Wednesday, September 16, 2026
WEXFORD COUNTY, MI: On August 26 at approximately 1:50 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Post responded to a threevehicle traffic crash on M-115 near South 45 Road in Clam Lake Township. The preliminary investigation indicates that a box truck driven by a 36-year-old man from Inkster was traveling […]
The Michigan House of Representatives is forming a new select committee to consider policy changes at the state Bureau of Elections and Board of State Canvassers. The canvassing board this week blocked a proposed state constitutional amendmentfrom appearing on the November ballot. The measure would tighten Michigan’s voter ID laws and […]
LANSING, Mich.—Today, in accordance with an order issued by President Donald Trump, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the State of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff at 6:00PM on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to honor […]
As the President Donald Trump threatens to increase tariffs on Canadian goods, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized Trump’s tariff policy saying Michigan families will have to pay for it. The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal over the last few days, and Trump imposed a 50% tariff […]
The Board of State Canvassers rejected the initiative petition today from Americans for Citizen Voting Michigan that would amend the Constitution by requiring the purging of non-citizens from the voting rolls and new proof of identification requirements for all voters. The board deadlocked 2-2 on whether the group had sufficient […]
DETROIT, MI – Friday night, a J.W. Westcott Co. crew was alerted to a sinking jet ski and two people in the water beneath the Ambassador Bridge. The crew launched the U.S. Mail Boat M.S. Westcott and found the jet ski being assisted by the Windsor-based tour boat Macassa Bay. […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Seventh District Special InvestigationsSection (SIS) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sparr near Wilkinson Road inDover Township early Saturday morning. The preliminary investigation indicates that on August 22, at approximately 1:35 a.m., troopers from theMSP Gaylord Post conducted a traffic […]
LANSING — An inmate was found dead in his cell at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia on Aug. 19 and his cellmate is suspected of killing him, a Michigan State Police spokesman said. It’s the second similar incident at the prison in less than five months. The 36-year-old victim was found […]
As voters consider who should fill Michigan’s open US Senate seat, there are several big policy issues for candidates to address: What is the future of health care? What to do about high costs of living and affordable housing shortages? Should the rules around money in politics be changed? In […]
Republican U.S. Rep. John James picked state Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Twp., as his running mate for Michigan’s 2026 governors race. If the pick is approved at the Aug. 22 Republican Nominating Convention, it will be the first time Republicans don’t have a woman candidate on their ticket in 48 […]
