Thursday, October 17, 2024

Public Forum To Discuss Changing Pickard Rd Into Three Lanes

A public forum in Mt Pleasant is scheduled to discuss the possibility of changing Pickard Rd into a 3 lane street with a path for bikes. The meeting will take place May 8th, from...

Woman Arrested For Drug Use And Child Neglect

The Big Rapids Public Safety Department says a 31 year old woman was arrested after leaving her children in a van while she did drugs inside an A&W bathroom stall. She now faces charges of operating a...

Barnes Hall On CMU’s Campus Scheduled For Demolition

Before Barnes Hall on CMU’s campus is torn down, former residents have a chance to say goodbye. CM Life reports that an open house will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on...

Blueprint For Safety Expands Into Gladwin

Thanks to an additional grant Midland’s Blueprint For Safety program will expand into Gladwin. Midland County was one of five communities in the United States to receive the grant funding in 2015. The Blueprint...

Mental Health Hotline Makes Way In Michigan

The Associated Press reports that legislation to create a permanent statewide mental health hotline is advancing in Michigan. The state House approved the bill 99-8 Tuesday and sent it to the Senate for further consideration.

Dana Nessel Refuses To Enforce Laws That Ban Abortion

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says if the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision is overturned, she will not enforce state laws on the books that ban abortion.

Beaverton Man Sentenced To Prison For Criminal Sexual Conduct

A Beaverton man was sent to prison for raping teen. 56 year old David Joseph Sagi was sentenced to 15 to 40 years in prison Monday in Gladwin County Circuit Court. Sagi, who pleaded...

Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Rape And First-Degree Murder

A judge has sentenced a western Michigan man to life in prison for killing a 16-year-old girl who accused him of rape. Forty-three-year-old Quinn James of Wyoming, Michigan, learned his sentence Monday after a...

Exhibit For Sexual Assault Victims Opens In MSU Museum Today

The Michigan State University Museum is staging an exhibit created in collaboration with the sexual assault victims of now-imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar. “Finding Our Voice: Sister Survivors Speak” opens today.

Michigan Supreme Court Moves Forward On Lawsuit Against Transgender Woman

The Michigan Supreme Court will allow a lawsuit to move forward involving a transgender woman using the women’s locker room at a Planet Fitness in Midland. Yvette Cormier’s lawsuit against Planet Fitness was filed...