PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 8th, 2026, at 1:54 a.m., Officers with the Plymouth Police Department received a 911 call regarding a

possible physical domestic disturbance at the Economy Inn.
Plymouth Police units responded and located the source of the disturbance on the second floor at the southwest corner of the motel. As officers began speaking to an involved man and woman, 25-year-old Isaiah Batta, of Plymouth, began running.
Officers initiated a foot pursuit with Batta, who was eventually tased and taken into custody. Batta was treated at the hospital and transported to Marshall County Jail, where he was booked and lodged for Resisting Law Enforcement.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Office of Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs

announced that 19 rural communities will receive more than $14.2 million in federal grant funding to expand community facilities and improve drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.
The Town of Winamac is awarded $750,000 to update water infrastructure and improve operational efficiency for residents and town staff.
The City of Plymouth is awarded $750,000 to restore the structural integrity of the 1875 historic firehouse in its downtown corridor. Renovations include necessary masonry work on the exterior brick façade, roof replacement, bell tower and cupola refurbishment, and replacement of exterior entry doors. These improvements will allow the building to continue to be used as a public space.
“Federal funding should produce something tangible for the people paying into the system,” Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith said. “These awards give local communities the opportunity to turn those dollars into projects that will serve Hoosiers for years to come.”
OCRA distributes Community Development Block Grant funds to rural communities, which assist units of local government with various community projects such as infrastructure improvement, downtown revitalization, public facilities and economic development.
“Through earning this grant funding, these 19 communities demonstrate their commitment to the long-term quality of life of their residents,” OCRA Executive Director Fred Glynn said. “Congratulations to the local officials who lead these efforts, I look forward to seeing the positive impacts of these projects around our Hoosier cities and towns.”
Funding for OCRA’s CDBG programs originates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program and is administered for the State of Indiana by OCRA. For more information, visit in.gov/ocra/cdbg.

PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Common Council took the first step towards a tax abatement for the expansion of a 40-plus-year

Plymouth business.
AK Industries has begun the process of adding new equipment and a new product to their line, projected for December of this year, that will also add at least six new jobs. The Council voted to declare “…certain real estate to be within an economic revitalization area” in order to begin that process.
General Manager James Connelly brought a visual aid for the Council in the form of a small-scale model of the new product the equipment will produce.

AK Industries has been in operation in Plymouth since 1981 and currently employs 206 people. The new equipment will come at a purchase price of $1.2 million.

HAMMOND — Governor Mike Braun directed state response efforts from Northwest Indiana today, assessing damage from

Tuesday’s severe storms and coordinating resources, as widespread power outages, flooding and storms continue across the state.
“Between storm damage, widespread power outages and flooding, hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers have been impacted across the state,” said Gov. Braun. “I’ve directed our agencies to work around the clock alongside local officials, first responders and utility crews to get resources where they’re needed. As storms continue today, our teams are ready, resources are in place, and we will continue responding to needs as they arise.”
Braun and other state officials met with local officials and first responders to receive an update on storm damage, power outages, and ongoing response efforts.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is leading the state’s response in coordination with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Transportation and Indiana Department of Correction. The state has also provided generators and an oxygen trailer to support needs in Northwest Indiana.
Utility crews are working to restore service, and IDHS is coordinating with local officials and response partners to address needs created by the outages. The American Red Cross stands ready to establish shelters, cooling centers and charging stations as needed. Hoosiers without power are encouraged to take precautions against the heat and use available cooling centers if needed.
As storms continue across Indiana on Wednesday, the state’s emergency response teams remain ready for changing conditions. Saturated ground could increase the risk of additional flooding from heavy rainfall, while stronger storms could bring gusty winds and additional downed trees and power lines.
Hoosiers should have multiple ways to receive emergency alerts, follow guidance from local authorities, never drive or walk through floodwaters, avoid downed power lines and dangerous road conditions, and give first responders and utility crews room to work.

