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Warrant issued for Bay County bartender police say killed 2 men in drunken crash
BAY CITY, MI — Officials have issued a warrant for a Bay County woman accused of killing two men after leaving her bartending shift. Prosecutors allege she wasn’t just drunk when she drove the wrong-way down Interstate 75 and caused the fatal crash — she was “super drunk.”
Bay County native named commander of Michigan State Police Tri-City Post
WILLIAMS TWP, MI — The Michigan State Police Tri-City Post has a new commander, one with a familiar face in Bay County. 1st Lt. Dan Nease assumed the role on July 7 for the post located at 2402 Salzburg Road in Bay County’s Williams Township. Nease grew up in Bangor Township and graduated from John Glenn High School in 2006.
Mid-Michigan residents react to attempted assasination
Bay City resident Sherry Schmidt was very shocked and very saddened by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident minutes before gunfire. Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a...
Woman facing super drunk charges for wrong-way crash on I-75
BAY COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A Bay County woman faces super drunk charges in connection with a deadly wrong-way crash that claimed the lives of two men from Genesee County. The crash happened back in March, when investigators say a 41-year-old woman from Pinconning was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of I-75 near Salzburg Road in Monitor Township.
Police: Car hit by train in Saginaw Co.
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - A car driving east on Curtis Road was hit by a train Monday afternoon, according to the Bridgeport Township Police Department. Saginaw County 911 Central Dispatch reported the crash at about 12:30 p.m. Police on scene told TV5 the driver was trying to beat the train...
Two people escape house fire with pets in Hemlock early Tuesday
HEMLOCK, Mich. (WJRT) - Two people and several pets escaped a house fire in the Hemlock area early Tuesday morning. Fire crews were called to the home in the 16000 block of Doyle Road at around 3:10 a.m. The occupants escaped the residence before fire crews arrived and found smoke.
Injuries reported in Sunday motorcycle crash
Injuries were reported Sunday, July 14, resulting from a two-vehicle crash that occurred at the 146.4-mile marker of Interstate 44, according to an online report of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A 2007 Harley Davidson, driven by Steven A. Carr, 54, of Whitmoore Lake, Michigan, was eastbound...
Saginaw Township Police Department holds pop-up picnic
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - The Saginaw Township Police Department held its third-annual pop-up picnic on Wednesday. The event was held at Weiss Elementary School. It featured free hot dogs, treats, games, bounce houses and a DJ. Police say the event helps enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement.
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