Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s book – part memoir, part handbook – officially becomes available Tuesday, and Whitmer announced Monday she will be traveling to several states to promote “True Gretch.” Whitmer started by visiting Schuler Books in Okemos on Monday to sign copies that will be available Tuesday. She also visited […]

At approximately 12:05 am on July 7th, troopers from the Negaunee Post were dispatched to County Road 482 near County Road CM in Ely Township for a personal injury crash. Upon arrival, troopers located a vehicle approximately 30 yards off the roadway fully engulfed in flames. Troopers immediately attempted to […]

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI. On June 22 at approximately 12:15 a.m., troopers from the MichiganState Police (MSP) Traverse City Post were in the area of Cass Road north of Dendrinos Drive in Garfield Township, when they observed a damaged electrical pole and a vehicle on its side with the engine […]

Kalkaska County, MI Detectives from the Traverse Narcotics Team (TNT) investigated a suspected drug dealer in Rapid City over the course of several months. On June 13, 2024, detectives and members of the Michigan State Police Emergency Services Team (MSP ES Team) executed a search warrant on the residence of […]

OSCODA COUNTY, MICH. A Michigan State Police (MSP) canine handler and his partner, assigned to the Alpena Post, recently assisted the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Department with tracking a subject believed to have fled the scene of a vehicle crash. On May 27, Tpr. Charles Scruggs, and his canine partner, Waco, responded to […]

MESICK, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Paul Jester (23) of Mesick, for aggravated child sexually abusive activity and using a computer to commit a crime. Jester was arrested following an investigation which began when a […]

LANSING — Michigan Department of Corrections officials can be sued for apparently violating their own rules by placing a seriously mentally ill prisoner in solitary confinement for three months, where he had earlier repeatedly cut himself, swallowed razor blades and written on the wall with his own blood, a federal […]

State Rep. Greg Markkanen on Thursday was joined by Rep. Dave Prestin in announcing his bill to restore hunters’ rights, allowing them to hunt coyotes year-round. The plan, House Bill 5721, allows an individual who holds a fur harvester’s license to hunt coyotes year-round. The legislation comes in response to […]

LANSING, MICH.  Motor carrier officers from the Michigan State Police, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (MSP/CVED) will be conducting inspections at weigh station facilities and rest areas throughout the state with a focus on defective equipment and cargo securement.  This enforcement operation is part of the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) […]

A bipartisan bill package that would allow some prisoners to earn productivity credits to reduce their sentences was introduced Tuesday in the Senate, a move the lead bill sponsor said has proven effective in other states and would improve recidivism rates if enacted into law. The four-bill package largely mirrors […]