Elkhart County

Police are still investigating how a 76-year-old man was killed in Elkhart County Wednesday.  This happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 28800 block of County Road 10. Initial reports said that LeLand Adams was killed when a truck he was working under rolled off its ramps. But Elkhart County Sheriff's Department Capt. Jim Bradberry said the official cause of death is under investigation. The coroner and a detective were called to the scene, which Bradberry said is normal in death investigations.

We're learning more about a deadly car fire in Elkhart County that WSBT first told you about Friday. Police confirm a mobile meth lab caused the fire. This happened in the 23000 block of County Road 142. Jeremy Graber, 33, died over the weekend from severe burns. The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department did not have any information on the condition of the woman who was in the vehicle with Graber.  

ELKHART COUNTY - Police say two cars were involved in an accident Thursday afternoon in Elkhart County. According to police, around 12:43 p.m. they responded to a call of a two-car crash at County Road 46 and County Road 13. Dispatch says that they have not been informed if the road is closed. At this time, no injuries are being reported. Stay with WSBT-TV and WSBT.com for updates as they become available.

ELKHART -- A Sunday morning crash resulted in a busy morning for Elkhart County officers and NIPSCO workers, according to Elkhart County dispatchers. Dispatchers say around 5:30 a.m., police got a report that a vehicle had crashed into a gas meter in the 64000 block of County Road 21. As a precaution, residents were evacuated from a nearby mobile home park and other surrounding areas. NIPSCO was on the scene to shut gas off. There were no injuries as a result of the crash.

One person was killed and another injured in an Elkhart County crash Thursday night. Paul Keys crashed on U.S. 6 west of County Road 13 just before 9 p.m. The vehicle ended up on its roof in a field. Keys died after being flown to Memorial Hospital in South Bend. A passenger in the vehicle remains in the hospital. Police are still investigating to determine what caused the crash.

GOSHEN - The rain wasn't enough for local county leaders to cancel burn bans. In fact, Elkhart County just expanded its ban. County Commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to ban all wood fires, charcoal grills, and smoking in county parks. That does not ban the use of Coleman stoves or lanterns fueled by white gas or liquid propane. At least 86 counties across the state currently have some kind of burn ban because of the drought, including all local counties except Pulaski.

Three people from Mishawaka were seriously hurt in a two-car crash in Elkhart County on Saturday afternoon. It happened at County Road 40 and County Road 13. Police say 46-year-old James Fozo was headed east on 40. They say he didn't yield and hit a car going south on 13. There are stop signs on 40, but not on 13. Fozo was flown to the hospital with internal injuries. Susie Fozo, 15, also suffered possible internal injuries. Another passenger in the car, 40-year-old Brooke Stairhime, broke several bones.

The death late Monday night of 21-year-old Jesse Bowen has been ruled a homicide, according to John White, Elkhart County coroner. After an autopsy, White says Bowen died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Officers were called to Bowen's home in the 56000 block of Best Avenue just before 11 p.m. Capt. James Bradberry released Bowen's name Tuesday afternoon and noted the sheriff's department death investigation is continuing. Stay connected to WSBT on air and online for updates on this breaking story.