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Missing woman with Alzheimer’s found in thick swamp by Northern Michigan K9 team
LEELANAU COUNTY, MI – A Michigan K9 team tracked a missing woman for several miles before she was found in a thick swamp in Northern Michigan. According to the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office, the woman, who has Alzheimer’s, went missing after going on a walk near Gala Road in Centerville Township on April 26.
A new natural gas project comes to northern Michigan, amid climate concerns
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The wet and windy Friday afternoon in April wasn’t ideal for a groundbreaking ceremony. But Buckley Mayor Takis Pifer was all smiles. “How big of a deal is natural gas? It’s huge,” he said. DTE Energy is planning […] The post A new natural gas project comes to northern Michigan, amid climate concerns appeared first on Michigan Advance.
St. Clair County man charged in fatal mid-Michigan crash
A St. Clair County man who caused an accident near Mt. Pleasant that killed a Remus man and injured two others has been charged with three felonies. Isabella County Magistrate Aaron Miller on Friday arraigned Kyle Edward Adams, 37, of East China Township for operating while intoxicated causing death, a 15-year felony; and two counts of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury, a five-year felony.
Father: Charges coming after 5-year-old shot, killed by found gun
NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. — The father of a 5-year-old shot and killed by a gun found in his grandparents' house says charges are coming in connection to the incident. Braxton Marvin Scott Dykstra, 5, was at his grandparents' home in the area of West 68th Street and Bingham Avenue in Garfield Township on April 1, Michigan State Police say.
Organizations come together for the 23rd Annual Blessing of the Jeeps
MESICK — The Blessing of the Jeeps is coming back to Northern Michigan this year to kickstart the offroading season, and some new changes are coming with it. This year will feature different directions and obstacles for the intermediate and treadmill offroad area. The Great Lakes Four-Wheel Drive Club out of Detroit will also teach four-wheel drive recovery. The annual event has grown to the point that the Cadillac Jeepers Club couldn’t supply enough volunteers. Last year the Jeepers became a smaller part of the new Jeep Mission Blessing group. “We’ve had to really reach out and stretch to get other organizations to help with the Jeep blessing. The main priority is, of course, to get the people together that like Jeeps and just have a whole lot of fun throughout the day,” said Deb Stafford, founder of Mesick Jeep Blessing.
Highway 56 construction in LeRoy starts Monday
LEROY, Minn. - Road construction on Highway 56 is scheduled to begin on Monday. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says prime contractor Rochester Sand and Gravel will rebuild 1.2 miles of Highway 56 through LeRoy. The majority of the work is expected to be finished in October. MnDOT says the project includes the following:
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