LANSING, MICH. To learn how to better prepare for chemical disasters, hazmat teams from across the state are assembling with local emergency managers and other first responders for the second annual Michigan State Police (MSP) Michigan HazMat Responder Conference at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, from April 17 – 19. “Dealing […]
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Woman Dies in Delta County ORV Crash
Troopers from the Gladstone Post were dispatched to a report of an ORV crash on 27.25 Rd near KK Rd in Nahma Township, Delta County on Friday, 4/14 at approximately 3:30pm. Upon arrival, troopers observed a deceased female who was underneath a Polaris Razr ORV. The female was the passenger […]
Whitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Anyone who wants to buy a gun in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely store all firearms and ammunition when around minors under new laws signed Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The signing took place […]
Marquette Man Arrested for Child Porn Material
MARQUETTE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is announcing the arrest of Samuel Walter Numikoski, 49 of Marquette, for child sexually abusive material-aggravated possession, child sexually abusive material-possession, and using a computer to commit a crime. Numikoski was arrested following an […]
Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. The state’s “right-to-work” law had allowed those in unionized workplaces […]
State Police now tracking incidents of bias against police officers in Michigan
LANSING — In late 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was raging in Michigan, the state’s top law enforcement agency quietly began tracking what it deems hate or bias incidents against police. The agency counted 10 incidents of what it describes as anti-police bias and recorded them under its hate/bias category […]
Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party has received backlash from political leaders on both sides of the aisle for posts on social media Wednesday that compared the Holocaust to gun safety measures being considered in the state. The posts, shared on the state party’s official Facebook and Twitter […]
Warning: Con Artists Spoofing Michigan State Police Phone Number
WEXFORD COUNTY, MI. It has come to the attention of the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Postthat Michigan residents are receiving “spoof” phone calls with the telephone number of the MSP CadillacPost. The callers state they are from the MSP and that they are conducting an investigation or begin toask […]
Two Persons Die from Drug Overdose
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Saturday, March 18, 2023, at approximately 7:30 a.m. Michigan State Police troopers found two adult males who had died from an apparent drug overdose. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post responded to a report of two persons who were unresponsive at a residence […]
Action after tragedy: Michigan’s top officials rally for gun safety with Gabby Giffords
LANSING, MI – There is a cycle to mass gun violence in America, said Michigan State University sophomore and gun safety activist Joseph Kesto. People mourn the loss, yet as time passes, memories fade and not much is done to prevent the next tragedy. But in Michigan, after mass killings […]