Ford Field was a little emptier this weekend for the state high school football finals due to attendance restrictions caused by the pandemic. Keith DunlapThe finish line for fall high school sports in the state of Michigan has been reached. After going 0-5 in its previous appearances in the championship game, DeWitt finally won its first state title in school history by dethroning defending state champion River Rouge. But Country Day finally took home the state championship trophy for the first time since 1999 thanks to a dominant defensive effort. But New Lothrop recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock to win its second state title in three years.

CENTREVILLE, Mich. A county prosecutor in southwestern Michigan who is accused of drunken driving told police that he crashed into a fence after a coughing fit.The incident involving St. Joseph County prosecutor John McDonough occurred Monday in Lockport Township. The recording of the 911 call was released Friday. McDonough said he needed a tow truck but then was able to remove his vehicle. The dispatcher told him that an officer was headed to the scene. McDonough, who faces re-election, hasnt publicly talked about the crash.

The third-grader hugged his father and cried after the ruling. (WDIV)CENTREVILLE, Mich. - A judge has dismissed a murder charge against a 9-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his mother in their southern Michigan home. Under state law, the boy was presumed incompetent for trial because he's not yet 10. Tomlinson criticized a state law that bars him from ordering help for the boy. St. Joseph County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Josh Robare told the judge he fears the boy could kill again without treatment.

iStock/junialCENTREVILLE, Mich. - A judge has dismissed a murder charge against a 9-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his mother in their southern Michigan home. St. Joseph County Family Division Judge David Tomlinson made the ruling Friday. Under state law, the boy was presumed incompetent for trial because he's not yet 10. St. Joseph County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Josh Robare told the judge he fears the boy could kill again without treatment. ___Information from: WOOD-TV, http://www.woodtv.comCopyright 2019 The Associated Press.