three months. He says he hears from the Mitt Romney campaign the most, but all the campaigns call. And he says they can get a little sneaky. “The ones recently, our caller ID doesn't show a number so you almost know it's going to be a political robocall, we just don't answer those.” Stone got so frustrated he found a website he says can help: stoppoliticalcalls.org The National Do Not Call List does not apply to political calls.

NILES - Berrien Springs massage therapist Johan Abrahams pleaded guilty Tuesday in Berrien County Trial Court to two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Abrahams, 70, of St. Jo-seph Avenue in Berrien Springs, is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 21. Assistant Prosecutor Cara Wilkinson said Tuesday in court that she expects the guidelines to call for Abrahams to serve a sentence of between zero to 17 months in prison and registering as a sex offender. Fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct is considered a high court misdemeanor and carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison.

Berrien County police are searching for a man they believe has stolen thousands of dollars from ATMs. Police say 50-year-old John Crabtree broken into an A-T-M in Berrien Springs and possible others across the region. He is currently on parole in Kalamazoo County. Police say he was last seen in Georgia.

More victims are coming forward claiming a massage therapist in Berrien Springs sexually assaulted them. Johan Abrahams, 70, was arrested last week after one of his client's reported he had touched her in inappropriate places. Abrahams ran his massage therapy business out of his home on St. Joseph Avenue in front of the Berrien Springs football field. He was arrested Friday after a two-month investigation by police. He is charged with criminal sexual conduct after a 39-year-old women went to police saying Abraham inappropriately touched her in September and October.

Police say a crime spree in southwest Michigan - more than a month long - has come to an end with the arrest of two brothers. Johnathan Stefanovic, 24, and his 19-year old brother David Stefanovic were arrested Tuesday night. Johnathan is a graduate student at Andrews University. David has a previous record for assault in the state of Washington. The village of Berrien Springs is known as a fairly quiet, peaceful place...home of the world renowned Seventh Day Adventist Andrews University.

The bypass has now reopened after a 17-vehicle pileup at the 15 mile marker in Berrien Springs, says Michigan State Police. Click here for a map. This happened shortly after 8:37 a.m. Police told a WSBT photographer at the scene the crash was caused by a car that slowed down in the fog, causing a chain reaction. Only one person was taken to the hospital with a slight injury. Stay with us for updates