A Michigan man was sentenced in connection to embezzling more than $130,000 from an elderly woman he had befriended while selling her cars over the years, state police said.

The family of a Michigan woman who was killed after an air bag module exploded in her SUV following a crash has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence.

A Michigan sheriff seriously injured at his Upper Peninsula home over the weekend has died.

HOUGHTON, Mich. – A county in the Upper Peninsula is suspending in-person classes at all schools for two weeks due to a spike in coronavirus cases. Houghton County schools will have online classes only, through Oct. 9. More: Western Upper Peninsula Health Department website“This pause allows us to work with the schools and other community partners to review and strengthen mitigation efforts as we move forward with the school year. The county reported 26 new cases Thursday, and 84% of its 336 cases have occurred in the last month, The Daily Mining Gazette reported. VIEW: Tracking coronavirus cases, outbreaks in Michigan schools

Several Michigan beaches are either closed or under a contamination advisory due to high bacteria levels. According to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, there are currently 6 closures or advisories in Michigan. Most of them are in the Lower Peninsula. Much of the increase in bacteria levels are due to storm water runoff, according to the DEQ, but some are closed due to a potential toxin-forming blue-green algal bloom. Related: Gross: Study uncovers 10 Michigan beaches with most bacterial contaminationMichigan beach closures and advisories (as of July 17, 2020):Sanford Lake - Sanford Lake Park- MidlandMuskegon River - Crawford Park- OsceolaPontiac Lake - Pontiac Recreation Area - OaklandLake Bellaire - Richardi Park - AntrimBishop Lake - Brighton State Recreation Area - LivingstonSugarloaf Lake - Waterloo Recreation Area - Washtenaw

Several Michigan beaches are either closed or under a contamination advisory due to high bacteria levels heading into Fourth of July weekend. According to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, there are currently 10 closures or advisories in Michigan. Most of them are in the Upper Peninsula. Much of the increase in bacteria levels are due to storm water runoff, according to the DEQ, but some are closed due to a potential toxin-forming blue-green algal bloom. Related: Gross: Study uncovers 10 Michigan beaches with most bacterial contaminationMichigan beach closures and advisories (as of July 1, 2020):Sanford Lake - Sanford Lake Park - Midland (Closure)Muskegon River - Crawford Park - Osceola (Contamination Advisory)Lake Michigan - Veterans Memorial Park - Antrim (Contamination Advisory)Pike Bay at Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Chassell Beach - Houghton (Contamination Advisory)Torch Lake - Dreamland Camp - Houghton (Contamination Advisory)Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Hancock City Beach - Houghton (Contamination Advisory)Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Houghton City Beach - Houghton (Contamination Advisory)Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Sandy Bottom Beach/ Dollar Bay - Houghton (Contamination Advisory)Torch Lake / Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Lake Linden Campground Beach - Houghton (Contamination Advisory)Torch Lake / Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Hubbell Park - Houghton (Contamination Advisory)