CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MI. The Michigan State Police, United States Coast Guard, and local agencieswill be conducting an emergency response training exercise on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County onApril 28th and 29th. Local residents on Beaver Island will see an increase in emergency response activities as multipleagencies will be testing response […]
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Arrest Made in 2022 Overdose Death
ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI. On the evening of May 28, 2022, troopers from the Michigan State Police(MSP) Houghton Lake Post were dispatched to a residence on Houghton Heights Manor in RoscommonTownship for an unresponsive 47-year-old man who was being given CPR by his fiancée. The fiancéearrived at the residence to find […]
Barricaded Standoff Ends with Suspect Surrender
MONTMORENCY COUNTY. Early Thursday morning, April 13, 2023, a deputy from the MontmorencyCounty Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop near Lewiston. The driver, 56-year-old Keith Kelly Howardfrom Lewiston, fled and a short pursuit was initiated. Howard’s vehicle became disabled, and he fled onfoot. As Howard fled on foot, he turned […]
Michigan HazMat Teams Prepare for Hazardous Material Threats
LANSING, MICH. To learn how to better prepare for chemical disasters, hazmat teams from across the state are assembling with local emergency managers and other first responders for the second annual Michigan State Police (MSP) Michigan HazMat Responder Conference at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, from April 17 – 19. “Dealing […]
Woman Dies in Delta County ORV Crash
Troopers from the Gladstone Post were dispatched to a report of an ORV crash on 27.25 Rd near KK Rd in Nahma Township, Delta County on Friday, 4/14 at approximately 3:30pm. Upon arrival, troopers observed a deceased female who was underneath a Polaris Razr ORV. The female was the passenger […]
Whitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Anyone who wants to buy a gun in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely store all firearms and ammunition when around minors under new laws signed Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The signing took place […]
Marquette Man Arrested for Child Porn Material
MARQUETTE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is announcing the arrest of Samuel Walter Numikoski, 49 of Marquette, for child sexually abusive material-aggravated possession, child sexually abusive material-possession, and using a computer to commit a crime. Numikoski was arrested following an […]
Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. The state’s “right-to-work” law had allowed those in unionized workplaces […]
State Police now tracking incidents of bias against police officers in Michigan
LANSING — In late 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was raging in Michigan, the state’s top law enforcement agency quietly began tracking what it deems hate or bias incidents against police. The agency counted 10 incidents of what it describes as anti-police bias and recorded them under its hate/bias category […]
Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party has received backlash from political leaders on both sides of the aisle for posts on social media Wednesday that compared the Holocaust to gun safety measures being considered in the state. The posts, shared on the state party’s official Facebook and Twitter […]