Heat Wave Hitting Mid Michigan Over Weekend
TAKE IT EASY THIS WEEKEND. While temperatures are expected to hit the mid 90s Friday and Saturday across mid-Michigan, the heat index could hit 105 degrees, bringing an increased risk for heat-related sickness. Children...
Brown Recluse Spiders Found In Michigan
A study found brown recluse spiders have turned up in 10 counties throughout Michigan, including Shiawassee County, even though the eight-legged creatures aren’t normally found in the state. Researchers believe the spiders hitched a...
Man On Motorized Bike Runs Into Car
A MAN HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PAVEMENT AFTER CRASHING HIS MOTORIZED BIKE INTO A CAR IN MT. PLEASANT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE 35 YEAR OLD RIDING THE BIKE RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE VEHICLE...
New Wind Farm In Gratiot County
A NEW WIND FARM PROJECT IS ON ITS WAY TO GRATIOT COUNTY. CONSUMERS ENERGY ANNOUNCED MONDAY ITS PLAN TO BUILD UP TO 75 WIND TURBINES IN NORTH SHADE AND NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIPS. COMMERCIAL OPERATION...
Gaylord Man Heading To Trial For Murder
A GAYLORD MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS ROOMATE AND DUMPING HIS BODY IN GRATIOT COUNTY WILL BE HEADING TO TRIAL FOR THE MURDER. JOSEPH ROBERT ZORAN WAS ARRESTED IN MARCH IN THE DEATH OF...
7-11 Closing In Alma; Property Plans Unknown
THE 7 ELEVEN STORE IN ALMA WILL BE CLOSING LATER THIS WEEK. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE ALMA-BASED EDWIN MEYER TRUST. THE STORE HAS...
Pertussis Is Making It’s Way Around Mid Michigan
CENTRAL MICHIGAN DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED INCREASED REPORTS OF PERTUSSIS OR WHOOPING COUGH MAINLY IN CLARE COUNTY, BUT ALSO IN OSCEOLA AND ISABELLA COUNTIES. THESE CASES ARE PRIMARILY AFFECTING FAMILIES IN THE...
Florida Woman Faces Charges In ORV Crash
A FLORIDA WOMAN FACES CHARGES IN THE ORV DEATH OF HER FRIEND IN CLARE COUNTY. THE WOMAN, WHO SUMMERS IN LAKE, CRASHED INTO A TREE MONDAY NIGHT, KILLING HER PASSENGER. POLICE BELIEVE ALCOHOL AND...
Yoplait Plant To Close; Not Clear When
GENERAL MILLS IN REED CITY WILL CUT 53 POSITIONS AT THE YOPLAIT PLANT. 9 AND 10 NEWS SAYS THE COMPANY TOLD THEM “AS OUR YOGURT BUSINESS CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, WE MUST REMAIN AGILE AND...
Marion Superintendent Retires Amidst Allegations
MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MORT MEIER RETIRED WEDNESDAY AFTER FIVE YEARS . HE DID NOT STATE A REASON FOR HIS RETIREMENT BUT THE NEWS COMES AMIDST ALLEGATIONS THAT MEIER...