Two More Michigan Counties Find Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease
The Michigan DNR says a 4-year-old buck in Gratiot County and a 2-year-old buck in Eaton County are suspected positive for the disease.
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Up To Life In Prison For Man Convicted In Marshall Rape Case
Police say that in March 2017, Dontez Boykins and a 26-year-old woman were found in a disabled car on I-69, with the woman saying she had been raped by him in Marshall.
Bellevue Adult Care Home Suspended After State Alleges Misconduct
Regulators say that Bobbi Greenwood-Easter committed numerous violations of state rules. In one case, MI LARA says that the owner of Assisted Living W Drive North took out a $33,000 car loan in a resident's name without their knowledge.
Health Officials Warn Of West Nile Virus This Summer
The Barry-Eaton District Health Department says that since 2001, West Nile Virus has shown up every year in communities around Michigan; so far in 2018 however, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says that only mosquito populations in the Thumb and Midland areas have tested positiv…
More Stolen Goods From Robbery Spree Found In Pennfield
This search warrant was related to the arrests of Keith Worthington and Tiffany Denton, which took place at the end of May. Now, the next step is for law enforcement to find the owners of these stolen items.
Further Stolen Items Found On Pennfield Property Tuesday
Agencies from Calhoun, Barry, and Eaton Counties have been looking into home invasions for some time, and two suspects, Keith Worthington and Tiffany Denton, have already been arrested. Based on information gained during the investigation, it was believed that further stolen property could be locate…
Flood Watch Issued For Parts Of Southwest Michigan
Rainfall from the last few days has totaled 1.5 to 3 inches south of I-96.
Do You Live In One Of Michigan's 'Cabinet Counties'?
There are ten counties in southern Michigan that played a role in helping what was then the Michigan territory obtain statehood in 1837.
Hepatitis A Outbreak Spreads To Calhoun, Eaton Counties
It looks like the southeast Michigan Hepatitis outbreak is slowly becoming the southern Michigan outbreak. On January 10, the Calhoun County Health Department said that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services now considers Calhoun County as part of the outbreak area.
Free Radon Testing Kits Offered By BEDHD
The Barry-Eaton Health Department says that radon occurs naturally in the ground, and can often accumulate inside homes; this can be a problem, since Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers.