Michigan State Police adds four new canine teams, 61 canines assigned statewide

The graduates of the Michigan State Police 2025 Basic Canine School pose for a photo after graduation, Friday. Trooper Dieter Kochan and his new K9 "Roy" will serve out of the Calumet Post. K9 Roy is a replacement K9 for Trooper Kochan. This is …

Michigan State Police adds four new canine teams

Courtesy Photo New Michigan State Police canines and their handlers are seen at the MSP 2025 Basic Canine School on Friday in Lansing. LANSING — The Michigan State Police (MSP) is pleased to announce that Michigan residents will soon benefit from the …

Royston Redneck Band plays at Michigan Brown Trout Festival

News Photo by Kayla Wikaryasz On Friday night, The Royston Redneck Band is seen playing in the Small Tent at the Michigan Brown Trout Festival. Community members gathered to listen to music and dance. Nearby, Fire Lake, a Bob Seger tribute band, prepared …

Consumers Energy supports United Way of Northeast Michigan

Courtesy Photo From left, Rich Castle, Consumers Energy Consumers Affairs manager for Northeast Michigan, presents a check to Joe Gentry, executive director of the United Way of Northeast Michigan. ALPENA — Recently, Consumers Energy Foundation provided …

Michigan woman finds Mouse in her Monster Energy drink, files lawsuit

West Michigan woman finds dead mouse in Monster Energy drink, attorney says

McKenzie Cain says she bought a white Monster from a bagel shop in Grand Rapids and drank it all in her car. In a weird twist, it still felt heavy, and she smelled an off odor. When she peered in the can, her attorney, Zach Runyan says a mouse in her …

PHOTOS: Michigan-based blueberry breeding facility helping to cultivate industry's future

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — West Michigan is entering its peak blueberry season, and with hundreds of growers across the region, the state consistently ranks among the top five blueberry-producing states nationwide. The berries seen on store shelves today, …

Neighbors get into a fowl fight over 74K in fines in west Michigan city

Douglas — Polarization has arrived in this bucolic beach town, but it has nothing to do with politics. It’s about chickens. The view of six spindly legged interlopers depends on which side of a five-foot wooden fence one lives. Their owner described them …

Coast Guard Auxiliary leader drowns in Lake Michigan in north suburbs

State officials are investigating the drowning of a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader last week in Lake Michigan in the far northern suburbs. John Staggs, 76, was found dead about 8:45 p.m. July 12 in the water beneath a dock at North Point Marina in …

State representative pushes to bring back cursive training in Michigan schools

MICHIGAN (WSBT) — There’s an effort by a state representative to bring back training for cursive writing in Michigan schools. According to our news partners at WSJM, most kids don’t learn cursive in school now because they use computers. But a state …