Man Steals $5k Worth of Items From Big Rapids Walmart
Walmart in Mecosta County was robbed. About 5 thousand dollars in items were stolen in the early morning hours Tuesday. A man pried open a locked case behind the employee counter and cut a security cable before stealing...
Fundraising Efforts Underway For Burned Remus Boy
A 12 year old Remus boy is undergoing surgery after being burned over 90% of his body. Ryland Carson was trying to light a wood fire with a torch when the accident occurred. He...
Clare County Sheriff Deputy Arrested For Domestic Abuse
A Clare County Sheriff Deputy was arrested and charged with domestic abuse. Undersheriff Dwayne Miedzianowski confirmed that Deputy David Aldrich has been placed on unpaid administrative leave. Details on the arrest and arraignment are...
45 Cent Gas Tax Increase Proposed By Governor
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose a 45-cent increase in Michigan’s gasoline and diesel taxes to fix the roads, phased in later this year and in 2020. Whitmer also will propose “protections to help offset the cost to...
Clare County Man Arrested For Child Porn
A Clare County man was arrested for having child porn. After investigating for months, Joshua Byrne of Surrey Township was taken in by police and now faces two charges, one for child sexual abusive activity and...
Remus Man Busted For Stealing In Wexford County
A Remus man was busted for stealing items in Wexford County. Zachary Woodhams of Remus is charged with stealing more than $1,000 in items while staying staying in the area. State police say it...
Whitmer Offering Support To Prevent Carp
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is offering qualified support of a federal plan to prevent invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. Whitmer submitted comments this week on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to install fish-blocking devices...
CNC Gets A Gift Of Land
The Chippewa Nature Center has received a gift in the form of land. The acquisition of a 272.33-acre parcel of land located west of Chippewa Nature Center's River Point Property and north across the Chippewa River...
Caplan and Polen To Be Sentenced On Meth Charges
Mark Caplan and Samuel Polen IV were convicted with a bunch of meth charges. Clare County Deputies say they found them passed out inside a mobile meth lab in January of 2018. Both will be sentenced...
Clare To Privatize School Buses
Clare Public Schools are thinking of privatizing their bus system. The biggest issue that the superintendent is facing revolves around staffing issues. He himself has had to drive bus because it is tough to...