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… St. Joseph County in north central Indiana… Northern Fulton County in north central Indiana… Eastern Starke County in northwestern Indiana… Marshall County in north central Indiana… Northeastern La Porte County in northwestern Indiana… * Until 115 PM EDT/1215 PM CDT/. * At 1228 PM EDT/1128 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Carlisle to 7 miles northwest of North Liberty to 7 miles east of Winamac, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include… South Bend, Mishawaka, Plymouth, Rochester, Bremen, Gulivoire Park, Granger, Osceola, Walkerton, North Liberty, New Carlisle, Bourbon, Argos, Culver, Lakeville, Roseland, Koontz Lake, Walnut, Tippecanoe, and Oak Grove. This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 61 and 87.

Yesterday’s severe storm, bringing rain, lightning, and dangerously high winds, caused elevated electric power outages in portions

of NIPSCO’s Northern Indiana service area. The company’s website estimated approximately 301,000 of the company’s 500,000 customers were affected.
Based on outage numbers, the most impacted communities included most of Lake County, LaPorte, and the southern portion of Marshall County.
Storm damage, extensive vegetation debris, flooding, and power outages created hazardous conditions and traffic backups across the area, making it difficult for our crews to assess and address damage promptly.
As of late Tuesday night, crews were actively working to restore service safely and as quickly as possible.

PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 8, 2026, at approximately 8:40 PM, Marshall County dispatch advised of a stolen vehicle out of Elkhart

County. Dispatch advised the stolen vehicle was a 2012 Ford Fusion, blue in color, driven by Andrea Tuttle, 47, of Ft. Wayne.
At 10:32 PM, officers were dispatched to the Dairy Queen for a disabled vehicle. The caller advised that the vehicle would not run. Dispatch advised that the caller was Andrea Tuttle.
Police located the vehicle parked on the west side of the building. Tuttle was detained while confirmation of the stolen vehicle was obtained. A container holding an amount of crystal-like material and four glass smoking devices were also located.
Tuttle was placed under arrest and transported to the Marshall County jail.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 2, 2026, at 7:22 p.m., Officers with the Plymouth Police Department were dispatched to Pearl Street for a reported Domestic Battery.

Officers arrived on scene and advised that Rogelio Miranda, 42 years old, of Plymouth, and his stepson had gotten into a physical fight.
During the investigation, the stepson had an injury to his head and was checked out by medics. Miranda was placed under arrest and transported to Marshall County Jail, where he was booked for domestic battery.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Average gasoline prices in Indiana have fallen 13.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.48/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,271 stations in Indiana. Prices in Indiana are 21.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 34.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 5.1 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $5.275 per gallon.
The lowest reported prices in various communities around the area:
Pulaski County
Winamac — $3.69
Francesville — $3.79
Medaryville — $3.69
Starke County
Knox — $3.69
North Judson — $3.69
Hamlet — $3.47
LaPorte County
LaCrosse — $3.49
LaPorte — $3.32
Michigan City — $3.35
Wanatah — $3.46
Rolling Prairie — $3.69
Westville — $3.44
New Carlisle — $3.69
North Liberty — $3.49
Walkerton — $3.33
Marshall County
Argos — $3.59
Bourbon — $3.49
Bremen — $3.49
Culver — $3.69
LaPaz — $3.52
Plymouth — $3.41
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Indiana was priced at $2.98/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.01/g.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 10.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.94/g today.
“Average gasoline prices declined in 47 states over the last week while diesel fell in 39, with the national average price of gasoline posting a double-digit drop per gallon,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Diesel’s decline was roughly half that of gasoline, in part due to continued pressure on refined product markets from ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries. However, the wild ride continues. Iran is pushing back against a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and oil prices edged modestly higher in Sunday night trading, signaling that the recent relief may not last. With the Strait remaining closed, upward pressure on fuel prices could return quickly, and if things don’t go well, the national average could climb to its highest level ever recorded this late in the calendar year. For now, enjoy the dip, but keep a close eye on how the Strait situation develops in the days ahead.”
GasBuddy is North America’s trusted fuel savings platform, helping consumers fuel up for less for over 25 years.

