Pere Marquette 1225 Rolls Through Mid-Michigan
The Pere Marquette 1225 steam train, the inspiration for the Polar Express, made its way through mid-Michigan on Saturday. The historic locomotive traveled to Clare from its home at the Steam Railroad Institute in...
Gratiot County Accident Sends Driver To Hospital
A crash between a semi-truck and a pickup truck sent a driver to the hospital Wednesday in Gratiot County. When police arrived, they found the pickup truck under the semi. The pickup driver was...
Holiday Lights Returning Downtown Mt Pleasant
The Mt Pleasant City Commission reversed a 2015 decision to take holiday lights down from downtown in favor of unlit wreaths. On a 4-2 vote, the Downtown Development Board will spend $15,000 to buy...
Car Theft Increases in Mt Pleasant
Mt Pleasant Police say that car theft in the city is up 50 percent from last year. Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said the common theme with most of the break-ins was keys left...
New Crawford Road Sidewalk Proposal Emerges
Central Michigan University, Union Township and the City of Mt Pleasant have proposed a new option to consider for sidewalks in the Crawford Road area. Officials want to “punch through” a new route to...
Students Evacuated Because of Smoke in Saxe Hall
Students in Central Michigan University’s Saxe Hall were evacuated overnight after police say smoke set off a fire alarm. No one was hurt in the incident. Police say there was just smoke and no...
A Portion of Mission Street Closes On Wednesday
The City of Mt Pleasant announced that northbound traffic on South Mission Street between Bellows and Preston Streets will be reduced to one lane today. The lane reduction runs between 8:00AM and 3:00PM. The...
Young Boy Shoot Self and Brother in Clare
A 5-year-old Clare boy shot himself and a 6-year-old after finding a handgun in the car they were riding in Monday morning. Clare Police chief Brian Gregory said the handgun discharged striking the subject...
Stalking Trial Begins In Gratiot County
The trial for 38-year-old Gratiot County man Aaron Miller officially began on Monday. Miller faces counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct, indecent exposure and stalking. Police say he pursued a female acquaintance against...
Downtown Mt Pleasant Holiday Display Stirs Debate
The Mt Pleasant City Commission plans to consider two plans for holiday decorations downtown at a special meeting Wednesday night. A plan to eliminate lights from downtown this year in favor of unlit wreaths...