LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 Paint the Plow program. This program offers a unique opportunity for MDOT to partner with area schools, using students’ creativity to communicate safe winter driving practices for all Michigan residents. The Paint the Plow program […]

ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Monday, March 11, 2024, at approximately 7:48 p.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post were called to a report of a two-vehicle personal injury crash onUS-23 Hwy between North Partridge Point Rd and South Partridge Point Rd in Alpena Township. Theinitial investigation revealed a […]

Lawmakers in Lansing began considering bills last week that would allow the state to partner with a private manufacturer to produce and distribute low-cost generic insulin.  The state House Health Policy Committee heard testimony from the backers of two bills that would require the Michigan Strategic Fund to create an […]

Updated guidelines for co-management of fishery resources in parts of Michigan’s Great Lakes are now in effect for the next 24 years. The new Great Lakes Fishing Decree was approved Aug. 24, 2023, by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. In the months since the decree’s […]

At approximately 9:30 pm CST on 2/10/24, deputies from the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and troopers from the Michigan State Police, Iron Mountain Post, were dispatched to an explosion at 820 Cayuga St. in the City of Iron River. Upon arrival, officers found the residence mostly destroyed with debris scattered […]

KALKASKA COUNTY, MI. On Saturday, January 27, 2024, deputies from the Kalkaska County Sheriff’sOffice were called to a residence on Ingersol Road in Fife Lake for a domestic assault. The suspect, a35-year-old man from Fife Lake, had fled the scene. On Sunday, the suspect was seen on a neighboring property […]

LANSING, MICH. It is with the utmost sadness that the Michigan State Police (MSP) confirms the on-duty death of Tpr. Joel Popp of the Tri-City Post. “This is a message none of us wishes to deliver. With a very heavy heart I confirm the death of one of our own, Tpr. […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all high school graduates during her sixth State of the State speech on Wednesday. Whitmer also prioritized community college access in her annual address last year. […]

LAURIUM, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Willaim Nicholas Horner, 43, and Stacey JeanHorner, 42, of Laurium, for child sexually abusive material – aggravated possession, and using acomputer to commit a crime. The Horner’s were arrested […]

MANISTEE COUNTY, MI. On Monday, August 7, 2023, a husband and wife stopped at the MichiganState Police (MSP) Kaleva Detachment to report a threat made to their family. The family, who are Amish,recently moved to Michigan and were on their way home from church on Sunday with their baby. Theywere […]