PLYMOUTH – President of the Commissioners Stan Klotz came before the Marshall County Council during budget hearings to

bring up a cost on the horizon that was not included in the new budget. Yet.
By law, juvenile offenders are not allowed to be incarcerated with adults, and currently the county has no real place to detain those who are taken into custody for any length of time.

He told the Council that leasing beds at an out-of-county facility was the best of bad options.

The County has sent juvenile offenders to facilities in Fort Wayne and Muncie, but most times the juvenile would need to appear in court the next day, prompting Sheriff’s officers to make three trips for transportation to and from those facilities, sometimes in less than 24 hours, depleting the Sheriff’s departments manpower.
Klotz and the Marshall County Probation Department continue to work on options.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 565 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA KOSCIUSKO ST. JOSEPH IN NORTHERN INDIANA ADAMS ALLEN IN BLACKFORD CASS IN DE KALB ELKHART FULTON IN GRANT HUNTINGTON JAY LA PORTE LAGRANGE MARSHALL MIAMI NOBLE PULASKI STARKE STEUBEN WABASH WELLS WHITE WHITLEY IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN BERRIEN BRANCH CASS MI HILLSDALE ST. JOSEPH MI IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO ALLEN OH DEFIANCE FULTON OH HENRY PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT WILLIAMS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALBION, ANGOLA, ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BASS LAKE, BENTON HARBOR, BENTON HEIGHTS, BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BREMEN, BRONSON, BROOKSTON, BRYAN, BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, COLDWATER, COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, CULVER, DECATUR, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, DOWAGIAC, DUNKIRK, EDGERTON, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FORT WAYNE, FRANCESVILLE, FREMONT, GARRETT, GAS CITY, GOSHEN, GRANGER, GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HICKSVILLE, HILLSDALE, HUNTINGTON, JONESVILLE, KENDALLVILLE, KNOX, LA PORTE, LAGRANGE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIGONIER, LIMA, LITCHFIELD, LOGANSPORT, MARCELLUS, MARION, MEDARYVILLE, MENDON, MEXICO, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MONON, MONTICELLO, MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NAPPANEE, NEW HAVEN, NILES, NORTH JUDSON, NORTH MANCHESTER, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAW PAW LAKE, PAYNE, PERU, PLYMOUTH, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, ROCHESTER, ROYAL CENTER, SHERWOOD, SHIPSHEWANA, SOUTH BEND, SOUTH WHITLEY, SPENCERVILLE, ST. JOSEPH, STURGIS, SWANTON, THREE RIVERS, TOPEKA, TRI-LAKES, UPLAND, VAN WERT, WABASH, WARSAW, WAUSEON, WHITE PIGEON, WINAMAC, AND WINONA LAKE.

PLYMOUTH — On July 31, 2026, at 6:26 p.m., Officers with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a

vehicle whose registered owner was a habitual traffic violator.
The vehicle owner was identified as Karie Beaird, 55 years old, of Rochester. The officer stopped the vehicle at US 30 and US 31. Beaird was driving and was taken into custody for driving while a habitual traffic violator.
The officer could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and the passenger stepped out and was found to be intoxicated. The passenger was identified as Christopher Harper, 55 years old, of North Judson.
During the search of the vehicle, marijuana was located, along with marijuana pipes. Both parties were placed under arrest for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and transported to Marshall County Jail.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 8, 2026, at 6:32 a.m., Plymouth Police were dispatched to Poplar St. regarding a 911 call from a woman saying a man had broken into her residence.

