Thursday, May 7, 2026

Disease confirmed in deer in Gratiot County

Be aware hunters, chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in a deer in Gratiot County. The Department of Natural Resources says it's the second one confirmed in the county. They sent tissue samples to...

Gov. Whitmer moving to make more workers eligible for overtime pay

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is moving to make more Michigan workers eligible for overtime pay. The Democrat announced Thursday that her administration will establish rules to change the salary threshold under which employers must pay...

Car crash with school bus leaves two dead and two injured

Two people are dead and two students are injured after a vehicle collided with a school bus in Isabella County at about 9 p.m. last night. A car was southbound on Coldwater Road, near...

CMU Police Investigating Man Following Women From CMU Park Library

Central Michigan University police are investigating a report of a man following women near the Charles V. Park Library Tuesday night.  Police said two witness reports of a male suspect following female students out...

Boy Found In Montcalm County

Good news in Montcalm County. A boy with autism, who went missing, was found safe and sound. 9 year old Kevin Richard Yarrington, was found by a landowner about a mile  from where Kevin...

Dog Found Tied Up In Woods

The Clare County Animal Shelter says someone left a dog tied up to a tree in the woods with an extension cord. It was wrapped so tight, the dog could barely move at all....

President Trump may use Grand Hotel for G7 summit

President Donald Trump is no longer giving next year’s G7 summit to his Doral golf club in Florida. One of the sites that could now be in the running for the summit is the...

Michigan federal judge allows adoption agency to turn away LGBTQ couples

A federal judge has denied Michigan’s request to halt his preliminary injunction that preserved a Catholic adoption agency’s ability to refuse to place state wards with LGBT couples. Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids...

City council approves new laws against talking on cell phone while driving

Driving while talking on a hand-held mobile phone is now against the law in Beaverton after a unanimous approval by the city council. Beaverton City Attorney Tara Hovey said police chief Brad Davis encouraged...

Holy ‘Smokes’! Isabella County Sheriff’s find 42 weed plants

Isabella County Sheriff’s officials found 42 marijuana plants after being called to a dispute over a fence. While investigating the dispute, deputies saw 22 marijuana plants in the backyard, without a secure enclosure of...