Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Mt. Pleasant High School lockdown scare

Mt. Pleasant High School went into “lockdown” mode, two times, yesterday.  They were prompted by an escalated student, who was reported to have been out of the building when they emailed parents.  Administration assured...

Midland jury found man guilty

A Midland jury has found a local man guilty on (7) counts of criminal sexual conduct against a relative who the prosecution said endured horrific abuse. 41 year-old, Steven Eastman, was convicted last week...

Possible new micro-brewery on Pickard & Isabella

A new micro-brewery is currently in the process of coming to S. Isabella Road, with the approval of an On-Premises Tasting Room permit, from Union Township. Support of “Swankey LLC’s” application was approved last...

HATS threatened by dog’s owner

Representatives from HATS here in Isabella County are praising a Labrador Retriever rescue that quickly found a foster home after they were surrendered Tuesday amid a tease & threatening situation, where one of the...

Mt. Pleasant woman facing felony charges for child abuse

A 24-year-old Mt. Pleasant woman is facing a 10-year-felony for her baby’s fractured skull after admitting she struck the child with a bowl.  Michelle Lynn Parcher first told authorities nothing happened but later admit...

Roommate brawl left 1 with stab wounds

A fight between 2 roommates has left 1 of them with multiple stab wounds.  The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in the 1500 block of Granger Street. The suspect fled in the victims’ car...

30-car pileup on US-23

All lanes of US-23 were closed in Genesee County yesterday morning due to multiple crashes and a 30-car pileup. MDOT reported the pile up began around 11:12am & within an hour and a half,...

Maggots found on flight leaving out of Detroit

A Delta Airlines flight bound for Detroit from Amsterdam had to be re-routed earlier this week after maggots fell out of an overhead compartment. In a report, the maggots were improperly packed into a...

Tennessee man attempted to enroll as student

Police are seeking charges against a Tennessee man who allegedly tried to enroll as a Mason County Central School student, earlier this week.  An employee at the school alerted officials after they became suspicious...

New Michigan GOP chairman

Former Congressman Peter Hoekstra has been officially recognized by the national Republican party as the Michigan GOP chairman, in a vote that also affirmed that Kirstina Karamo was properly removed from the position earlier...