LOCAL NEWS for FRI 18AUG17
THE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ALPENA POST RECENTLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM A
CONCERNED CITIZEN SAYING THEY RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A MALE CLAIMING
TO BE THE CHIEF OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, ABOUT MAKING A
CONTRIBUTION TO THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE IN ALPENA. THE CALLER STATED
THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE A DONATION OVER THE PHONE WITH A CREDIT CARD. THE
RESIDENT WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE ENOUGH TO KNOW IT WAS A BAD IDEA TO PROVIDE
THAT INFORMATION AND DID NOT FALL FOR THE SCAM. RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO
NEVER VERIFY OR GIVE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION UNLESS YOU ORIGINATED THE
ORIGINAL CALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE POST AT 354-4101.
RECENT
TESTS IN OSCODA REVEALED LOW LEVELS OF PFA'S IN THE MUNICIPAL WATER.
THE LEVEL OF PFA'S WERE LOWER THAN THOSE OF WATER SYSTEMS TESTED FROM THE
OTHER GREAT LAKES EXCEPT FOR SUPERIOR. ACCORDING TO THE IOSCO COUNTY NEWS
HERALD, THE LEVELS ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE FEDERAL ADVISORY
LEVEL. THE TESTS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES ALSO STATED THAT THE LEVELS ARE NOT A HUMAN HEALTH CONCERN.
THE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES INVITES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO
ENJOY FREE O.R.V. WEEKEND THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MICHIGAN RESIDENTS AND
NON-RESIDENTS CAN LEGALLY RIDE DNR DESIGNATED ROUTES AND TRAILS WITHOUT
PURCHASING AN O.R.V. LICENSE OR TRAIL PERMIT. THE WEEKEND PROVIDES ACCESS
TO NEARLY 3,700 MILES OF OFF-ROAD TRAILS AND INCLUDES USE OF THE STATE’S
FIVE SCRAMBLE AREAS INCLUDING ST. HELEN’S MOTOR SPORT AREA. ALL O.R.V
RULES AND LAWS STILL APPLY.
State
and local law enforcement recently converged on a residence in Lupton to
execute a series of search warrants to recover alleged stolen property.
The warrants were issued
after an investigation that police say spanned several years. According to
the Ogemaw County Herald, Detective
Dave Stahl said it's
all in reference to stolen property, breaking and entering, larceny and
encompasses several counties including Iosco, Oscoda, Montmorency, Alcona,
Alpena, Roscommon and Ogemaw. Present at the scene were West Branch,
Houghton Lake and Alpena state police branches. Roscommon, Ogemaw and
Montmorency County sheriff’s departments. Rose City and West Branch police
departments. Strike Team Investigative Narcotics Group and Huron
Undercover Narcotics Team. Details in the case are limited until it's
turned over to Ogemaw County Prosecutor LaDonna Schultz and a suspect or
suspects are arraigned on charges.
(Photo Ogemaw County Herald)
STATE
NEWS:
SEVERE
WEATHER HITS MICHIGAN'S THUMB REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. STORM REPORTS POSTED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS AND FIRE CREWS IN
TUSCOLA COUNTY SAY A TORNADO TOUCHED NEAR KINGSTON. THE TORNADO WAS
REPORTED AROUND 8 O'CLOCK. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SHINGLES
TORN FROM A ROOF. IN ADDITION, A TRAILER WAS REPORTEDLY FLIPPED OVER.
TREES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN IN SANILAC COUNTY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A
TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE IN THE AREA THIS MORNING TO
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE TORNADO.
COMPUTER TROUBLE YESTERDAY AFFECTING PEOPLE WHO WERE TRYING TO BUY
GROCERIES AND OTHER ITEMS WITH BRIDGE OR WIC CARDS AT STORES ACROSS
MICHIGAN -- AND IN OTHER STATES. BOB WHEATON, WITH THE MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, SAYS THERE WERE TWO DISRUPTIONS
IN ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSACTIONS - OR EBT. THE STATE USES BRIDGE CARDS
TO ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFER BENEFITS TO RECIPIENTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND
BENEFITS UNDER THE WOMEN INFANT AND CHILDREN PROGRAM.
