Michigan boy, 10, charged with assault after injuring classmate during...
A 10-year-old Michigan boy has been charged with assault after he reportedly injured a classmate during a playground game.The students were playing a game similar to dodge ball, TV station WXYZ...
View ArticleScott pleads guilty in heroin case
Area drug dealer Donta Scott, 31, will head back to prison after he pleaded guilty to delivering a drug to a Coldwater Police informant Feb. 3. The Battle Creek resident could face up to 20 years...
View ArticleDelta pilot suspected of being intoxicated removed from flight moments before...
A Delta Air Lines pilot suspected of being intoxicated was removed from a flight moments before takeoff Tuesday.The incident happened at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, CNN reports.The...
View ArticleMother charged for trying to help son
A mother’s effort to help her son has Cheryl Curey, 58, of Allen charged with a five-year felony for obstruction of justice. According to a Michigan State Police investigation, her son Joshua Curey was...
View ArticleBarber gets chance for drug rehab
Richard Barber, 27, told Branch County Circuit Judge Bill O’Grady, "I have taken my recovery seriously."Judge O’Grady sentenced him to 10 months county jail with two years probation to prove himself...
View ArticleChristman to face trial on life felonies
Michael Christman, 44, was bound over to face life felony charges for forcing his girlfriend to have sex with him twice in July, 2018. Branch County Judge Magistrate David Coyle heard testimony at a...
View ArticlePatrick Crusius: 5 things to know about El Paso shooting suspect
A busy Walmart became a grisly crime scene Saturday morning when El Paso police say 21-year-old Patrick Crusius took aim at shoppers and store employees.Another person died Monday morning, officials...
View ArticleConnor Betts: 5 things to know about Dayton shooting suspect
In less than a minute, nine people were killed and 27 others were injured when a shooter opened fire in Dayton, Ohio's busy entertainment district late Saturday night.Police gunfire took down the...
View ArticleMatteson Township home destroyed in Friday night fire
Lint in a dryer vent likely caused a fire Friday night which destroyed an old two-story farmhouse at 1008 West Colon Road.
View ArticleSnyder pleads guilty to embezzlement
Amanda Snyder, 28, will be sentenced Sept. 30 after pleading guilty to embezzling $116,020 from D&L Tooling in Bronson. The charge was reduced from a 20-year to a five-year felony.The thefts took...
View ArticlePittsford man charged with domestic assault, weapons charge
HILLSDALE — A Pittsford man is facing considerable prison time after his weekend arrest stemming from a domestic violence incident.Scott Alan Schutte, 55, was arrested Aug. 2 by the Hillsdale County...
View ArticleAlabama woman uses hot grease to fend off intruder
Police say an Alabama man picked the wrong house to burglarize.Larondrick Macklin is accused of breaking into a home Aug. 1 in Decatur, about 25 miles southwest of Huntsville, according to TV station...
View ArticleDad shot while buying lunchbox for his child at La. Walmart store
A bystander sustained gunshot wounds after an argument broke out between two patrons at a Walmart in Baton Rouge on Tuesday.One suspect is currently in custody, while the other remains at large.The...
View ArticleUPDATE: Authorities continue to investigate alleged shooting at La. Walmart
Update: The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department has released a statement indicating that some details remain unclear following an alleged shooting at a Walmart store on Tuesday.The full statement:″On...
View ArticleJury split in trial of Hillsdale man accused of sexually touching a minor
HILLSDALE — A jury was unable to unanimously determine a verdict Tuesday in the trial of a Hillsdale man accused of sexually touching a minor in 2018.Chad Ray Bennett, 34, was arrested earlier this...
View ArticleWheatland Township man netted in narcotics bust considering plea deal
HILLSDALE – A Wheatland Township man arrested in connection with a narcotics investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police Region of Irish Hills Narcotics Office this summer waived his right to...
View ArticleJerome man arrested after pointing gun at his adult friends and his co-workers
SOMERSET TWP — Troopers from the Michigan State Police Jonesville Detachment arrested a Jerome man early Friday morning who allegedly pointed a shotgun at his adult son and his co-workers.Authorities...
View Article57-180 months prison sentence for man who struck, killed Jonesville teen...
HILLSDALE — A Jonesville man who pleaded no contest to charges of operating while intoxicated causing death in July has been sentenced to 57-180 months in prison.Seth Michael Magda, 21, appeared in the...
View Article‘Wedding crasher’ on the loose, stealing couples’ gifts, Texas authorities say
Authorities near Austin, Texas, are searching for a woman they say has been crashing weddings and taking gifts.The woman, who has been dubbed the “Wedding Crasher” by the Comal County sheriff’s office,...
View ArticleDetours start Monday
BRANCH COUNTY — It’s detour time in Branch County, starting Monday, on a number of roads due to construction in the coming weeks.M-86 — Colon Road, will be closed for culvert replacement except for...
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