Tornadoes that struck southwest Michigan formed unusually early in the season. Forecasters warn another round of severe storms could develop Tuesday night.

St. Joseph County prosecutors say 46-year-old Republican appraiser Gloria Niedbalski made a fake child neglect complaint that drew police and child welfare officials to the Granger home of Republican County Council member Amy Drake during a council meeting last year.

A new overpass at Sunnyside Ave. opened Monday in Elkhart, eliminating a railroad crossing delay. City officials say work on the Hively Ave. overpass will continue this year.

"Your job is to take care of the people of Bristol, and you’re not doing it," Lester Otto told council members. "What you’re doing is feeding the money grabbers."

A suspected tornado left one person dead and several people injured in Cass County, Michigan. In an update from the county on Friday evening, Emergency Manager Manny DeLaRosa said, “multiple large structures — including homes and pole barns — sustained damage ranging from major structural impacts to complete destruction.”

The Elkhart Police Department has released the names of the officers who fatally shot a teenager last month at High Dive Park. Patrolman Thomas Breneman and Patrolman Nicholas Ragsdale both discharged their service weapons during the incident, according to an Elkhart police press release.