Midland Cinemas Closes For Renovations
Midland Cinemas are closed so they can scrape boogers and gum from under the seats. $1 million is being used to replace the seats and add a bar to the theater. They’ll be closed...
Whitmer Issues Directives Aimed At Ethics
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday issued a series of executive directives aimed at ethics, including one banning state employees from conducting state business on personal emails. Private emails came up in Michigan in 2017,...
Fed Money On Hold For Clare County Opioid Problem
Money awarded to Clare County to fight their opioid problem has been put on hold thanks to the government shut down. The county was awarded $300,000 in federal grant money to hire a few...
Bandit Industries Employee Owned
Bandit Industries is now officially employee owned. The wood chipper manufacturer is shifting to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, giving every employee shares in the company that can be paid out when they retire...
MDOT Wants Your Input
The Michigan Department of Transportation will be asking for public input on its Michigan Mobility 2045, or MM 2045 plan. The plan will set priorities for the state for the next 25 years. A...
Body Found In River Identified
A body found floating in the Pine River last week has been identified as 32 year old Jeffrey Dringenberg. Police do not suspect foul play but are waiting on autopsy results to find out...
Inmate Tries To Kill Himself With Tooth
An inmate at the Gratiot County Jail attempted to commit suicide by using his own tooth to slash his wrist last Saturday. The Morning Sun reports that the inmate broke off his tooth and...
Whitmer Takes Over As Governor
Tuesday Gretchen Whitmer took over as the Governor. Thousands of people on hand for the ceremony in chilly Lansing Tuesday morning. Inauguration Day also saw several newly elected positions being sworn in. Attorney General...
Fire In Montcalm County Shuts Down Roads
A storage unit fire has shut down a couple of roads in Montcalm County this morning. TV 9 and 10 reports that Montcalm County Central Dispatch says Peck Road between M-91 and Fitzner Road...
Crash Kills One On M-20
A 45-year-old Midland man died at the scene of a Tuesday crash on M-20 near the intersection of Currie Parkway in the City of Midland. A 73 year old man in a pick up...