Sunday, January 19, 2025

Mt Pleasant Secretary of State Branch Closed Due To Odor

An unpleasant odor at the Mt Pleasant Secretary of State branch forced the office to close this week. State and city officials, along with the landlord of the strip mall are working to solve...
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Local Police Follow 2014 Plan For CMU Homecoming

Both Central Michigan University and Mt Pleasant Police say they’re following a 2014 plan developed by the city to reduce tensions between student residents and full-year residents with homecoming weekend on the horizon. The...

Mt Pleasant Mayor Discusses Crawford Road Lighting

Mt Pleasant Mayor Kathy Ling met with Central Michigan University’s Student Government Association to discuss voting for students and to ask for input on sidewalks and lights on Crawford Road. Two options were discussed,...

Chipp-A-Waters Park Bridge Vandalized

Mt Pleasant Police are searching for vandals who broke a glass panel on a walking bridge in Chipp-A-Waters park. The vandals broke the panel on the Dr. Mary Ellen Brandell Bridge along the Access...

CMU Police Say No Clowns In Mt Pleasant

Central Michigan University police now believe the sightings of creepy clowns on campus reported on social media were hoaxes. As of Tuesday, police can’t confirm any official sightings. Lt. Cameron Wassman said on Tuesday...

Suspicious Package Found In St Louis

A suspicious package found in Gratiot County has investigators looking into where it came from.The Saint Loui Police Department says the package was found around 2 p.m. on Sunday by the Saint Louis City...
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Police Busy For Western Weekend At CMU

Western Weekend was a busy one for police this year. During the weekend, police either ticketed or arrested 14 people for hosting nuisance parties, 14 people for having open alcohol, eight people for attending...

Roundabout Project at CMU Cancelled

The roundabout project at Washington and Bellows Streets in Mt. Pleasant has been cancelled. After a price jump in redesign plans, CMU officials said the cost was prohibitive at that location. CMU and the...

Former Vestaburg Teacher Ben Steele Charged

Recently retired Vestaburg teacher and coach Ben Steele was arrested and charged last week with inappropriately touching a middle school student. The incident occurred while the student played basketball in the school gym last...

CMU Student Hit By Car

A student was hospitalized Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle near CMU. He was walking west toward Moore Hall at the time of the accident. Police haven’t released the name or age...