MOUNT PLEASANT — An anonymous call to Isabella County’s central dispatch office led police to the dead body of Matthew O. Poole, 22, of Wolverine Lake, who was reported missing Feb. 6, Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said. He said police discovered Poole’s body lying in a field behind Sam’s Club, 4850 Encore in Union Township, still in the same... Full story »

MOUNT PLEASANT — A dead body found Thursday night by Isabella Count sheriff’s deputies and Mount Pleasant police in Union Township is the topic of a news conference the sheriff’s department is hosting at 11 a.m. today. The conference will be conducted at the Mount Pleasant Police Department, 804 E. High in Mount Pleasant. More information will be released... Full story »

Saginaw leaders say they will appeal a judge’s recommendation supporting Saginaw Police Officer Daniel P. Kuhn’s unfair-labor practice complaint against the city, Saginaw City Attorney Thomas H. Fancher says. Fancher called the judge’s decision “surprising and disappointing.” Dan Kuhn didn’t wish to comment on his latest arbitration victory or the city’s decision, but James A. Tignanelli, a Redford-based business... Full story »

Two of three victims shot with an assault rifle about 6:30 p.m. Monday in Buena Vista Township remained hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, but their prognosis is good, Buena Vista Township Detective Kevin Kratz said. Police have not made any arrests in the case. Dontae D. Bell, 26, of Buena Vista Township, appears to have been treated and released from Covenant... Full story »

MOUNT PLEASANT — A 28-year-old parolee will spend 50 months in a federal prison for assaulting his fiancee last summer. Antonio Hernandez Jr. attacked the woman June 20, said U.S. attorney Barbara L. McQuade.  Hernandez then used a broken bottle to stab a neighbor in the neck, arm and back when the neighbor attempted to intervene, McQuade said. The woman... Full story »

MOUNT PLEASANT — A Kalkaska man accused of making three people ill by shaking their hands is suing Isabella County and Mount Pleasant authorities. John C. Ridgeway, 45, claims wrongful imprisonment, malicious prosecution, abuse of the legal process and infringement of certain Constitutional rights including free speech, freedom of religion and peaceable assembly. Plymouth attorney Richard G. Convertino filed... Full story »

MOUNT PLEASANT — A retired state police trooper has filed a lawsuit against the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department and others. Plymouth attorney Richard G. Convertino filed the suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bay City, on behalf of 83-year-old Alfred T. Bland of Mount Pleasant. The suit alleges excessive force, assault and battery and gross negligence. Isabella County,... Full story »

A Michigan Department of Transportation contractor broke his wrist, resulting from a fall off scaffolding on Interstate 675 in Carrollton Township this morning, MDOT spokeswoman Anita Richardson said. Full story »

Three Saginaw County residents are hospitalized this morning after a drive-by shooting in Buena Vista Township about 6:40 p.m. Monday, Buena Vista Township police say. They said the trio — Dontae D. Bell, 26, of Buena Vista Township, in stable condition at Covenant HealthCare Cooper in Saginaw; Tyisha N. Johnson, 24, of Bridgeport Township, in serious condition at Covenant... Full story »

A triple shooting was reported at South 24th and Hiland in Buena Vista Township about 6:30 p.m. today, according to initial reports from the Saginaw County 911 Communications Center Authority. No further information is available at this time.  Full story »

MEADE TOWNSHIP — Huron County sheriff’s officials and prosecutors are reviewing whether Jessica S. Chubb, 27, of Bad Axe, potentially violated any laws when she failed to immediately call for help or assist her fiancé, Robert B. Arntz, 42, of Bad Axe, after he leapt from the car she was driving early Feb. 21, Huron County Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson says. Full story »

Saginaw Township police arrested two Detroit men outside a Saginaw Township apartment complex after finding 12 sawed-off catalytic converters in the trunk of their car about 7 a.m. Sunday morning, Saginaw Township Police Lt. Gary P. Grauf says. He said the men, 22 and 40, remained in Saginaw County Jail awaiting charges as of 4 p.m. today. Police are... Full story »

Forgotten Man Ministries, a Christian evangelist group that targets jail inmates, is hosting a dinner fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Celebration Center, 1017 S. Wheeler in Saginaw. Their is no cost for guests to attend the dinner, but a collection plate will be passed to raise money for the organization, planners said. Call Chaplain Sue... Full story »

An 11-year-old hit by a vehicle in the road on Farmer near Dixie Highway in Buena Vista Township about 3 p.m. Saturday will survive, Buena Vista Township police say. They said Joseph J. Reo, the son of Joseph and Brenda Reo of Buena Vista Township, is recovering at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He suffered a... Full story »

It was a year ago this Tuesday when Ste’von M. Goodman died four days after a gunshot to his neck, and police say they still need more evidence to arrest his killer. He would have turned 19 last Wednesday. Saginaw Police Detective Sgt. Joseph D. Dutoi said investigators haven’t given up and continue to look to the public for... Full story »