Officers searched the residence but did not locate the suspect. In speaking with the woman, she was able to provide a possible name for the suspect. While at the Poplar St. residence, Marshall County 911 advised of another residential entry complaint on Kings Ct. County and city police responded and located the suspect inside a vehicle in the garage at the Kings Ct address.
The man was identified as the suspect from Poplar St., Raudel Martinez-Huizar, 25, of Plymouth, and was then placed under arrest and transported to the Marshall County jail.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

PLYMOUTH – As budget season gets into full swing, the Marshall County Council heard first reading of an ordinance that would continue the “special LIT” (Local Income Tax) that was initiated to pay for the construction of the county jail.

That was President of the Council Tim Harmon who went on to outline for the Council the numbers should the county allow the tax to expire when jail bonds are paid of in the coming year, stating a $1.5 million surplus at the end of the current budget year would be greatly different.

The Council voted to schedule a public hearing on the ordinance during second reading at their meeting on Sept. 14.
The Council heard first reading of this year’s county budget Monday afternoon, and second reading will also be part of that meeting.

ARGOS — On Monday, August 10, 2026, at approximately 5:08 p.m., the Marshall County Coroner’s Office was notified of a death at 14942 Maple Road, Argos, Indiana.

An investigation found that the deceased, Jonathon Hayn, of Argos, Indiana, had been working inside a grain bin on the family farm when it appears he became overcome by smoke after the grain began burning.
Family members and workers attempted to remove Hayn from the grain bin but were unable to rescue him. Marshall County Central Dispatch received a 911 call at approximately 4:13 p.m.
Responding agencies included the Argos Fire Territory, Plymouth Fire Department, Parkview Paramedics, Argos Police Department, and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
Firefighters were ultimately able to remove Hayn from the grain bin. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by Chief Deputy Coroner John Lampkins.
An autopsy has been scheduled to assist in determining the exact cause of death.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office will release additional information when it becomes available.

FULTON COUNTY, Ind. – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Morphey Construction Inc will move the road closure

on State Road 25 between C.R. 400 N and C.R. 500 N on or after Wednesday, August 12.
State Road 25 is currently closed just to the north, between C.R. 575 N and C.R. 500 N, for a bridge replacement project at the Eaton Busenburg Ditch. When that closure opens, State Road 25 will then close for a bridge replacement project at Herrel Creek.
Motorists should seek alternate routes. The official detour will continue to follow State Road 110 and U.S. 31.

PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 26, 2026, at 11:54 A.M., Plymouth Police initiated a traffic stop on a reckless driver who was traveling

Southbound on US 31 near 9A Road.
The vehicle was observed traveling at a speed of 90 MPH in a posted 65 MPH zone while weaving through traffic. During the traffic stop, the odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle. Before the vehicle could be searched for the suspected marijuana, the driver, Brian Jackson Jr., 36, of Avon, fled the scen
Plymouth Police and Marshall County Deputies pursued Jackson into Fulton County, where deputies effectively deployed stop sticks, disabling Jackson’s vehicle. Brian Jackson was taken into custody shortly after his vehicle was disabled.
A search of the vehicle by officers located 183 grams of marijuana and items to be utilized for distribution of that amount.
Jackson was transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was lodged pending charges for Resisting Law Enforcement – Flees with a Vehicle, Dealing in Marijuana/Hashish/Salvia, Possession of Marijuana – Prior Conviction + Amount, Obstruction of Justice, Aggressive Driving, and Reckless Driving.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 7, 2026, at 9:43 p.m., Officers with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a

vehicle whose registered owner was suspended.
The vehicle was a yellow Mustang and was slow to stop. While the Officer was calling out the traffic stop and plate, the driver, later identified as Joseph Fansler, 25 years old, of Lakeville, Indiana, got out of the driver’s seat and took off running.
The Officer chased after him and, with the assistance of a bystander who was waiting in the Dairy Queen drive-through with his family, saw the officer chasing Fansler and helped the officer get him placed under arrest.
Fansler was arrested for resisting arrest, driving while suspended prior, and 3 different warrants: one from Saint Joseph County, Starke County, and Fulton County. Fansler was given a court date and bond.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.