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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
MANISTEE COUNTY, MI. On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m. a trooper from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Post was called to a report of animals at large. Upon arrival at thescene the trooper saw a woman, identified as 61-year-old Carolyn Jean Braun from Thompsonville, with several dogs […]
Wildland firefighters battled many fires over the weekend, including the 100-plus acre fire in the federally managed McCormick Wilderness in Baraga County, which is part of the Ottawa National Forest. Fire danger is high to very high over much of the state and expected to stay that way, which means […]
LANSING, Mich – The Michigan Department of Corrections welcomed 281 new students to the fall Officer Recruit Training Academy. The academy has seen a 55% increase in enrolled recruits from the previous class that graduated, making it the largest recruit class since 2015. The Lower Peninsula John Davis Class began […]
MANISTEE COUNTY, MI. On Friday, October 11, 2024, at approximately 11:17pm, troopers from the Michigan State Police Cadillac Post along with deputies from the Manistee County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a fatal traffic crash. The incident occurred on Read Road between Yates and Thompsonville Road in Cleon Township, Manistee […]
MISSAUKEE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES, MI. In January 2024, a trooper from the Michigan StatePolice (MSP) Cadillac Post was made aware of another victim in a sexual assault case he was working.The original investigation began in March 2023. The victim in this case alleged they had been sexuallyassaulted by now 37-year-old […]
Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighters across the Upper Peninsula are reminding the public to be extra careful with fire as numerous small blazes have ignited across the region over the past few days. “Currently, there are 16 fires across the U.P. that we are working or checking daily,” said […]
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI. On Friday, October 4, 2024, at approximately 3:15 p.m. a trooper from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Lake Post conducted a traffic stop on US-27 near Eagles Nest inTuscarora Township. The driver of the vehicle, 44-year-old Michael Adam Scott from Brimley, did nothave a valid driver’s license […]
Burn permits for brush and yard debris will not be issued in the western Upper Peninsula due to an extended dry period this fall. “The western portion of the Upper Peninsula is starting to see drought conditions, and fires that have occurred are taking a significant amount of time to extinguish,” […]
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI. On October 1, 2024, Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement (SANE), with the assistance of theCheboygan City Police Department and Cheboygan County Sheriff Office, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle inCheboygan County. The subsequent investigation led to the discovery of 70 grams of methamphetamine hidden insidethe vehicle. Jonathon […]
CRAWFORD COUNTY, MI. On Sunday, September 29, 2024, at approximately 3:50 p.m. a trooper fromthe Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post was investigating a vehicle parked on privateproperty near Wa Wa Sum Drive in Grayling Township. The vehicle was registered to a woman with anoutstanding warrant for her arrest […]