Saturday, May 9, 2026

Beaverton Man A Federal Prisoner After Threatening Attorney Representing Whistle-Blower

A Beaverton man is now a federal prisoner after he allegedly threatened an attorney representing a whistleblower who propelled President Donald Trump into an impeachment inquiry. 52-year-old Brittan Atkinson faces up to five years...

Houghton Lake Man Facing Numerous Drug Charges

A Houghton Lake man is facing numerous drug and firearm charges after dropping a gun in an emergency room. Officers say they were called the Grayling Munson Hospital on November 4. TV 9 and...

Mt. Pleasant Business Owners Not Happy With CMU v. WMU Football Move to Detroit

Mt. Pleasant business owners are not happy about CMU’s recent decision to move CMU-Western weekend to Ford Field in Detroit in October. Some say they’ll miss out on what’s usually one of their busiest...

Wayside Improves Security After Stabbing Incident

After a stabbing incident at the Wayside in Mt Pleasant last Saturday, the bar is beefing up security. Among the changes are the use of metal-detecting wands at every entrance, and staff are searching...

66-Year-Old Man Arrested for Sex With A Child

A retired swim coach with Mt. Pleasant Public Schools and the city recreation was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into whether he engaged in sex with a child. 66-year-old David E. Alsager of Mt....

Woman Charged With Attempted Murder of Mother

A woman has been charged with attempted murder after telling police that she turned off her mother’s ventilator at a Michigan medical facility because she couldn’t watch her in pain. The 78-year-old woman survived....

Census Will Take Less Than 10-Minutes to Complete

The state of Michigan and nonprofits are launching a $16 million outreach campaign to push people to be counted in the 2020 census. Officials said Wednesday the census will take less than 10 minutes...

Nicole Ford Sworn in as Midland Chief of Police

Nicole Ford was officially sworn in as Midland's chief of police during a ceremony on Monday. Ford was chosen near the end of January after a five-month search to replace former chief Clifford Block....

CMU Student Australyah Coleman Wins First-Ever NAACP Youth Activist Award

A Central Michigan University student was recognized on a national level for her work with the NAACP. Australyah Coleman is the first ever recipient of the NAACP’S Youth Activist Award. Coleman is a senior...

CMU Hosting Conference on Utilization of Underwater Cultural Resources

Central Michigan University is hosting a conference on how to better utilize underwater cultural resources. The goal is to determine how best to balance all the uses of these resources over the next decade....