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Four Struck By Lightning In Richland Twp.
Montcalm County Sheriff officials say four people were struck by lightning while attending a family Christian camp in central lower Michigan. The unidentified victims – two boys and two girls between...
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Worker Dies After Being Hit By Forklift
Authorities say a 52-year-old Michigan woman has died after being struck by a forklift while working at a recycling center in Isabella County. The sheriff’s department tells the Morning Sun of Mount...
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Gas Bandit Busted
Mid-Michigan police say they have ended the reign of a gasoline bandit accused of using six stolen license plates and three different vehicles to avoid paying $680 in gas during the past year. Police...
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Burglars Target Mid-Michigan Churches
MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) – Churches in Isabella County and in the Mount Pleasant being targeted by thieves. So far this month, more than a half-dozen churches have been burglarized. WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke...
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Michigan Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Puppy
SUTTONS BAY (WWJ/AP) – A Mount Pleasant man who police say drunkenly kicked a puppy to death has pleaded guilty in northern Lower Michigan to killing or torturing an animal and felony drunken driving....
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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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