A JACKSON MAN FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING HIS GIRLFRIEND IN THE
HEAD ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 29 YEAR-OLD TROY LAWSON CALHOUN FACING A
FELONY COUNT OF ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER. POLICE SAY THE INCIDENT
OCCURRED IN A JACKSON APARTMENT COMPLEX DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.
34-YEAR-OLD TASHIA WRIGHT IS NOW HOSPITALIZED AND REMAINS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
POLICE IN MICHIGAN TODAY ARE KICKING OFF AT A NATIONWIDE DRUNK DRIVING
CRACKDOWN. "DRIVER SOBER, GET PULLED OVER" WILL RUN THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 4TH AND FEATURES INCREASED PATROLS LOOKING FOR DRIVERS UNDER THE
INFLUENCE. OVER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY PERIOD IN
2015, THE LAST TIME STATISTICS WERE AVAILABLE, THERE WERE 460 CRASH
FATALITIES NATIONWIDE. 40 PERCENT INVOLVED A DRUNK DRIVER.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO'VE STOPPED FOR A SELFIE AMID ROWS AND ROWS OF
SUNFLOWERS IN A WASHTENAW COUNTY FIELD HAVE GOTTEN MORE THAN THEY
BARGAINED FOR... A TICKET FOR
TRESPASSING. POLICE IN NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP SAYS THEY'VE CAUGHT UP TO 30
PEOPLE IN THE FIELD AT A TIME, TAKING PICTURES AT SUNSET. OFFICIALS SAY
SOME HAVE BEEN TRAMPLING THE FLOWERS, OR EVEN CUTTING AND TAKING THEM,
WHICH IS NOT FAIR TO THE GROWER.
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LOCAL NEWS for THU 17AUG17
STATE
REPRESENTATIVE SUE ALLOR, OF WOLVERINE, WIL HOLD OFFICE HOURS ON FRIDAY.
ALLOR WILL BE AT KARSTEN’S RESTAURANT IN ROGERS CITY FROM 10:30-11:30AM
AND AT THE THIRSTY STURGEON IN WOLVERINE FROM 1:30-2:30PM TOMORROW. NO
APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ALLOR’S OFFICE AT
517-373-0833.
THE CITY OF AUGRES WILL RECEIVE A GRANT FOR THE
HARBOR PAVILION. THE $95,000 DOLLAR GRANT IS FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ACCORDING TO THE ARENAC COUNTY INDEPENDENT, THE
GRANT WOULD BE USED TO BUILD AN OPEN AIR PAVILION AT THE MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HARBOR. CITY MANAGER JOHN STANLEY SAID THE
GRANT REQUIRES A $15,000 DOLLAR MATCH BY THE CITY. CURRENTLY THE MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS CONDUCTING STUDIES ON SOIL SAMPLES
AT THE HARBOR NEAR WHERE A FUEL TANK USED TO SIT. THE CITY CANNOT BEGIN
THE BUILDING PROJECT UNTIL AFTER THE D.E.Q. RESULTS ARE IN.
THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (FEMA) HAS OPENED A DISASTER
RECOVERY CENTER IN GLADWIN TO HELP RESIDENTS THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE
PROCESS AFTER SUFFERING LOSSES DURING THE SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING THAT
OCCURRED FROM JUNE 22ND THROUGH THE 27TH. THE SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
WILL ALSO BE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND OFFER DISASTER ASSISTANCE LOANS
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS. THE MSU CO-OP EXTENSION
OFFICE AT 555 W. CEDAR AVENUE, SUITE A IN GLADWIN WILL SERVE AS THE BASE
OF OPERATIONS FROM 8AM TO 6PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RESIDENTS OF BAY,
GLADWIN, MIDLAND AND ISABELLA COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE SAGINAW CHIPPEWA
TRIBE IN ISABELLA COUNTY CAN REGISTER FOR ASSISTANCE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER
2ND.
STATE
NEWS:
A FATAL CRASH IN KALAMAZOO EARLY THIS MORNING.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS SAY TWO VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH JUST
BEFORE FOUR THIS MORNING AND ONE VEHICLE LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE DRIVER OF
THAT VEHICLE WAS KILLED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO GET
OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND IS IN STABLE CONDITION AT BRONSON HOSPITAL. NO WORD
YET ON WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH.
