Michigan state police trooper dies in rollover accident
A Michigan state police trooper died early this morning when his cruiser rolled over during a chase in Saginaw County. The Associated Press reports Trooper Jeffrey Werda of the Bridgeport Post was on...
View ArticlePlanning underway for another cleanup of the Tittabawassee River
A major cleanup project along the Tittabawassee River is moving into its final planning stages. It’s a project that presents several challenges. Dioxin contamination has been the subject of many...
View ArticleViolent crime rising in some Michigan cities
Flint is being called “the Most Dangerous City in America.” The FBI released a report today that shows Flint had the highest violent crime rate in the nation last year among cities with 100,000 or...
View ArticleGM, Nexteer to invest in Saginaw operations
General Motors officials say the company will invest $215 million in the GM Saginaw Metal Casting Operation to tool the plant to build components for future GM vehicles. The plant makes engine blocks...
View ArticleMichigan Attorney General sues to shut down 2 abortion clinics
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed a lawsuit to close two women's clinics that provide abortions in Saginaw and the Lansing area. Schuette's office filed a...
View ArticleDow Chemical agrees to clean dioxin-tainted properties in Midland, Michigan
John Flesher of the Associated Press reports Michigan environmental regulators have reached a deal with Dow Chemical to clean up around 1,400 residential properties in Midland. The soil in these areas...
View ArticleMichigan cities waiting to hear what's in Gov. Snyder's public safety plan
Governor Rick Snyder is expected to call for spending $15 million to improve police departments in some of Michigan’s most dangerous cities. The governor will lay out his plan on Wednesday in...
View ArticleMichigan's governor calls for 'smart justice' to fight crime
Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan should fight crime by arresting more criminals while also steering youths toward school and jobs and sending some of the accused to drug and mental health courts. In...
View ArticleGovernor Snyder outlines plan to fight crime in Michigan
During a press conference in Flint today, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder outlined points from his "Special Message to the Legislature on Public Safety." A press release from the governor's office quotes...
View ArticleCrews taking down landmark building in downtown Saginaw
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Demolition has begun on one of downtown Saginaw's oldest buildings. Crews started work this week to bring down the 145-year-old former Yak's Deli to make way for a new work force...
View ArticleFirst 2012 West Nile Virus case confirmed in SE Michigan man
Oakland County health officials say they've received Michigan Department of Community Health confirmation of West Nile virus in a 44-year-old man, the first such case reported in the state this year....
View ArticleMichigan state police trooper dies in rollover accident
A Michigan state police trooper died early this morning when his cruiser rolled over during a chase in Saginaw County. The Associated Press reports Trooper Jeffrey Werda of the Bridgeport Post was on...
View ArticleNo answers yet in police shooting of mentally-ill man
Two months after Saginaw police fatally shot a mentally-ill man, his family and community are still calling for answers. On July 1st, Milton Hall was gunned down in a parking lot during a...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center artifact goes on display at Saginaw history museum
A permanent exhibit commemorating the events of September 11, 2001 opens today at the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, reports Emily Pfund at Mlive.com. A piece of aluminum cladding about 5...
View ArticleEmotions still running high after Saginaw fatal police shooting
Justice still hasn’t been done in the case of a fatal police shooting of a mentally ill man in Saginaw this summer. That was the message at a community forum this week, where some 200 residents came...
View ArticleSaginaw police officers disciplined in wake of homeless man shooting, mother...
Earlier this month it was announced the Saginaw police officers who shot and killed a homeless, mentally ill man would not face criminal charges. 49-year-old Milton Hall was killed by Saginaw Police...
View ArticleLocal government and religious leaders in Michigan call for more federal gun...
Government and religious leaders from Lansing, Flint and Saginaw came together today to call for new federal gun control laws.All three cities saw an increase in murders in 2012.The group, Mayors...
View ArticleState lawmaker may push for higher city income tax rates in Michigan
Some Michigan cities that collect an income tax might soon see a revenue boost.A state lawmaker wants to increase the tax rate cities can charge.State representative Andy Schor is looking at lifting...
View ArticleSaginaw’s Catholic Diocese consolidating parishes
Because of diminishing membership, Saginaw’s Catholic Diocese is beginning a three-year process to consolidate parishes.The diocese includes 105 parishes spread across almost 7,000 square miles in 11...
View ArticleFor Saginaw County, no running around right-to-work law
Unions are rushing to sign contracts before Michigan's right to work law takes effect this month.But one county is worried Republicans might retaliate.In Saginaw County, the biggest public union wants...
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