Michigan State University has a new head football coach, according to Bruce Feldman with The Athletic. The subscription-based sports journalism website reports Coach Mel Tucker with the University of Colorado has the job. The Athletic says this comes after Tucker turned down the offer initially last week. MSU continued to extend offers to the Cleveland native. The Athletic reports Tucker’s…
A fake police officer got busted downstate this weekend. The Oakland County sheriff pulled over a copy-cat-cop—driving an SUV that was made to look like a police vehicle. Sheriff Mike Bouchard says the fake police car had police push bumpers, lights, and canine cages in the rear seats. It also had a suspicious decal that says “emergency response” and that’s…
In this update, we now know the name of the Alpena Man killed in a house fire. The fire started on La Forest Ave. around 11 a.m. on Saturday. Officer Lincoln Suszek and off-duty Fire Captain Andy Marceau attempted to rescue an elderly couple from the home. They made it inside but were pushed back by thick smoke and intense…
The 44th Annual North American VASA wrapped up its races on Sunday. This year, the North American VASA had the most junior participants in its history. On Sunday, high school skiers, as well as snowshoers, ran through the course at Timber Ridge. Volunteers hope the young athletes will keep coming back year after year. The VASA attracts regulars from around…
Sunday was National Pizza Day and many celebrated while also helping out a worthy Northern Michigan nonprofit. BC Pizza in Traverse City hosted Pizza for a Cause with all net proceeds benefiting the TCAPS Food Assistance Program. The program pays off cafeteria balances for kids who are having a hard time affording lunch. Last year, the fundraiser took care of…
A Western Michigan University student is now stuck in China because of the coronavirus outbreak. Dylan Tulett is a senior studying Mandarin at a Beijing university. He was on winter break visiting a small village and now he is trapped there. Tulett says no one in the village is sick but the roads have been blocked off. He says he…
Deputies are asking for your help to find out who broke into a Newaygo County pole barn. The sheriff’s office says they got a call about a breaking and entering Friday around 4:30 p.m. They say the barn is in the area of N. Pine Ave in Barton Township. Above is the security footage from inside the barn. Deputies says…
Multiple law enforcement agencies teamed up Sunday for Operation Life Saver, a yearly crackdown on railroad violations. A train marked with two MSP shields traveled from Grayling to Gaylord with officers on board. They called out violations to following patrol cars and nearby DNR snowmobiles. Officers cited three cars for crossing while trains were approaching and seven snowmobilers were ticketed…
Two people are facing multiple charges after crashing a snowmobile by railroad tracks in Otsego County. Michigan State Police say they found a ski from snowmobile stuck under train tracks in Bagley Township around 4:00 a.m. Sunday. They say it took a wrecking company hours to pull the vehicle from the tracks. Two snowmobile riders were located and arrested for…
Deputies say a driver was arrested in Lake County after leading them on a chase. They say they tried to stop a car on US-10 in Yates Township Friday around noon. The driver did not stop for the deputy’s lights and siren. After officers followed the vehicle for eight miles, the driver pulled over in Chase Township. The sheriff’s office…
