New K-9 joining St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department
(PORT HURON TOWNSHIP) — The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office is welcoming K-9 Deputy Faust to their road patrol unit.
Irene Peters
Irene Peters, age 83 of Lapeer, formerly of Tyre, passed away on Sunday, December 27. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, Dec. 31 at 11 a.m. at the St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Freiburg. Visitation at
Richard Marx marries Daisy Fuentes
UNDATED (AP) – Richard Marx confirms he married TV personality Daisy Fuentes last week. Marx and Fuentes have each posted photos on their social media stating they were married on Wednesday in Aspen, Colorado.
Motorhead frontman, hard-rock hero ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, the Motorhead frontman whose outsized persona made him a hero for generations of hard-rockers and metal-heads, has died.
Pittsburgh-area Cosby accuser defending defamation suit
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Attorneys for a Pittsburgh-area woman who says Bill Cosby repeatedly drugged and had sex with her in the 1980s have filed a response to Cosby’s attempt to have a federal judge dismiss the lawsuit.
Michigan Sugar investing in processing plant improvements
(CROSWELL) — Michigan Sugar Company will invest $125 million into improvements at its four processing plants with the Croswell location set to see $57 million.
Thumb Soybean Festival in Brown City Cancelled in 2016
(BROWN CITY) — A lack of volunteers has resulted in the cancellation of the 2016 Thumb Soybean Festival in Brown City. City Manager Clint Holmes says that a one time, the festival had 60 volunteers and that
Hunter shot after being mistaken for a deer
(LAPEER COUNTY) — Michigan State Police say a Davison man remains in stable condition after he was shot Saturday on state game land in Lapeer County.
Coal industry on track for record low in mining deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The U.S. coal industry is close to setting a record low for on-the-job deaths in coal mines.
US consumer confidence rises in December
WASHINGTON (AP) – An improving job market lifted consumer confidence in December, a business group says. The Conference Board says that its consumer confidence index rose to 96.5 this month from November’s revised 92.6.
DuPont moves ahead on job cuts ahead of Dow merger
DuPont says it will cut 1,700 jobs in its home state of Delaware and thousands more globally as it prepares for its merger with Dow Chemical.
Carl Izzo, father of Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, dies at 90
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) – Carl Izzo, father of Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, has died. He was 90.
Caldwell refuses to talk about his future with the Lions
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – The Detroit Lions have won five of their last seven games, potentially giving coach Jim Caldwell a chance to keep his job.
Koivu scores twice, Wild beat Red Wings 3-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Mikko Koivu scored twice, Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves in a surprise appearance and the Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Monday night.
Leidner leads Minnesota over CMU 21-14 in Quick Lane Bowl
DETROIT (AP) – Minnesota quarterback Mitch Leidner ran 13 yards for a touchdown with 4:26 remaining, and the Golden Gophers held on for a 21-14 win over Central Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl on Monday night.
Top 9 teams hold spots in men’s AP basketball poll
UNDATED (AP) – Michigan State, Kansas and Oklahoma are the top three teams for the third straight week in the men’s college basketball poll by The Associated Press.