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH LOOKS LIKE A GHOST TOWN THIS MORNING AFTER A FIRE AT
A DTE SUBSTATION LAST NIGHT KNOCKED OUT POWER TO SOME FOUR-THOUSAND HOMES
AND BUSINESSES. NO ONE WAS INJURED . D-T-E IS WORKING TO RESTORE
POWER.
IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN, JOHN LEWIS IS BEING HELD ON ONE MILLION DOLLARS
BOND, CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE , CARLA,
WHO WAS SHOT SUNDAY AT THEIR HOME IN NILES TOWNSHIP. THE 49-YEAR-OLD LEWIS
CALLED POLICE, TELLING THEM THAT STRANGERS BROKE INTO THE HOME AND SHOT
HIS 55-YEAR-OLD WIFE.
MOUNT PLEASANT CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED SPENDING 340-THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO REPAIR FLOOD DAMAGE AT SOME CITY PARKS. 9 AND 10 NEWS REPORTS
WORK WILL BE DONE TO REPAIR BALL DIAMONDS, WALKWAYS AND OTHER AREAS
AFFECTED BY FLOODING. SOME WORK WILL BE COMPLETED THIS FALL AND SOME NEXT
SPRING.
A STATE LAWMAKER WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE SNYDER ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CARNIVAL RIDE INSPECTORS IN THE STATE. IN THE WAKE OF
THE DEATH ON A RIDE AT THE OHIO STATE FAIR, REPRESENTATIVE ROGER VICTORY
FROM WEST MICHIGAN IS WORRIED THAT WHEN THE SNYDER ADMINISTRATION MOVES
ITS FIVE CARNIVAL INSPECTORS TO THE ELEVATOR INSPECTION AGENCY THAT SOME
OF THOSE INSPECTORS WILL STOP WORKING ON CARNIVAL RIDES. HE'S ALSO
CONCERNED THAT ELEVATOR INSPECTORS WILL START TO REVIEW CARNIVALS AROUND
THE STATE. THE STATE LICENSING DEPARTMENT REPORTS HIS CONCERNS ARE
UNFOUNDED AND NONE OF THAT WILL HAPPEN.
WITH LABOR DAY AROUND THE CORNER, THE DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER
CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF TOMORROW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4TH. INGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF
SCOTT WRIGGELSWORTH SAYS THERE WERE NEARLY 300 MORE DEATHS FROM DRUNK
DRIVING CRASHES IN 2015 COMPARED TO 2014.
ARETHA FRANKLIN IS RETURNING TO HER ROOTS. SHE TELLS THE DETROIT FREE
PRESS SHE PLANS TO MOVE FROM HER BLOOMFIELD HILLS HOME BACK TO DETROIT,
WHERE SHE ALSO PLANS TO OPEN A NIGHTCLUB AND MAKE THE OCCASIONAL
APPEARANCE. THE NIGHTCLUB WOULD BE PART OF HER PLAN TO RETIRE, WHICH SHE
ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS YEAR. FRANKLIN IS PREPARED TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM,
BUT AFTER A 57-YR-LONG CAREER, FRANKLIN SAYS THIS WILL BE HER FINAL YEAR
OF
DOING CONCERTS. SHE SAYS SHE IS WILLING TO HEAR FROM POTENTIAL INVESTORS
ABOUT A NIGHTCLUB IN DETROIT, WHICH SHE WOULD CALL--WHAT
ELSE?--"ARETHA'S."
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LOCAL NEWS for WED 16AUG17
THE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ALPENA POST RECENTLY RESPONDED TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT
LARCENY FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPLAINTS AND REMIND CITIZENS TO LOCK YOUR
VEHICLE AND TAKE YOUR KEYS WITH YOU. A VEHICLE IS STOLEN EVERY 45 SECONDS
IN THE UNITED STATES AND NEARLY HALF OF THOSE OCCUR BECAUSE A DOOR WAS
UNLOCKED OR THE KEYS WERE LEFT IN THE IGNITION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CONTACT THE POST AT 354-4104.
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ALCONA
COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RECENTLY RECEIVED A NEW AMBULANCE.
THE AMBULANCE WAS ACQUIRED BY THE NEW E.M.S. DIRECTOR. ACCORDING TO THE
ALCONA COUNTY REVIEW, SCOTT RICE RECENTLY ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF E.M.S.
DIRECTOR AFTER BEING OFFERED THE JOB BY THE ALCONA COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS. RICE COMES TO THE POSITION WITH 36 YEARS OF TRAINING,
CERTIFICATION AND ON THE JOB EXPERIENCE. THE NEW AMBULANCE IS A 2015 DEMO
MODEL WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED FOR APPROXIMATELY $80,000
DOLLARS. THE COUNTY ALSO ADDED A POWER LIFT AND LOAD STRETCHER CAPABILITY
TO MAKE THE FINAL PRICE $119,000 DOLLARS.
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Three
teens are in custody after stealing and crashing two vehicles in northern
Bay County. According to M-Live, at about 6:50pm Monday Bay County
Sheriff's deputies responded to a rollover crash near the intersection of
11 Mile and West Anderson roads in Garfield Township. While deputies were
en route, Bay County Central Dispatch advised them three juveniles who had
been in the vehicle had fled into a nearby wooded area. Sheriff Troy
Cunningham said deputies arrived to find a red 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser
lying in a ditch. They soon located two females and one male, all about
15, hiding in the woods and took them into custody. All three teens were
taken to the Bay County Juvenile Home and lodged on charges of unlawfully
driving away a motor vehicle and breaking and entering.
STATE
NEWS:
A KALAMAZOO POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN REPRIMANDED FOR GRABBING A MAN
BY THE NECK DURING A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT HIS BROTHER'S ARREST. DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY CHIEF
JEFF HADLEY SAYS HE REPRIMANDED SERGEANT DERRICK TURNER FOR VIOLATING THE
AGENCY'S USE OF FORCE POLICY. HADLEY SAYS TURNER GRABBED A MAN'S NECK WITH
BOTH HANDS TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE ASSAULT. HE SAYS IT LASTED ABOUT TWO
SECONDS BEFORE TURNER GRABBED THE MAN'S ARMS AND ARRESTED HIM.
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THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT WEST NILE VIRUS AMONG MICHIGAN HORSE OWNERS. THAT
AFTER A MIDLAND COUNTY HORSE HAD TO BE PUT DOWN AFTER BEING INFECTED WITH
THE VIRUS. A HORSE IS BEING TREATED FOR THE VIRUS IN MECOSTA COUNTY. THE
DIRECTOR OF MIDLAND COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL, CARL DOUD, SAYS THEY'VE SEEN
AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF THE VIRUS
THIS SEASON. HE SAYS THE JUNE FLOODING COULD BE A FACTOR SINCE THAT LEAD
TO A VERY HIGH MOSQUITO POPULATION.
MICHIGAN'S CHILDHOOD VACCINATION RATE IS AMONG THE LOWEST IN THE NATION,
WHICH PUTS PUBLIC HEALTH AT RISK. THAT'S WHY A PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION
CAMPAIGN IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR KIDS TO HAVE THE NEEDED VACCINATIONS BEFORE
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. THE GOAL OF THE
“I VACCINATE” CAMPAIGN KICKING OFF THIS MORNING AT THE HENRY FORD HIGH
SCHOOL HEALTH CLINIC IN DETROIT IS TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE
TO GET THEIR CHILDREN UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINES.
TODAY MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT 255, THE DEADLIEST PLANE CRASH
IN STATE HISTORY. NORTHWEST FLIGHT 255 BOUND FOR PHOENIX WENT DOWN DURING
TAKEOFF FROM METRO AIRPORT, CRASHING UNDERNEATH THE I-94 OVERPASS ON
MIDDLEBELT ROAD. THE CRASH KILLED 148 PEOPLE PEOPLE ON BOARD, WITH ONLY
ONE SURVIVOR, A 4-YR-OLD GIRL WHO WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE STRAPPED TO A
BOOSTER SEAT. A VIGIL IS PLANNED TONIGHT AT THE MEMORIAL SITE IN ROMULUS ,
WITH A SIMULTANEOUS VIGIL IN PHOENIX.
SEVERAL JOE'S CRAB SHACK RESTAURANTS SUDDENLY SHUTTERING THEIR DOORS TODAY
-- LEAVING SIGNS ON THE WINDOWS OF A RESTAURANT IN ANN ARBOR.
EMPLOYEES AT STERLING HEIGHTS AND AUBURN HILLS LOCATIONS SAY THE CLOSURE
IS PERMANENT. THIS COMING AFTER THE RESTAURANT'S PARENT COMPANY --
IGNITE RESTAURANT GROUP -- FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN JUNE. THE RESTAURANT'S
OFFICIAL WEBSITE NO LONGER LISTS ANY MICHIGAN LOCATIONS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TOPS THE LIST OF THE HARDEST COLLEGES TO GET
INTO IN MICHIGAN. NICHE.COM USED ACCEPTANCE RATES AND ACT/SAT SCORES
TO COME UP WITH THE LIST.
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY IN BERRIEN SPRINGS, DETROIT'S COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE
STUDIES, LAWRENCE TECH AND ROCHESTER COLLEGE ROUND OUT THE TOP FIVE.
MICHIGAN STATE CAME IN AT NUMBER 11, WHILE OAKLAND UNIVERSITY RANKED
NUMBER 17.
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LOCAL NEWS for TUE 15AUG17
A
SECOND SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO AN ALLEGED HOMICIDE IN
HALE.
Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Craig Johnson said a second suspect
has been arrested in connection to an alleged homicide that reportedly
took the life OF Roger Knickerbocker II, a 72-year-old man from Hale.
According to the Ogemaw County Herald, Johnson said the second alleged
suspect is a male in his early 20s from the Bay County area. The man is
currently lodged in THE Iosco County Jail, the same location as the other
suspect, a 20-year-old male from Pontiac who was arrested August 10th. On
August 12th Special 1st Lt. Dave Kaiser, with the Michigan State Police
3rd District, reported that the body of an elderly male had been exhumed
from a shallow grave at a residence in Hale in the early morning of August
11th. ACCORDING TO M-LIVE, KNICKERBOCKER SERVED TIME FOR SEXUALLY
ASSAULTING A MINOR IN PONTIAC IN 2000. HE WAS PAROLED IN 2009.
The
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, DTE Energy Foundation and ReLeaf
Michigan recently announced the awarding of $70,110 to 29 organizations in
Michigan to plant 750 trees along community streets, in parks and other
public spaces. In northeast
Michigan Alabaster Township in Iosco county will receive $3,000 and Camp
Co-Be-Ac in Roscommon County will receive $1,500. Also Wisner Township in
Tuscola County will receive $1,000. Grants awarded under this program will
be used to help purchase trees of various species and sizes to be planted
this fall or next spring.
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Starting
today, you can check your fall turkey application results by visiting
mi.gov/turkey. On August 21st at 10a.m., those who applied for a fall
hunting license and were not successful will be able to buy remaining
turkey licenses online at E-License or anywhere DNR licenses are sold. On
August 28th at 10a.m., all remaining licenses are available to anyone,
including those who did not apply. The 2017 fall turkey season runs
September 15th to November 14th.
STATE
NEWS:
TRAFFIC NOTES- I-75 HAS REOPENED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WEST
OF BAY CITY AFTER IT HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR A TIME DUE TO AN ACCIDENT.
ONE PERSON HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL AFTER A TWO VEHICLE CRASH
MONDAY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 9 AND 10 NEWS REPORTS IT HAPPENED ON
M-55 IN DENTON TOWNSHIP WHEN A TRUCK STOPPED AT A LIGHT, A CAR TURNED LEFT
IN FRONT OF IT AND THEY CRASHED. A PASSENGER IN THAT CAR HAD TO BE CUT OUT
OF THE VEHICLE AND AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
A SECOND MAN HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED AFTER BEING ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH
THE SLAYING OF A 72-YEAR-OLD NORTHERN MICHIGAN MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN
A SHALLOW GRAVE BEHIND HIS HOME. 24-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER GRINNELL OF BAY
CITY WAS ARRAIGNED ON ONE COUNT OF ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT TO A FELONY IN
THE DEATH OF HALE RESIDENT ROGER LEE KNICKERBOCKER. 20-YEAR-OLD
DANIEL OLAR WAS ARRAIGNED FRIDAY ON AN OPEN MURDER CHARGE AND IS HELD
WITHOUT BOND. A TIP FROM AN ARRESTED WOMAN LED POLICE TO KNICKERBOCKER'S
BODY LAST WEEK.
