Free Meals To Be Provided for Mt. Pleasant Youth
Lunches will be provided to people 18 and under throughout the summer in Mt Pleasant. The Free meal program, Meet Up and Eat up, will be available at 4 Mt. Pleasant schools. Fancher, Ganiard,...
Industrial Park in Beaverton Receives Funding for Improvements
Beaverton’s Industrial Park will get a facelift thanks to a grant. They will get $1.45 million for improvements to the park from the Federal Economic Administration. It is expected to create more that 70...
Four of Five Great Lakes See Record High Water Levels
All five Great Lakes had water levels that increased through May. Now four of the Great Lakes sit at record high May water levels. Only Lake Michigan fell short in the latest findings.
Gov. Whitmer Supports Expanding Protections for LGBTQ People
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is joining with Democratic lawmakers and others to get behind legislation to expand Michigan’s civil rights law to include protections for LGBTQ people. Advocates told the Associated Press that having a sitting...
Former Gov. Snyder Rebukes News Coverage
Former Gov. Rick Snyder says news coverage about search warrants being used to get his state-issued cellphone and computer in the Flint water investigation is “very sloppy and misleading.” Snyder tweeted Tuesday he gave his phone...
Gov. Whitmer Bans E-Cigarettes for Minors
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a ban to prohibit minors from using electronic cigarettes, but says the legislation should also have classified the devices as tobacco products. The federal government already prohibits the...
Kalamazoo Woman Arrested In Death Of Her Own Mother
A woman has surrendered to authorities to face charges in the death of her 74-year-old mother who was found buried outside their home in Kalamazoo. 46-year-old Marcia Lutz was arrested after the body of Phyllis Lutz was found in...
Solar Panels To Be Built On Michigan Farmland
Michigan officials have decided to allow solar panels to be built on more farmland around the state. Rural Development Director Gary McDowell said in a statement that the change “will not result in a loss...
Former Gov. Snyder’s State-Owned Mobile Phone Seized
Authorities seized from storage the state-owned mobile devices of former Gov. Rick Snyder and 65 other current or former officials. The Associated Press says officials are investigating why untreated water leached lead from pipes and into...
Pisanellos Tip Jar Stolen For Third Time
Looks like 3 strikes and workers are out..of tip money anyway. A person, caught on video, walked into Pisanellos Pizza in downtown Mt Pleasant and swiped the tip jar from the counter. This is...