Tuesday, September 29, 2026
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – A Michigan state senator has introduced legislation to limit the use of automatic license plate reader cameras, which have drawn privacy concerns from the public even as law enforcement agencies say the technology has proven effective. State Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) introduced the bill, […]
Michigan had the sixth-worst rate among 44 states for the number of students who were chronically absent from school in 2025, according to the new report. Last year, 29% of students in the Great Lakes State were chronically absent. The American Enterprise Institute report, “From Attendance Crisis to Chronic Condition?,” […]
Every five years, critical decisions are made that directly shape the health, beauty, andsustainability of local forests, farmland, waterways, and wildlife across the Eastern UpperPeninsula. To ensure these efforts truly reflect the community’s vision, the Chippewa LuceMackinac Conservation District (CLMCD) is calling on all landowners, farmers, forest managers,and residents across […]
Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight from Turkey to Britain last month when the White House said he was flying aboard Air Force One, in an extraordinary ruse – prompted by an Iranian assassination threat – that involved hiding the president in an airport catering container, according to […]
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says that sewer main on the west side of Sault Ste. Marie was damaged Monday afternoon during a utility installation. Because efforts to pump the lift station’s wet well couldn’t keep up, the city discharged raw sewage to Lake Superior for […]
OTSEGO COUNTY: On August 7, 2026, at approximately 4:15 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a single-vehicle injury crash on northbound I-75 near Alexander Road in CorwithTownship. A preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle driven by a 65-year-old man was traveling north on I-75 when he got into a verbal argument with his 30-year-old male passenger. The passenger allegedly grabbed the steering wheel and turned it, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a […]
PELLSTON (BridgeMI.com) — Fresh from retirement from United Airlines in 1996, James Gillett returned to the community where he was born, the quiet northern Michigan village of Pellston. He’d barely moved in when he was asked to join the village board. Within a year, he was village president. It was […]
The Michigan Department of Corrections paid out $7 million in legal judgments and settlements in 2025, more than double the prior year, according to a mandated report recently filed with the state Legislature. Most of those payouts stemmed from three cases: a $2.3 million settlement with a former MDOC employee […]
Michigan’s Invasive Species Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are asking the public to look for and report signs of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle. Each year, APHIS declares August as Tree Check Month because this is the most likely time to see the beetle […]
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI. Two 15-year-old males were apprehended after allegedly causingdamage to multiple construction sites and stealing tools. The preliminary investigation indicated that on August 1, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP)Traverse City Post responded to a residential construction site in Long Lake Township for a breaking andentering […]
