Health Dept Updates On Chippewa River E. coli Issues
An official from the Central Michigan District Health Department told Isabella County commissioners Tuesday night that E. coli issues in the Chippewa River aren’t just a Beal City problem. Scott Jones said pollution issues...
Clare County Toddler Hit By Truck
A toddler escaped serious injury after being hit by a backing up pickup truck Monday in Clare County. The pickup pulled out of a driveway on the 6000 block of East Surrey Road when...
Crews Battle Gladwin County Fire
Crews battled a fire into the evening at an Amish house in Gladwin County Tuesday night. Details are limited at this time, but no one was hurt. Crews will continue to work today to...
Isabella County Sheriff Locates Missing Woman
The Isabella County Sheriff’s Department located a missing woman late Monday who had been missing since noon. 39-year-old Brandy Schutt of Deerfield Township was considered a missing and endangered person after leaving a note...
Kayaks Cause Accident on U.S. 127 Near Clare
Two kayaks flew off the roof of a southbound SUV Sunday on U.S. 127 and caused an accident that backed up traffic for miles in Clare County. The Jackson man driving the SUV lost...
Area Kids Learn About Space Travel
Kids in mid-Michigan learned what it was like to live and work on the NASA Space Shuttle at the Veterans Memorial Library on Monday. Karen Williams, a NASA Space Academy graduate and teacher shared...
Elderly Woman Hit By Car in Union Township
An elderly Union Township woman went to the hospital early-Saturday morning after a 19-year-old woman hit her and then fled the scene. Isabella County deputies found the woman bleeding and semi-conscious on the road....
Mt Pleasant Man Forced Son’s Head Under Water
A 37-year-old Mt Pleasant man reportedly held a child’s head under water at Oceana County’s Silver Lake State Park on Wednesday night. Prosecutors interviewed several witnesses at the park, some of which intervened. Police...
Mt Pleasant Airport Traffic Sharply Decreases
Total air traffic at the Mt Pleasant Municipal Airport is down almost 54 percent from 2012 to 2015. In 2012, 1,553 airplanes took off and landed at the airport, while only 823 passed through...
Harrison Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Clare County Prosecutor Michelle Ambrozaitis charged 33-year-old Shawn Steinkampf of Harrison with attempted murder. Steinkampf stabbed 33-year-old Timothy Gross and assaulted 26-year-old Samantha Stratton behind a Harrison restaurant late Thursday night. He was ordered...