Two environmental investigations conservation officers received DNR Law Enforcement Division awards during the Michigan Natural Resources Commission’s February meeting in Lansing for their swift, effective response to the Gaylord tornado. Lt. Vence Woods, environmental investigations supervisor, was presented with a Distinguished Service Award and a Lifesaving Award. Det. Chris Bowen, […]

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI. On Monday, February 13, 2023, at approximately 7:55 a.m., troopers fromthe Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post were dispatched to Collins Elementary School inHoughton Lake to investigate a vehicle that had struck a ten-year-old child. Troopers arrived on sceneand located a ten-year-old child from Houghton Lake […]

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The gunman who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University was a 43-year-old with a previous gun violation who fatally shot himself after an hourslong manhunt that ended in a confrontation with police miles from campus, officials said Tuesday. Investigators still were […]

Packing up for a camping trip. Fishing from your favorite pier. Parking the car, ready to enjoy thousands of miles of motorized and nonmotorized trails or drop your boat in the water …  Those are just a few outdoor amenities and experiences that start with the Michigan Department of Natural […]

Anglers taking advantage of winter ice fishing should keep a close watch on ice conditions, as unseasonable weather may prompt shanty removal prior to the seasonal dates required by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “Throughout most of the Lower Peninsula, Mother Nature unfortunately didn’t cooperate with us this year,” […]

MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Michigan State Police Trooper and a Michigan DNR Officer are being recognized for saving residents from a burning home in Delta County. According to the DNR, five minutes after Delta Dispatch put out a call Monday reporting a structure fire along US-2 in Rapid River, DNR Conservation […]

CRAWFORD COUNTY — A Tawas man died on Friday after Michigan State Police troopers responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch. At about 9 p.m., a trooper and a cadet from MSP Post Houghton Lake responded to the call on northbound I-75 north of the West Federal […]

If former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was looking for mercy from U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds, he not only didn’t get it; he got chastised. In a blistering court opinion, Edmunds on Thursday denied Kilpatrick’s request to end his supervised release early so he could travel more freely as a […]

LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Speaker Joe Tate released the following statement after agreeing to a framework for the Lowering MI Costs plan that will deliver the largest tax break to Michiganders in decades and ensure that all taxpayers see relief. The […]

LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox announced that a record number of Michiganders signed up for comprehensive health insurance on the Health Insurance Marketplace during the recent open enrollment period. More than 322,000 Michiganders enrolled and will be able to save money on health insurance throughout 2023 thanks to state and federal actions championed by Governor Whitmer.   […]