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Michigan State Police Honor Fallen Melvinville Officer By Paying It Forward
Fallen Melvinville Officer Mohamed Said was a beacon of kindness and dedication in his community, particularly known for his efforts in helping children. Tragically, Officer Said was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person's call. During the investigation, one of the subjects fled on foot and, during a subsequent struggle, produced a handgun, fatally wounding Officer Said.
Early morning Saginaw shooting leaves 2 in critical condition
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - An early morning shooting in Saginaw left two men in critical condition on Tuesday. Saginaw Police responded to the 600 block of S. Woodbridge Street for reports of 50 gunshots on Tuesday, July 30 about 1 a.m. A man who was wounded stopped officers responding to...
Police Arrest Man for Threatening Note On Political Signs in Saginaw Township
A threatening note on a political sign in Saginaw Township got a 50-year-old man arrested on Sunday. Police say on Saturday, a contract worker with Sears at the Fashion Square Mall noticed several political signs on the company property near the curb at Bay and Tittabawassee roads and removed them, placing them by a utility pole for the owner to claim them. When the worker arrived the next day, the signs were back in place. Police say a handwritten note was attched to one of the signs, saying the person who put it there had a 9mm gun and was surveilling the area.
CMU College of Medicine's move to Saginaw: Why, how it will be funded and the impact on Mount Pleasant
Central Michigan University College of Medicine plans to move its campus to Saginaw, George Kikano, the CMED dean, said. The new campus will cost $200 million, and they are hoping to move by 2028, Kikano said. “That’s a very bold move,” he said. “That’s an aggressive timeline. It’s an aggressive...
Saginaw residents can share wants and needs at workshop, help shape zoning ordinance
SAGINAW, MI — Saginaw City Hall officials this week will host the last of three public workshops aimed at giving residents a say in revising the community’s zoning ordinance. The session is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at Saginaw City Hall, 1315 S....
Barricaded gunman identified, charged for stand-off in Roscommon Co.
UPDATE 7/29/24 4:45 p.m. ROSCOMMON — On Monday, 32-year-old Anthony Cooper was arraigned on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, assaulting/resisting/obstructing police, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and habitual offender - 4th offense. 7/26/24 3:00 p.m. ROSCOMMON — The Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office said a suspect is in custody after an armed stand-off Thursday afternoon.
This busy Saginaw County intersection will see a $434K update by February
KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI — Road crews starting Thursday, Aug. 1, plan to update a busy intersection here with new signage and infrastructure. Using $434,000 in state funds, crews will install a full traffic signal at the intersection of Kochville Road and M-84, a state-operated roadway otherwise known as Bay Road, Michigan Department of Transportation officials said.
Big Lots! Is Closing Some Michigan Stores and One is Here in Grand Rapids
Big Lots! is a store with "lots" of everything, furniture, bedding, household supplies, lawn and garden stuff, pantry bargains, you name it they may have it. They're known for their discount prices, too. Business hasn't been as brisk as they have wanted this 2024 year, and have decided to close...
Ethan Moots Awarded Aftermarket Chair Scholarship
Ethan Moots, an automotive aftermarket marketing and management student from a family of car enthusiasts in Michigan’s Thumb region, is the recipient of the 2024 Northwood University International Auto Show Aftermarket Chair Scholarship. Sponsored by Dorman Products, this scholarship is awarded to a full-time junior or senior who possesses...
Competitive duck calling, hunter expo: Your guide to the Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival
BAY CITY, MI – The Bay City State Park will be home this weekend to the Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival, a two-day event featuring competitions and events for all waterfowl hunters. This year’s festival will also provide any opportunity to help shape the future of Michigan’s managed waterfowl hunt areas.
Police say Detroit teen who disappeared after spending weekend at friend's house in March has been recovered
My’Ca Redes was reported to be last seen on Friday, March 8, 2024. After spending the weekend at a friend’s house, police said she failed to return to her home on Detroit’s west side.
Whitmer and Shapiro stump for Harris in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – Two prominent Rust Belt governors teamed up in southeastern Pennsylvania on Monday to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris. Govs. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., and Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., headlined a rally at Wissahickon High School in Montgomery County, highlighting Harris’s legal career and social politics as defining pillars of her presidential potential. […]
Michigan Woman Finds Dog That Went Missing In 2023
If you've ever had the unfortune experience of your dog running away you know how sad and devastating it can be. You search your neighborhood, put up signs and doing anything you can think of to try and get the word out that your precious pet is missing. Michigan Woman...
Farmers could end up in the whiskey business under plan for former state prison
The owner of Mammoth Distilling has crafted a multifaceted plan to repurpose a shuttered state prison into a contract whiskey distillery that in the long term would help drive agritourism to farms across Northern Michigan. Chad Munger’s ambitious idea involves buying the former Pugsley Correctional Facility property, located about 25...
GRCC leads Michigan in Metallica Scholars Initiative success
Grand Rapids Community College has provided welding training and job placement assistance to 132 students since it was selected to receive the Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) grant from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation (AWMH) in 2019. GRCC is the first and...
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