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CMU Faculty On Strike, Classes Still On

MT. PLEASANT (WWJ) – The faculty at Central Michigan University may be on strike, but students should still report to classes on Monday, according to a statement from the university. CMU and its...

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CMU President Gives ‘State Of University’ Address

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) – Central Michigan University remains strong despite student challenges and financial troubles, the school’s president said Wednesday. George Ross delivered a “State of the...

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Two Boys Die In Off-Road Vehicle Crash

WHEATLAND TWP. (AP) - Authorities say two 13-year-old boys died when the off-road vehicle they were riding rolled on top of them in a mid-Michigan field. The Mecosta County sheriff’s department says it...

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Missing Mount Pleasant Man Found Dead

MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) – Police in Mount Pleasant say they’ve found the body of a missing 46-year-old man in a field. The police department said in a statement that the man found Tuesday apparently died...

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Mount Pleasant Schools Close After Illnesses

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - The Mount Pleasant School District has cancelled classes for the rest of the week after a suspected norovirus sickened about 200 students. The Morning Sun reports schools will...

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Norovirus Confirmed In Mount Pleasant Illnesses

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say a strain of norovirus was responsible for sickening more than 200 students in the Mount Pleasant School District earlier this month. The Morning Sun reports...

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Man Expected To Get Prison In Wife’s Murder

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - A 35-year-old Isabella County man whose 4-year-old son was the subject of an Amber Alert in November is expected to be sent to prison for at least 35 years in the slaying of...

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Gay Alum’s Commencement Speech Invite Withdrawn

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) – An aspiring actor who graduated from a Mount Pleasant catholic school in 1998 will not be allowed to speak at next month’s graduation ceremonies because he is openly gay....

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No Injuries In M-20 Cow-Car Crash

MIDLAND (WWJ) – In Midland County, police are investigating an accident involving a car and a cow. It happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday along M-20 between Mount Pleasant and Midland. Police were told...

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Special Olympics State Summer Games Kick Off Thursday

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) - Let the games begin! The 2012 Special Olympics Summer Games kick off Thursday on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. Nearly 2,600 athletes and 3,400...

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Police, Volunteers Search For Missing 4-Year-Old Boy

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - Police and volunteers are searching for a 4-year-old from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe who was reported missing by his family in mid-Michigan. Tribal Public Relations...

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FBI Joins Search For Boy Missing From Mich. Tribe

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) – The FBI has joined an investigation into the disappearance of a 4-year-old boy from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in mid-Michigan that authorities are calling “suspicious.” A...

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Native American Remains To Be Buried At Cemetery

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - The remains of about 120 Native Americans that were housed at two museums are expected to be buried at a cemetery in mid-Michigan. A sacred reburial ceremony is planned for...

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Ex-Con Admits Strangling Young Mother, Dumping Body

BROOMFIELD TWP. (AP) - An ex-convict has confessed to beating and strangling a 24-year-old neighbor as part of a sexual fantasy, hiding her naked body and then returning to her central Michigan trailer...

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Mount Pleasant High School Says Football Player Was 21

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - A central Michigan high school football team may have to forfeit some victories after officials learned that one of the team’s player was 21-year-old. The young man enrolled...

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ACLU Sues County Jail Over Treatment Of Inmates

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan claims the Isabella County jail isn’t treating women inmates fairly and doesn’t allow all inmates enough time outside their...

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Man Charged In Scam To Become High School Student

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - A 21-year-old man who played football this year at a Mount Pleasant high school has been charged with altering vital records, a misdemeanor. James Nash told authorities that...

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Suspect Dead, Woman Safe After Abduction At CMU

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) – Authorities say a man abducted and raped a Central Michigan University student, set a house on fire and was fatally shot miles away by a sheriff’s deputy. The man was...

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Parolee Who Raped Student Had Good Prison Record

LANSING (WWJ/AP) – A Michigan prisons spokesman says a parole board had no clear reason to reject a freedom request from a convict who later raped a college student and tried to burn down the house...

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Pastor Waives Hearing, Heads For Sex-Slaying Trial

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - A central Michigan minister charged with killing his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter in her mobile home as part of a sexual fantasy is heading for trial after waiving his right...

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Mount Pleasant Area Hit By String Of Armed Robberies

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) – Police are seeking tips from the public following a string armed robberies in mid-Michigan over the weekend. According to the Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant and WSGW-AM, one...

