LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to remain lowered at half-staff on Monday, January 6, 2025 to honor and remember former State Representative James “Jim” McBryde.  “Representative James McBryde was dedicated to serving his community over decades of public service,” said Governor Whitmer. “A champion forMiddle Michigan, he advocated for legislation and investments that made a […]

LANSING, MICH. In an effort to present public safety data in accessible and actionable ways, the Michigan State Police (MSP) has launched a new Dashboard Portal, available at https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/cjic/dashboard-portal. The first dataset to be added to the portal is statewide crime data collected as part of the statutorily required Michigan Incident Crime Report […]

A Johannesburg, Michigan, man with a history of hunting-related violations recently faced new charges for illegally taking deer. Cecil Edward Day, 59, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Otsego County 87-A District Court on the following four charges: Day was arrested at his residence Nov. 18 after Michigan Department […]

Baraga County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post has arrested threesubjects for felonious assault after an incident at the Bear Paw Inn in Three Lakes. On 11/17/2024 around 12:30 a.m., troopers responded to a 911 call after three subjects hadallegedly physically assaulted two other individuals. A firearm was […]

ROSCOMMON COUNTY. On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at approximately 5:43 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post were dispatched to a report of a man lying in the roadway on Mead Road near the US-127 overpass in Lake Township. Troopers arrived on scene and located a […]

ALPENA COUNTY, MI. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post were contacted onWednesday, November 6, 2024, after a woman discovered images of a young girl on the phonebelonging to 41-year-old Eugene Kenneth Hayes from Alpena. The nude images were taken using ahidden borescope in the bathroom of the […]

EMMET COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at approximately 2:15 p.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post were called to the New Beginnings Thrift Shop in HarborSprings for several pipe bombs that had been found. A worker picked up a donated box containingnumerous tools and moved them […]

MANISTEE COUNTY, MI. On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m. a trooper from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Post was called to a report of animals at large. Upon arrival at thescene the trooper saw a woman, identified as 61-year-old Carolyn Jean Braun from Thompsonville, with several dogs […]

LANSING, Mich – The Michigan Department of Corrections welcomed 281 new students to the fall Officer Recruit Training Academy. The academy has seen a 55% increase in enrolled recruits from the previous class that graduated, making it the largest recruit class since 2015. The Lower Peninsula John Davis Class began […]

MANISTEE COUNTY, MI. On Friday, October 11, 2024, at approximately 11:17pm, troopers from the Michigan State Police Cadillac Post along with deputies from the Manistee County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a fatal traffic crash. The incident occurred on Read Road between Yates and Thompsonville Road in Cleon Township, Manistee […]