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Harley driver killed after semi fails to stop at stop sign, Antrim Co. deputies say
ANTRIM COUNTY - On Sept. 23 at 12:29 p.m., the Antrim County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash on Alden Highway at Bailey Road in Custer Township. A 54-year-old Mancelona man was traveling east on Alden Highway on his 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle when the Harley struck the side of a southbound semi-truck trailer that was being driven by a 61-year-old Wyoming, Michigan, man, deputies said. Officials said the semi-truck failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Bailey Road and Alden Highway and drove into the path of the motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a helmet, deputies said. The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured, and deputies said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
Northern Michigan man, 19, accused of attempted homicide in shooting at mobile home park
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI -- A 19-year-old Mancelona man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fired a shot at a passing vehicle at a mobile home park Sunday. According to UpNorthLive, police were called to the King’s Court Mobile Home Park around 5 p.m. for reports of a shooting.