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Woman Charged With Stealing $10K In Dog Collars, Invisible Fencing

UNION TWP. (WWJ) - A 46-year-old woman is accused of stealing more than $10,000 worth of electronic dog collars and invisible fencing from a store near Mount Pleasant. Kathleen Kolb, of Mount Pleasant,...

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Michigan Pastor Pleads Guilty In Sex-Slaying Of Neighbor

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - A mid-Michigan minister charged with killing his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter in her mobile home as part of a sexual fantasy has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in...

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Michigan Pastor Gets 56-Year Prison Term For Murder

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) - The former minister of a small Michigan congregation was sentenced Thursday to at least 56 years in prison for killing his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter, allegedly to fulfill...

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Minister Convicted In Sex Slaying Found Hanged In Cell

IONIA (WWJ/AP) - The former minister of a small, central Michigan church who allegedly told police he killed his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter to fulfill a fantasy of having sex with a dead body...

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Website Ranks Best Michigan Towns For Young Families

TROY (WWJ) - We know Michigan is full of great cities to call home, but not all are created equally. So, where are the best places for young families to live? Nerdwallet.com, an online financial...

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Mich. Settles Lawsuit Over Man’s Abuse For $145K

MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) - The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $145,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man who said he was the victim of excessive force at a home for the disabled. The settlement was reached...

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Camera Found In Bank Restroom, Manager Charged

MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) – A mid-Michigan bank branch manager faces charges after a camera was found in an employee-only restroom. Mount Pleasant police say an arraignment is scheduled Aug. 21 for...

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Body Of Teen Found On CMU Campus Identified

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) – A body found on the campus of Central Michigan University Sunday evening has been identified as that of an 18-year-old Dearborn Heights man, who’d been reported missing earlier...

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Michigan Farmer Convicted Of Neglect After 72 Calves Found Dead

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (WWJ/AP) – A jury has found a Mount Pleasant farmer guilty of providing inadequate care leading to the death of 72 calves and of improperly burying them. The Morning Sun of Mount...

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2 Dead In Wrong-Way Crash On US-127

UNION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Two people are dead after a crash involving a pickup truck that was traveling the wrong way on U.S. 127 near Mount Pleasant. The Isabella County sheriff’s department says...

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Autopsy Shows Wayne State Student Accidentally Drowned In CMU Campus Pond

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) – An autopsy has determined an 18-year-old man found dead in a pond on a Mount Pleasant college campus accidentally drowned. Michael Hartnett of Dearborn Heights was found by...

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Police: Intoxicated Student Threatens Shooting At Central Michigan University

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) – A Central Michigan University student is under investigation after he allegedly threatened to shoot an instructor. The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in Pearce...

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Police: 1 Dead, 7 Hurt After Crash Involving Casino Taxi Van

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) – Police say a 26-year-old Virginia man is dead and seven people were injured when a taxi van heading to a casino hit a vehicle in mid-Michigan. State police say in a...

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Police Search For Female Murder Suspect In Mount Pleasant After Man Found Shot

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) — Police are on the hunt for a woman suspected of a homicide in Mount Pleasant on Saturday. A 39-year-old Fenton man was found dead after being shot multiple times while sitting in...

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CMU Student, Originally From Oakland County, Dies In Apartment

UNION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WWJ/AP) – Authorities say a 23-year-old Central Michigan University student has died after being found unresponsive by his roommates. Police say Jonathan Justice was found late...

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Mount Pleasant Plans To Restrict Tobacco Use In Parks

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) – Officials in Mount Pleasant are moving forward with plans to restrict tobacco use in parks and other public places in the city. The Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant reports...

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Soaring Eagle Casino And Resort Evacuated Overnight Due To 2 Bomb Threats;...

MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) – Authorities say the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort remains closed Friday morning after a pair of bomb threats was called in over night. Erik Rodriguez, spokesperson for the...

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Man, Woman Sentenced In Sex Trafficking Of 3 Teen Girls In Detroit

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A Detroit man and Saginaw woman have been ordered to prison after federal sex trafficking and child pornography convictions involving three girls. The U.S. Attorney’s office in...

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Bond Set At $1.25 Million For CMU Student Charged In Parents’ Slayings

MT. PLEASANT (WWJ) – A Central Michigan University student charged with murdering his parents at school has been arraigned via video from his hospital bed. Bond was set at $1.25 million. James Eric...

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