CMU sets tuition and housing increases for 2024-25 academic year
Central Michigan University set its tuition and housing rates for the 2024-25 academic year at last night’s meeting of the board of trustees. Students at all levels will see increases in all tuition rates.
Airshow to kick off National Cherry Festival on opening weekend
Last week, the National Cherry Festival announced that the Airshow will take place over West Grand Traverse Bay as part of the festival’s opening weekend celebration. The Airshow will take to the skies this...
Michigan’s top court to consider whether to further limit no-parole life sentences
The Michigan Supreme Court said it will hear arguments in cases that could lead to a ban on automatic life prison sentences for people who were 19 or 20 years old when they were...
Michigan House Approves Bill Establishing Veterans Mental Health Office
A bipartisan bill package aimed at providing mental health and substance abuse resources for service members, veterans and their families passed the House last week. House Bill 5276 will statutorily establish an Office of...
2024’s Dirtiest Cities in America
City living comes with more entertainment, more job opportunities, but also more pollution, trash, and pests. A list has been compiled, taking into account air pollution, water quality, waste management, and resident dissatisfaction levels....
Board of Trustees to look at 2024-25 budget, tuition
Central Michigan University’s 2024-25 operating budget, tuition rates, and housing and food costs are all expected to be finalized next Tuesday during the Board of Trustees’ last formal meeting of the fiscal year. The...
95-year-old among female pilots that flew into Cadillac in air race
A 95-year-old pilot was among the 100 female pilots, landing at the Wexford County Airport in Cadillac, for the second stop of the 47th Annual Air Race Classic. Marie Carastro has been a pilot...
Trump gets the final word at CNN debate after coin flip
Former President Donald Trump will get the final word when he debates President Joe Biden on CNN next week, after a coin flip to determine podium placement and the order of closing statements. The...
Former Isabella jail guard sentenced for inmate assault
A former Isabella jail guard has been sentenced to probation, anger management class, and will never again work in corrections for assaulting an inmate in 2020. Christopher Cluley, 48, of Mt. Pleasant was sentenced...
Pilot walks away uninjured after plane crashes in Isabella County field
A pilot was uninjured after crashing his plane early yesterday morning in Isabella county. Mt. Pleasant Post troopers were dispatched to a crop duster that went down into a hay field yesterday. The pilot...