A MONROE COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ABUSING A 9-MONTH-OLD GIRL WHO
WAS HOSPITALIZED IN TOLEDO THIS WEEKEND. THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT SAYS 32-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN DAVIS WAS CARING FOR A 9-MONTH-OLD GIRL
WHEN SHE SUSTAINED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES ON SATURDAY. THE GIRL WAS
TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED HER INJURIES WERE CONSISTENT
WITH CHILD
ABUSE. DAVIS -- WHO ISN'T RELATED TO THE VICTIM -- WAS LATER ARRESTED AND
CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE CHILD ABUSE. HE WAS PLACED ON 500-THOUSAND
DOLLARS BOND AS THE
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
A 35-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY DISTRIBUTING CRACK
COCAINE IN BERRIEN COUNTY. M-LIVE REPORTS THE SOUTHWEST ENFORCEMENT TEAM
MADE THE ARREST AFTER A TWO MONTH INVESTIGATION. THEY CONFISCATED DRUGS
INCLUDING HEROIN, CRACK COCAINE, CRYSTAL METH AND MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN CASH.
SKATEBOARD LEGEND TONY HAWK IN DETROIT TODAY TO HELP OPEN A NEW SKATE PARK
DOWNTOWN. THE WAY-FINDING SKATE PARK AND ART INSTALLATION WILL BE LOCATED
NEAR CADILLAC
SQUARE. HAWK WILL BE JOINED BY LOCAL SKATERS FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF THE
46-HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT PARK BEFORE IT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW. THE
PARK IS A TEMPORARY INSTALLATION WHERE THE MONROE BLOCK PROJECT-- A
20-STORY OFFICE TOWER-- WILL BE BUILT NEXT
YEAR.
DETROIT HAS THE WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE AND FLINT HAS BACK TO THE
BRICKS...ITS OWN CLASSIC CAR CRUISE, WHICH GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT WITH A
DRIVE-IN MOVIE...AND THEN ROLLING CRUISES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS.
EVENTS RUN THROUGH SATURDAY.
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LOCAL NEWS for MON 14AUG17
STATE
REPRESENTATIVE SUE ALLOR HAS CALLED FOR PROMPT ACTION FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS STUDY DETAILING
OPTIONS FOR PREVENTING ASIAN CARP FROM ENTERING THE GREAT LAKES. ALLOR
SAID A SILVER CARP RECENTLY CAUGHT JUST NINE MILES FROM LAKE MICHIGAN
EMPHASIZES THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION. THE SPREAD OF THE HIGHLY INVASIVE
SPECIES INTO THE GREAT LAKES COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON MICHIGAN’S
ECONOMY. THE REPORT ASSESSES THE VIABILITY OF ESTABLISHING VARIOUS CONTROL
MECHANISMS AT THE BRANDON ROAD LOCK AND DAM NEAR JOLIET, ILLINOIS TO
PREVENT THE UPSTREAM TRANSFER OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES SUCH AS ASIAN
CARP FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN INTO THE GREAT LAKES BASIN.
Members
of the re-established Wurtsmith Restoration Advisory Board held their
first gathering last Wednesday. The meeting was held at the Robert
J. Parks Library. According to the Oscoda Press, the BOARD was briefed on
the contamination issue stemming from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base
and were informed of a new filtration system which will be put in place
this fall. A task order was awarded allowing for renovations to the Arrow
Street and benzene pump and treat plants. AT THAT SITE a new treatment
center will be built to house three granular activated carbon filtration
tanks. The new system is expected to be in place by mid October.
