CORUNNA, MI – A candidate for lieutenant governor of Michigan has been arrested and charged with felony larceny. Beau Parmenter, 45, was arraigned in Shiawassee County’s 66th District Court on Sept. 10 for one count of larceny by conversion between $1,000 and $20,000. If convicted, he faces up to five […]

Members of the Michigan Senate on Thursday pushed forward with new versions of nine bills that became the subject of controversy when the legislation was prevented from reaching the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by the Republican-led House of Representatives. The bills eventually reached Whitmer’s desk this year but she […]

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, blasted Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed as sympathetic to terrorists and more interested in representing Palestinians in Congress than the state, contentions El-Sayed’s campaign called “bad-faith lies.” “He’s a con man. I’m a law man,” said Rogers, […]

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI. In January 2026, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post began investigating an alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile. Preliminary investigation indicated that Mark Sharrow, 37, of Warren, allegedly sexually assaulted the juvenile in Roscommon County in 2025. A search of Sharrow’s residence resulted […]

Michigan hunters planning a fall trip have a rebuilt tool to work with. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched a new version of MiHunt, the state’s interactive map of lands open to public hunting, available at Michigan.gov/MiHunt. The map is live just in time for the fall hunting seasons. […]

LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Grants and Community Services Division (GCSD) and the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP) have launched an online resource designed for community members, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to identify available programs across the state. The dashboard, funded through the federal Byrne […]

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — After review, the Mid-American Conference wants Western Michigan recognized as having defeated Michigan after all. The NCAA said the call stands. Citing what it believes to be an “extraordinary” circumstance in appealing the outcome of the Michigan-Western Michigan game, the MAC asked NCAA and College Football Playoff administrators […]

Sexualized abuse akin to “torture” became the norm in ritualistic hazing among members of the Michigan men’s hockey team from 1984-2001, according to a new federal lawsuit filed by 16 former team members. None of the 16 plaintiffs is identified in the suit. The allegations are graphic and shocking: Many allege they […]

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, September 11, 2026 to honor and remember the heroes who lost their lives and those who sacrificed their lives for others, including first responders who showed bravery in responding to the attacks and […]

GRAYLING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Daniel Gene Ellison, 36 of Grayling, for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. Ellison was arrested following an investigation […]