Michigan News

Prosecutor determines Officer Involved Shooting was justified

ALPENA COUNTY, MI. The Alpena County prosecutor has reviewed the investigation conducted by theMichigan State Police. The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Edward Fitzgerald of Alpena. Below arethe findings given by prosecuting attorney: “Michigan law gives a person the right to use force or even take a life to defend […]

Officer Involved Shooting in Alpena County

ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Monday, December 22, 2025, officers from the Alpena Police Departmentand troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post conducted a traffic stop on a reportedstolen vehicle on Grant St. near Lawn St. in Alpena Township. The preliminary investigation indicated that during the traffic stop, an […]

MSP Helps Make Christmas Brighter for Young Girl Fighting Cancer

Upper Peninsula, Michigan. Instead of Santa and his sleigh, Michigan State Police (MSP)troopers aboard their “Blue Goose” patrol car brought Christmas cheer to a young girl fightingcancer far from home. On December 13, 2025, MSP Wakefield Post staff learned from Vialah’s grandmother during aShop with a Cop community event that […]

Fatal Snowmobile Crash in Gogebic County

Gogebic County, Michigan. At approximately 10:31 a.m. on December 21, 2025,troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post and deputies from theGogebic County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a snowmobile crash on Trail 2in Bessemer Township. The preliminary investigation found the snowmobile was traveling eastbound on Trail […]

Wanted Felon Shot By Police in Alpena County

ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Thursday, November 27, 2025, at approximately 8:40 a.m., deputies fromthe Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Department attempted a traffic stop on a pickup truck near Rogers City.The vehicle, driven by a 33-year-old male, was known to deputies to be a wanted felon. The suspect fled the scene, […]

MSU Extension to offer Seafood HACCP Training

MI Sea Grant, MSU Extension, and GLIFWC will be offering Seafood HACCP Training this December 16-18, 2025, in Baraga, Michigan! What is Seafood HACCP? The Association of Food and Drug Officials and the Seafood HACCP Alliance have developed a uniform and cost-effective AFDO/Alliance hazard analysis & critical control point (HACCP) training program for fish […]