BARAGA COUNTY, MI. On August 10, at approximately 10:20 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post responded to a traffic crash on US-41 near the Baraga Lakeside Inn. The preliminary investigation indicates that as vehicledriven by a 66-year-old man was traveling southwest on US-41 when a 50-year-old woman entered the roadway on foot. The driver was unable to avoid her, and she was struck. The woman was pronounced […]
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Michigan Senate bill targets license plate reader cameras amid privacy concerns
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – A Michigan state senator has introduced legislation to limit the use of automatic license plate reader cameras, which have drawn privacy concerns from the public even as law enforcement agencies say the technology has proven effective. State Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) introduced the bill, […]
Michigan ranks No. 6 among states for worst record in chronic absenteeism
Michigan had the sixth-worst rate among 44 states for the number of students who were chronically absent from school in 2025, according to the new report. Last year, 29% of students in the Great Lakes State were chronically absent. The American Enterprise Institute report, “From Attendance Crisis to Chronic Condition?,” […]
Cheboygan Man Arrested After Allegedly Crashing Car and Resisting Police
OTSEGO COUNTY: On August 7, 2026, at approximately 4:15 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a single-vehicle injury crash on northbound I-75 near Alexander Road in CorwithTownship. A preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle driven by a 65-year-old man was traveling north on I-75 when he got into a verbal argument with his 30-year-old male passenger. The passenger allegedly grabbed the steering wheel and turned it, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a […]
Rural Michigan in crisis: Too many governments that too few want to lead
PELLSTON (BridgeMI.com) — Fresh from retirement from United Airlines in 1996, James Gillett returned to the community where he was born, the quiet northern Michigan village of Pellston. He’d barely moved in when he was asked to join the village board. Within a year, he was village president. It was […]
Michigan prisons paid millions over inmate deaths, disability discrimination
The Michigan Department of Corrections paid out $7 million in legal judgments and settlements in 2025, more than double the prior year, according to a mandated report recently filed with the state Legislature. Most of those payouts stemmed from three cases: a $2.3 million settlement with a former MDOC employee […]
Two Juveniles Caught Damaging Property
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI. Two 15-year-old males were apprehended after allegedly causingdamage to multiple construction sites and stealing tools. The preliminary investigation indicated that on August 1, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP)Traverse City Post responded to a residential construction site in Long Lake Township for a breaking andentering […]
3 tubers found alive ‘deep in the woods’ after going missing on Muskegon River
NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. — The Michigan State Police (MSP) said three people who disappeared after a tubing trip on the Muskegon River in Newaygo County have been found alive. The Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office said 28-year-old Jazmin Hock, 28-year-old Sarah Vida and 9-year-old Kayden Kovalcik went tubing Tuesday but never returned. MSP […]
Drunk Driver Almost Collides with State Trooper
ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI. Kyle Roginson, 41, was arrested following a traffic stop on M-55 near Old27 in Roscommon Township on August 4. At approximately 6:45 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Postresponded to US127 near Snowbowl Road for a report of a reckless driver. The preliminary investigationindicated […]
SUV vs Motorcycle Crash Kills Two Bikers
HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI. On August 5 at approximately 12:30 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post responded to a traffic crash on US-41 near Golf Course Road in Osceola Township. The preliminary investigation indicates that an SUV driven by a 45-year-old female, with two children aspassengers, was […]













