Bad Axe, MI

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) is investigating an incident at Blue Diamond Steel Casting in Pigeon on Friday, June 24, which resulted in the death of an employee. Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson said plant personnel requested an ambulance shortly after 9:00 a.m, for an injured worker,...

HURON CO., Mich. (WNEM) - A 48-year-old Kinde man died after an air duct piece as heavy as 4,000 pounds fell on him, according to Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson. Huron County Dispatch was called on June 24 by Blue Diamond to request an ambulance for an injured worker at the Sturm Road plant in Windsor Township.

HURON COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - An investigation is under way after a worker died at a Thumb-area steel plant following an accident. The accident happened at Blue Diamond Steel Casting on Sturm Road in Pigeon on Friday. Investigators say 48-year-old Kenneth Strahan of Kinde died while he was doing maintenance on the fresh air system.

The Agriculture Improvement Act, commonly knownas "the Farm Bill," is one of the most subtly important pieces of federal legislation. It provides regulations and funding to almost everything involved in farming, including emergency price support, natural disaster accommodation, and food donation programs. A new version of the bill is drafted...

Kinde man was performing maintenance on air duct when accident occurred on June 24.

A man convicted of driving while impaired five previous times, now faces a sixth charge in connection with the death of a Huron County man. Man with 5 prior impaired driving convictions charged in crash that killed Harbor Beach man. 32-year-old Eldon Pierson died in the Saturday night crash in...

In one of the more tightly contested Thumb Sportswriters Association All-Thumb All-Star Girls Basketball Games in recent memory, it was the East All-Stars that came away with a 54-50 victory.

Olivia Jubar, Macy Reinhardt, Gabby Crumm and Laci Harris all made the Division 4 All-State softball first team. More information on them can be seen by reading the article.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Zach Maynard, of Sebewaing, was leaving his job at the new AutoZone on M-53 in Bad Axe when noticed something was amiss with his girlfriend’s Dodge Ram pickup, which he had driven to work on Tuesday. Maynard opened...

An Imlay City man with five previous OWI convictions was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in connection to the June 25 fatal crash that claimed the life of a Harbor Beach man. Michael E. Karinen, 58, of Imlay City, appeared via Zoom from the Huron County Jail in 73B District Court for his arraignment on charges of operating while intoxicated causing death, a 15-year felony, and operating while intoxicated, third offense, for the death of Eldon C. Pierson, 32, of Harbor Beach.

For his 18-point performance in the All-Thumb All-Star game, Bad Axe's D'Carlos Sageman was named the MVP of the game.

The Hatchets have hired Matt Varner as their next boys soccer coach. He will coach both boys and girls soccer teams.

Three men have been bound over to Huron County 52nd Circuit Court following an altercation in the Huron County Jail in late April. Joshua Duane Nowiski, 31, of Bad Axe; Arthur Jacob Campbell, 32, of Harbor Beach; and Aaron Carl Visscher, 20, also of Harbor Beach are all charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder in an alleged assault that took place in one of the general population housing units in the Huron County Jail.

Fourth of July events are fast approaching in the Upper Thumb. Read on to find out more about them.