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SAGINAW, MI — Saginaw’s Cruz Thru Mexican Kitchen is celebrating its grand opening this weekend with food, music and prizes. The grand opening event at Cruz Thru Mexican Kitchen, 2525 E. Genesee Ave., is scheduled to take place from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26. The restaurant, known for its menudo and award-winning tamales, first opened in May.

FAIRGROVE, Mich. (WNEM) - A minor is in custody and is facing several charges after threatening someone with a knife. State Police Caro troopers responded to the scene in the 4000 block of Center Street in Fairgrove on Wednesday around 5:00 p.m. Troopers were told that a 14-year-old was threatening...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WNEM) - Grand Rapids police discovered the body of 69-year-old Richard John Jekel on June 6, the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office said. A 26-year-old has been charged with open murder and felony firearm. Police were surveilling the accused as part of a stalking complaint filed by...

Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar, a Republican from Midland, is calling the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade one of the most wonderful days in the history of the country. Moolenaar says the decision will save millions of lives and he will do everything he can to make...

BAY CITY, MI - Qualified Bay County residents can now get an extra financial boost to help them overcome hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bay County Board of Commissioners set aside $1,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to create a household assistance program. The program was made to help out households in the county to pay for costs such as delinquent property taxes as well as delinquent rent, mortgage and utility payments. Qualified households can receive up to $3,000 in one-time grant funding through the program.

BAY CITY, MI - Virgil “Bud” LaPlant thought he was getting ready to retire last week after working over 20 years with Bay City Electric Light and Power - but mother nature threw him a bit of a curveball. On Thursday, June 16, a severe thunderstorm swept through...

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SAGINAW, MI — The Downtown Saginaw Farmers’ Market is opening for a special Night Market event with extra vendors, live music and a pasta fundraiser Monday evening, June 27. The Night Market will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. outside of the SVRC Marketplace, 203 S....

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - State Police say an investigation by the Strike Team Investigative Narcotic Group lead to the arrest of a 60-year-old St. Helen man. The suspect is charged with accosting a child for immoral purposes, using a computer to commit a crime, possession with intent to deliver, and other felonies.

SAGINAW, MI — When a Burt woman dumped an overdose victim’s body in a rural Saginaw County creek three years ago, the driving force was her own drug dependency. Now, the judge who described the impetus behind her crime as such has given her the opportunity to put her addiction behind her.

BAY CITY, MI - The tents are up, the polka is playing, and the kielbasas are sizzling down in Bay City’s south end as the St. Stan’s Polish Festival gets underway. The St. Stan’s Polish Festival started on Thursday, June 23 and will run over the weekend until June 26 at the St. Stan’s fairgrounds at 2298 John Solinski Drive in Bay City.

VASSAR, MI – The Mid-Michigan Enchanted Forest will open to merrymakers for three weekends in July to celebrate German history and fairytales. The tale behind the event is that a fairy godmother granted the wish of a woman who craved to hear children’s laughter in the forest after her children grew up and moved away. The wish gave birth to the festival.

The city of Saginaw is taking a zero tolerance stance against illegal use of fireworks this summer. The law says loud fireworks and projectiles can only be set off from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. between June 29 and July 4. It is illegal to set them off any time before or after those dates and times. Starting June 24, Saginaw police, fire units and SCENIC will devote more resources to enforcement of the law.

BAY CITY, MI — Drift Shoreside Beer Garden, a new food truck park and bar on the riverfront in downtown Bay City, is open for its first summer season. “It’s going really well. We’re loving it. We’ve had a great turnout and great weather,” said General Manager Paige Deiters.

Nick Krattiger shot a 3-under 69, the lone golfer to break par in the first round of the 2022 Saginaw District Golf Tournament Friday at Apple Mountain. Krattiger, a Saginaw Country Club member, finished second in the 2021 District at Saginaw Country Club, three shots behind two-time winner Mike Wenglikowski.

SAGINAW, MI—Every year, police and firefighters in Saginaw respond to some sort of fireworks-related injury or property issue. That’s why the Saginaw Fire Department recently announced a counter-offensive task force to help keep bad actors contained while others reasonably celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Charlie Haddad, who...

BAY CITY, MI — At just 21, a Bay City man is heading to prison for sexually assaulting a younger girl. It’s a crime he was accused of perpetrating against two additional girls, though charges related to those girls were dismissed. Bay County Circuit Judge Harry P. Gill...

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Val Tousignant, 66, and her husband, Tony, 64, own Mid-State Towing, LLC, located at 106 W. Isabella Road (M-20), just west of M-30. They've been married for 28 years.