A Traverse City man is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13. Ricky Byard is charged with second degree sex crimes with a person under 13. State police say it happened at a home in Long Lake Township. The victim’s mother says it began in late June and happened several times. Byard will be back in…
State police used facial recognition technology to identify a man resisting arrest in Crawford County. Joshua Sutcliffe of Mesick is charged with assault and resisting police. In mid-June, state police say he punched someone in the face at a bar in Grayling over a game of pool. When police were investigating, they say Sutcliffe began shouting vulgarities at them and…
Enbridge says they found no damage to the west leg of the Line 5 pipeline. Enbridge says they used an inline device and found no damage like dents or missing metal. This is about three weeks after damage was discovered to an east leg anchor support. Since then, a judge has said the west leg can stay open. The east…
In a major ruling, the Supreme Court says President Donald Trump cannot deny prosecutors access to his financial records. The demand for President Trump’s tax returns is part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with him. The records are held by the president’s longtime accounting firm, which said it would comply with…
A pub in Sault Ste. Marie has closed its doors for cleaning after a possible COVID-19 exposure. The Merch says someone was in the bar Wednesday between 7 and 9 a.m. That person later tested positive for coronavirus. The Merch says they have been contacted by the health department. They say they cleaned Wednesday night and are doing another deep…
Another 1.3 million people filed for first-time unemployment claims last week. While weekly jobless claims have been lower for more than three months since a peak in March, they are not trending downward as quickly as economists would like. Workers who have filed claims for at least two weeks in a row stood at 18.1 million last week. The consistent…
A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing in Antrim County has been found safe. The Antrim County Sheriff’s Office started looking for the teen Wednesday night after her father reported her missing. The sheriff’s office says after news spread on social media, they were able to find the teen at a friend’s house. “We are happy that Isabella is safe…
A man is accused of cheating an Oscoda County homeowner out of thousands of dollars. Charles Sutter of Romeo is the owner of Pro Choice Construction. In March of last year, a homeowner in Mio says he made an agreement for Sutter to repair his roof. State police say Sutter requested deposits for the project over several months totaling $15,000….
Cherry Capital Airport will soon welcome a new flight from the nation’s capital. The airport says it is the first ever nonstop American Airlines flight from Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport. The first flight will arrive at about 1:30 p.m. this Saturday. “Thank you to American Airlines for the continued commitment to Northern Michigan, not many airports can say we…
Newly released footage shows at least seven people restraining a Black teenager who later died at a youth facility in Michigan. The footage from late April was released Tuesday. It shows several people appearing to pull on and hold down 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks’ arms and legs. Others sit or lay on top of him. It started because he threw a…
