Kalkaska County, Michigan. On July 4, 2025, at approximately 2:00 am, troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post responded to a fatal crash involving a side-by-side ATV on private property located on Inman Road in Springfield Township, KalkaskaCounty. Preliminary investigation indicates the off-road vehicle rolled over while carrying […]

Cheboygan, MI – July 5, 2025 – The Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Office reports a tragic double drowning that occurred on Burt Lake near Maple Bay Campground, Burt Township. At approximately 3:21 p.m., Deputies responded to a distress call reporting two individuals in distress in the water. Witnesses on the scene […]

EXCELSIOR TWP., KALKASKA COUNTY, MI. On June 26, the Traverse Narcotics Team (TNT) was contacted by Muskegon area detectives who were looking to arrest a fugitive who had a valid warrant for Assault with the Intent to Murder. Detectives had reason to believe the 18-year-old man from Muskegon was in […]

A trio of gun regulations Michigan Senate Democrats passed June 25 would ban bump stocks, add to state law a ban on guns at the Michigan Capitol and prohibit ghost guns. Democrats in the Michigan Senate passed similar bills last year, but the Democratic-led state House didn’t pass the legislation before Republicans […]

A Senate panel reported bipartisan legislation Wednesday that supporters have said would increase access to opioid and overdose treatment. The nine-bill package was reported by the Senate Health Policy Committee  and is intended to enable people to more easily obtain medication treatment. Narcan would be more widely available under the bills. Provisions […]

All eyes were on guitarist and avid hunter Ted Nugent on Wednesday as three House committees convened to hear testimony on alleged overreach by the Department of Natural Resources. Nugent primarily criticized DNR policies banning deer baiting – meant to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease – claiming they […]

OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. On June 12, 2025, at approximately 8:10 p.m., troopers from the Michigan StatePolice (MSP) Gaylord Post were dispatched to a shooting at a residence in Hayes Township, OtsegoCounty. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 64-year-old resident of the home had been shotand was deceased. The 70-year-old suspect, […]

St. Louis, MI – The Michigan Department of Corrections hosted their seventh Road to Restoration clinic this week in collaboration with the Michigan Department of State. The event, which took place at Central Michigan Correctional Facility in St. Louis on June 10-11, was the largest to take place in a […]

Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, have been bound over for trial following a February preliminary exam, Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement today. Chatfield faces 13 charges related to the misuse of money through his nonprofit and political action committees. Stephanie Chatfield was charged with […]

Barry Croft and Adam Fox, the men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the summer of 2020, could be on a list for potential presidential pardons, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s new pardon attorney. The comments came from Ed Martin Jr., a conservative activist who […]