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Saturday, February 8, 2025
GRAND RAPIDS — Two men who plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her COVID-19 pandemic policies are guilty of the conspiracy, jurors decided in a verdict Tuesday after a weeks-long retrial of the high-profile domestic terrorism case. Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville, Michigan, and Barry Croft, 46, […]
A top U.S. Republican has weighed in on the debate swirling around ArriveCAN, the travel app the Canadian government introduced for cross-border travel during the pandemic. She wants it gone. Elise Stefanik, a part of the U.S. House Republican leadership team, a border-district representative from New York State, and die-hard […]
Former Rep. Shane Hernandez has been chosen as Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon’s running mate. The candidate announced her pick today to Michigan Republican Party leadership, which was due at 5 p.m. In a statement, Ms. Dixon said Mr. Hernandez “will help to improve our schools, create safer communities, and […]
BARAGA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – Four staff from the Baraga Correctional Facility were hospitalized Thursday following an attack by prisoners. The Michigan Department of Corrections told TV6 that prison officers were monitoring the Level V (maximum security) yard activities when five prisoners began attacking the correctional staff who were monitoring […]
Former U.S. Education Secretary and Michigan native Betsy DeVos says President Joe Biden once greeted her in a manner that would fit the definition of sexual harassment under rules his administration has proposed for college and university students. DeVos said that before Biden was president, he approached her at a […]
LANSING, MICH. Motor carrier officers from the Michigan State Police, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (MSP/CVED) will be conducting inspections at weigh station facilities and in rest area locations throughout the state with a focus on brake hose/tubing chafing and defective equipment violations. This enforcement operation is part of the annual Commercial […]
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Thursday, August 11, 2022, at approximately 5:40 p.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post were dispatched to the Four Mile Dam in Alpena Township fora report of a 10-year-old swimmer in distress. Troopers arrived and saw the boy was being held by the dam’s […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— Police have located the suspect in a Pickford homicide investigation. Michigan State Police say Jared Woodgate, 49, was found deceased near his residence in Sault Ste. Marie. He was wanted for questioning in the Sunday evening death of Melissa Beaudry, 42. Troopers say the investigation is […]
DAFTER, Mich.— (Aug. 17, 2022) Cloverland Electric Cooperative invites members to attend upcoming community meetings with president and CEO, Mike Heise, to learn results of the cooperative’s recently completed cost-of-service study and its impact on Cloverland’s rates. Heise will review recent cooperative accomplishments, explain the potential of new cooperative endeavors and […]
EMMET COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at approximately 2:50 a.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a call for help from a boater on Little TraverseBay. A Petoskey resident called 911 to report a man yelling for help. Troopers searched the area andfound two […]