Thursday, July 23, 2026
INDIAN RIVER, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Damien Joseph-Michael Slaven, 26 of IndianRiver, for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material, possession of child sexually abusivematerial, distributing or promoting child sexually abusive material, and using […]
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Monday, December 22, 2025, officers from the Alpena Police Departmentand troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post conducted a traffic stop on a reportedstolen vehicle on Grant St. near Lawn St. in Alpena Township. The preliminary investigation indicated that during the traffic stop, an […]
Upper Peninsula, Michigan. Instead of Santa and his sleigh, Michigan State Police (MSP)troopers aboard their “Blue Goose” patrol car brought Christmas cheer to a young girl fightingcancer far from home. On December 13, 2025, MSP Wakefield Post staff learned from Vialah’s grandmother during aShop with a Cop community event that […]
Gogebic County, Michigan. At approximately 10:31 a.m. on December 21, 2025,troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post and deputies from theGogebic County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a snowmobile crash on Trail 2in Bessemer Township. The preliminary investigation found the snowmobile was traveling eastbound on Trail […]
Chippewa County, Michigan. A 24-year-old man from Brampton, Ontario has been arraignedon charges after he was arrested for possession of a stolen commercial vehicle. On December 12, 2025, at approximately 7:35 p.m., a Motor Carrier Officer (MCO) from theSault Ste. Marie Post was on patrol near the Sault Ste. Marie […]
Chippewa County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet CrimesAgainst Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of 28-year-old Jerred McCoy, of Brimley, forchild sexually abusive activity – aggravated and using a computer to commit a crime. Following an investigation which was initiated when it was […]
Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) will be implementing a new policy requiring all confidential and legal mail sent to incarcerated individuals to be provided to them as a photocopy, with the originals shredded to prevent the introduction of contraband into facilities. The department previously instituted the […]
Mackinac Island Community Foundation trustees and staff are pleased to announce recent grant decisions totaling $231,164.30 supporting projects and programs on Mackinac Island. It was truly a community effort gathering funding this grant cycle. Private donors came together to gift $48,000 towards purchasing a rescue ATV for Island Emergency Services. […]
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, December 5 to honor and remember former state Representative Fred Durhal Jr. The flag lowering will coincide with the date of the funeral. “Representative Fred Durhal Jr. was a committed public servant who fought hard […]
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Thursday, November 27, 2025, at approximately 8:40 a.m., deputies fromthe Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Department attempted a traffic stop on a pickup truck near Rogers City.The vehicle, driven by a 33-year-old male, was known to deputies to be a wanted felon. The suspect fled the scene, […]
