Dennis Antes Sentenced For Sexual Assault
A Gratiot County judge sentenced 57-year-old Dennis Antes of Perrinton to at least two years in prison for sexually assaulting a female relative while she was unconscious. The assault took place after Antes and...
Fireworks Usage Banned In Mt Pleasant As of Wednesday Morning
As of 12:59 am Wednesday, fireworks usage is once again illegal in the Mt Pleasant city limits. The ordinance states that a person “may ignite, discharge or use consumer fireworks within the city on...
Habitual Sex Offender Gregory Luke Arrested
48-year-old Gregory Luke faces charges of molesting a teenage girl and is being held without bond in Midland County Jail. Luke has two previous convictions of sexual assault on his record. Prosecutors charged Luke...
Mt Pleasant Man Wins Free Gas Lottery
A Mt Pleasant man is one of two people statewide to win free gas for a year in a promotion between the Michigan Lottery and Speedway gas stations. Alonzo Johnson joins Trevor Sheltie of...
CNN Hires Mt Pleasant Grad To Cover Trump Campaign
A Mt Pleasant High School graduate is the new journalist covering the Donald Trump presidential campaign for CNN. Sara Murray attended grade school and middle school at Sacred Heart, before graduating from Mt Pleasant...
Mt Pleasant Schools Changing Sex Education Curriculum
Mt Pleasant public schools plan to make changes to the district’s sex education curriculum for the first time since 2011. Most significantly, sex education will begin in fourth grade rather than fifth grade. Co-Chair...
Planning Commission Recommends University Park Rezoning
The Mt Pleasant Planning Commission recommended rezoning land in University Park to give Central Michigan University legal control over the buildings in the area. University Park covers about 300 acres south of Bluegrass Road...
Clare Closes City Police Department To Public
As of Friday, the Clare Police Department officially closed to the public. The closure means the department had to turn over fingerprinting and other services to the Clare County Sheriff’s Department and Isabella County...
New Shepherd Police Chief Begins Job
New Shepherd Police Chief Luke Sawyer officially started on Monday. Sawyer took the opportunity this week to meet people at local businesses to find out what they want in a police chief, and addressing...
Mt Pleasant Considering PILOT For Chase Run Apartments
The city of Mt Pleasant plans to consider a payment in lieu of taxes for Chase Run apartment. It’s the first time a PILOT has been considered by the board since 2005 when voters...