Pilot Program To Aid Farmers Grow Industrial Hemp This Planting Season
Michigan is launching a pilot program to aid farmers and processors interested in growing industrial hemp during the 2019 planting season. A government program will start in 2020. However, Michigan already has the authority...
Midland Lifts Speed Limit For Heavy Trucks
The Midland County Road Commission will lift the temporary weight restriction and seasonal speed limit of 35 mph for trucks and other vehicles transporting heavy loads on all county roads in Midland County. It...
CMU Gymnastics Couch Fired For Undermining Concussion Management Plan
CMU’s Gymnastics coach Jerry Reighard has been fired. The school released a statement Thursday, highlighting that Reighard had "undermined the university's concussion management plan." And for "repeated disregard for the independent role of medical...
Delta College Kicks Off New Learning Center
Delta College plans to kick off construction of a new $13 million learning center in Midland on Monday. The "Delta College Midland Center" will be located on East Ellsworth St. in downtown Midland. The ...
FBI Investigating Where Counterfeit Bills Are Coming From
Big Rapids Police are working with the FBI to track where counterfeit bills are coming from. The Secret Service says they’ve pin-pointed three people they believe are part of a larger group they’re investigating...
Michigan’s Environmental Agency Renamed
Michigan’s environmental agency is days away from having a new name. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will be reorganized and named as the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), effective...
Public Forum To Discuss Changing Pickard Rd Into Three Lanes
A public forum in Mt Pleasant is scheduled to discuss the possibility of changing Pickard Rd into a 3 lane street with a path for bikes. The meeting will take place May 8th, from...
Woman Arrested For Drug Use And Child Neglect
The Big Rapids Public Safety Department says a 31 year old woman was arrested after leaving her children in a van while she did drugs inside an A&W bathroom stall. She now faces charges of operating a...
Barnes Hall On CMU’s Campus Scheduled For Demolition
Before Barnes Hall on CMU’s campus is torn down, former residents have a chance to say goodbye. CM Life reports that an open house will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on...
Blueprint For Safety Expands Into Gladwin
Thanks to an additional grant Midland’s Blueprint For Safety program will expand into Gladwin. Midland County was one of five communities in the United States to receive the grant funding in 2015. The Blueprint...