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 […]

WEXFORD COUNTY, MI. On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the Michigan State Police (MSP) CadillacPost was contacted reference a missing 55-year-old man from Cadillac. The man’s truck, dog, phone, and other personal items were still at his residence in Cadillac. A search of the property was conducted. Troopers located an area […]

MARQUETTE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Aidan C. Keller, 19, for child sexually abusive activity – aggravated, possession of child sexually abusive material, and using a computer to commit a crime. Keller was arrested […]

Law enforcement officers from across Michigan are cracking down on distracted driving. State, county, and local agencies will begin conducting “Operation Ghost Rider” on Monday with the goal to reduce distracted driving deaths and injuries. The initiative is coordinated by the Transportation Improvement Association. “Despite knowing the risks, distracted drivers […]