THE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REMINDS HUNTERS THAT THE
APPLICATION PERIOD FOR ANTLER-LESS DEER LICENSES ENDS TOMORROW. HUNTERS
MAY APPLY FOR ONE LICENSE IN ANY OPEN DEER MANAGEMENT UNIT STATEWIDE. A
NON-REFUNDABLE FIVE DOLLAR FEE IS CHARGED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
YOUNG HUNTERS, AGES 9-16, CAN PURCHASE ONE JUNIOR ANTLER-LESS DEER LICENSE
OVER THR COUNTER THROUGH TOMORROW. NO APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. ANY
LEFTOVER ANTLER-LESS DEER LICENSES WILL BE SOLD ON A FIRST COME, FIRST
SERVED BASIS BEGINNING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th. FOR MORE INFORMATION
VISIT MICHIGAN DOT GOV SLASH DNR.
THE
ALPENA ALCONA AREA CREDIT UNION INTRODUCED NEW TECHNOLOGY TO THEIR
MEMBERSHIP. THE ALPENA ALCONA AREA CREDIT UNION IS PROUD TO
INTRODUCE CARDNAV AND TEXT CAPABILITIES TO THE LIST OF PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES THEY OFFER TO ITS MEMBERS. CARDNAV GIVES MEMBERS REAL TIME
CONTROL AND AN ADDED LAYER OF SECURITY TO THEIR DEBIT CARDS. MEMBERS HAVE
THE CAPABILITY TO TURN THEIR DEBIT CARD ON AND OFF, CONTROL THE CARD BY
LOCATION, SET SPENDING LIMITS AND DISABLE CERTAIN MERCHANT CATEGORIES FROM
PROCESSING WITH THEIR CARD. IT ALSO SENDS A NOTIFICATION EACH TIME A
CHARGE IS PROCESSED WITH THEIR DEBIT CARD. MEMBERS ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO
TEXT A TEAM MEMBER. FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS THE NUMBER IS 989-356-3577. THE
ALPENA ALCONA AREA CREDIT UNION SERVES MEMBERS WITH EIGHT LOCATIONS IN
ALPENA, ALCONA, IOSCO AND MONTMORENCY COUNTIES.
STATE
NEWS:
A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WAS HELD LAST NIGHT IN TRAVERSE CITY TO REMEMBER
THE VICTIMS OF AN ATTACK IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA. 9AND10 NEWS REPORTS
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
GATHERED IN TRAVERSE CITY TO CALL FOR PEACE. ROGER DUNIGAN, WHO ATTENDED
THE VIGIL, SAYS HE THINKS PEOPLE NEED TO SPEAK UP AND STAND UP AND SUPPORT
THOSE PEOPLE.
A DETROIT WOMAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH OVERNIGHT ON THE CITY'S WEST SIDE.
POLICE SAY A 56-YR-OLD WOMAN WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING
STABBED IN THE CHEST, ALLEGEDLY BY HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW. THE VICTIM LATER
DIED FROM HER INJURIES. THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW-- WHO IS 6 MONTHS
PREGNANT--WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION.
KALAMAZOO POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP TO LOCATE A SUSPECT OR
SUSPECTS IN A WEEKEND SHOOTING. POLICE SAY A 25-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS FOUND
LYING ON THE GROUND EARLY SUNDAY AND WAS TAKEN TO BRONSON HOSPITAL WITH
SERIOUS INJURIES. POLICE SAY ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD CALL THEM OR
SILENT OBSERVER.
ONE MOTORCYCLIST WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER
MOTORCYCLIST IN THE U-P OVER THE WEEKEND. 9 AND 10 NEWS REPORTS IT
HAPPENED ON M-28
IN ALGER COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS ONE DRIVER FROM MIDLAND SLOWED DOWN
TO TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE OTHER MOTORCYCLIST, A MAN FROM SANFORD,
DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND HIT HIM. THEY WERE TRAVELING TOGETHER AND BOTH WERE
TOWING SMALL TRAILERS. BOTH WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
IF YOU LIVE IN GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, SOME ROAD WORK TO TELL YOU ABOUT.
THE BOARDMAN DAM REMOVAL PROJECT IS CAUSING SOME ROAD CLOSURES TODAY
THROUGH MID-NOVEMBER. PORTIONS OF CASS ROAD AND BROAD ROAD IN
GARFIELD TOWNSHIP WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
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FRIDAY,
AUGUST 18th, 2017
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