Mecosta County Meth Dealer Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison
A Mecosta County judge sentenced Kenneth Rowley to seven to 20 years in prison for dealing drugs. Big Rapids police say Rowley dealt meth to several people in April 2018. He pleaded guilty to manufacturing meth...
Gov. Whitmer Orders Flags to Half Mast for Virginia Mass Shooting
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ordering all U.S. and Michigan flags at state buildings to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the deadly mass shooting in Virginia Beach. Flags will be lowered...
Missing Child Found and Returned Home
A missing 11-year-old boy has been found and is now back at home. Police say Drashawn Jaevon Harris was found in an abandoned property around 10 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say he ran away because his parents...
U-Turn Causes Accident in Barryton
A Barryton man was sent to the hospital after another driver tried to pull a “yewie”. The two cars were going south on 90th Ave when a Mecosta man tried to make a U-turn...
Online Reporting for Child Abuse Available in Michigan
Child abuse can now be reported online in the state of Michigan. The Michigan Online Reporting System is for people legally required to report abuse like doctors, teachers and religious leaders. Before this new...
Tractor Accident Kills Mecosta County Resident
A tractor accident took the life of a 64 year old Mecosta County man Saturday. Kerry Burggren of Sears was using a small tractor to pull out tree stumps when the tractor rolled over...
Michigan Secretary of State To Expand Online Services
Michigan Secretary of State head Jocelyn Benson announced Thursday plans to expand services statewide. Appointments for online license renewals and vehicle registrations will become the norm for all 88 branches statewide starting mid- June.
Energy Companies To Contract With Michigan Suppliers
Michigan’s two largest electric utilities have agreed to spend a combined $15 billion on goods and services from Michigan-based companies over the next five years. DTE and Consumers Energy each will spend $1.5 billion with in-state...
Governor Whitmer Signs Auto Insurance Bill
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law an overhaul of Michigan’s car insurance system that will let drivers forego unlimited medical benefits to cover crash injuries. The Democratic governor signed the bill Thursday.
Canadian Company Plans Great Lakes Oil Pipeline
Enbridge Inc. says it’s setting a firm deadline for completing a proposed oil pipeline tunnel in one of the Great Lakes. The Canadian company says it has pledged to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that the tunnel...