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OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – Police have one suspect in custody they believe was involved in a shooting on a small village’s Main Street. The suspect’s name is being withheld pending arraignment, Michigan State Police said. Troopers responded to a 6:45 p.m. report of a shooting complaint on Main Street in Osceola County’s village of Marion. The suspect is lodged at the Osceola County Jail. Troopers were assisted by the Cadillac Michigan State Police Post, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, and Meceola Central Dispatch.

Deputies in Osceola County are searching for a missing and endangered teenager who was last seen Friday morning.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI -- A 36-year-old man was seriously injured Friday, April 1 in a shooting south of Cadillac. Police said they identified a 34-year-old man as the shooter, but it wasn’t clear whether he faced any charges. They arrived to find the injured man and he was taken by Aero Med helicopter to a Traverse City hospital. Police said they identified a 34-year-old man as the shooter. Whitmer kidnap plot trial800 gallons of paint make Lake Michigan car ferry look like newDefendants felt ‘totally justified’ in alleged plot to kidnap Gov.

A 54-year-old Michigan man is facing charges after state police said they discovered he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a 13-year-old child.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – The pilot of a small plane used US-10 as an emergency landing strip after having technical problems, sheriff’s deputies said. The plane landed safely Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 29, on the highway in Osceola County’s Hersey Township. The two men aboard the plane were unhurt. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, Osceola County sheriff’s deputies said. While rescuers stopped highway traffic, others helped move the plane to the Osceola County Road Commission’s gravel pit on 135th Avenue, sheriff’s deputies said.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Electricity should be restored by Thursday, Sept. 9, for most of those who lost power in Tuesday’s thunderstorm. Consumers Energy reported 4,419 customers were still without power Thursday morning. Hundreds were out of power in Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo and Lake counties, Consumers Energy reported. About 140,000 residences and businesses lost power. The abortion fight is no differentViral video showing Black man’s arrest spurs Grand Rapids police internal affairs review

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI -- A good Samaritan who spotted a man lying on train tracks Friday evening may have save the man’s life according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. During the investigation, police discovered the train slowed down thanks to a good Samaritan that parked his truck near the tracks to try to save the man before the train arrived. According to police, the passerby saw the intoxicated man lying on the tracks and decided to drive up to him. At the same time, the train engineer saw the truck near the tracks and began slowing down the train, bringing the locomotive down to a speed that did not kill the man lying on the tracks. READ MORE:Texas man in custody after stabbing 68-year-old man near U.P.

A Good Samaritan is being credited with helping to save a man who was laying on railroad tracks from an oncoming train in Northern Lower Michigan.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI -- A man was killed Thursday afternoon in a collision with a semi-tractor trailer about 15 miles south of Cadillac. Osceola County Sheriff’s Office officials say the deceased man was from Wellston, a small community along M-55 east of Manistee. The Wellston man was declared dead at the scene of the crash. The semi-truck driver, a man from Reed City, didn’t suffer any injuries. Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies were assisted by Osceola Central Dispatch, Osceola County Emergency Medical Services, the LeRoy Fire Department and Michigan State Police.

Engineers from a private firm alerted county officials in central Florida this week to significant structural problems that were discovered at a condominium complex two months ago but never addressed by the homeowners association. The warning came days after another condominium, the 12-story Champlain Towers South, partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida, killing at least 18 and leaving 145 people still missing. In central Florida, the Orlando-based firm Farmer Architecture told Osceola County officials they had warned the homeowners association at the Images Condominiums in Kissimmee that three buildings at the complex were “unsafe and in danger of collapse” on April 30, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

Walkways at risk of collapsing could pose a threat at the Kissimmee complex, officials warned a week after a condo building near Miami Beach partially collapsed.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – A 1,5 mile section of the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail will be temporarily closed while the DNR replaces a failing culvert. The White Pine Trail extends from Cedar Springs to Cadillac, and it lies on the path graded for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. The closure will take place between Sylvan Road (1 mile south of Ashton) and 9 Mile Road (6 miles north of Reed City). If traveling south, turn left (or west) onto Sylvan Road, turn right (or south) on 210th Avenue and follow for 1.5 miles; turn right (or east) on 9 Mile Road and travel 0.2 miles until the White Pine Trail crosses 9 Mile Road. Get the latest on DNR closures of trails, boating access sites or other facilities at Michigan.gov/DNRClosuresREAD MORE:10 great Outdoor Dining spots along the White Pine Trail

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – A woman who was driving 94 mph in a 55-mph zone was arrested Sunday, April 25, for carrying a concealed weapon. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m.State police were conducting a traffic safety initiative when troopers clocked the driver, a 33-year-old Manton woman, going 94 mph on southbound M-115 near 18 Mile Road in Osceola County’s Highland Township. She had a suspended driver’s license. She was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and had multiple outstanding warrants, state police said. She was held at the Osceola County Jail pending her initial court appearance, police said.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – An 18-year-old is facing charges of assault with intent to murder, torture and child abuse for allegedly stabbing a 3-year-old girl. Isaac Wilkinson was arrested shortly after the stabbing Monday, April 19, at a home in the 400 block of South Pine Street in Evart. He was supposed to be babysitting the child and her 2-year-old sibling when the stabbing occurred, Osceola County Prosecutor Anthony Badovinac said. Wilkinson is charged with two counts of first-degree child abuse, torture, assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to commit great-bodily harm and assault with a dangerous weapon, Badovinac said. The defendant is held in the Osceola County Jail.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – A young child is hospitalized after suffering multiple stab wounds, police said. The stabbing was reported at 4:14 p.m. Monday, April 19, at a home in the 400 block of South Pine Street in Evart, Osceloa County sheriff’s deputies said. The child suffered multiple, life-threatening stab injuries, police said. The child was taken to a Grand Rapids hospital for surgery. Shortly after the 911 call, sheriff’s deputies and state police arrested the suspect.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – A former Osceola County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to prison on child-sexually abusive activity and drug charges. Andrew Wernette, 39, of Reed City, was sentenced this week by Osceola County Circuit Judge Scott Hill-Kennedy after pleading guilty to multiple charges. The attorney general was asked to prosecute the case because of a conflict of interest with Osceola County Prosecutor’s Office. Wernette pleaded guilty to nine charges, including two counts of aggravated child-sexually abusive activity, using a computer to commit a crime, aggravated possession of child-sexually abusive activity, and possession of controlled substances – morphine and OxyContin. He was sentenced to three years, four months to 25 years on the most serious charges which involved child-sexually abusive activity.

One Rock Capital Partners, a New York private equity firm, has purchased the bottled water brand as part of a $4.3 billion acquisition of Nestle Waters North America (NWNA), the Swiss food and beverage giant’s U.S. bottled water division. Nestle cast the sale as an effort to refocus on premium brands such as Perrier, S.Pellegrino and other mineral and bottled water brands with flavoring or other additives. In Michigan, Nestle’s business model drew substantial criticism following the Flint water crisis and water shutoffs in Detroit for residents who couldn’t afford their utility bills. “It’s treating water like oil.”“This is one more step in that dangerous trend toward commodification of water,” Case said. Related stories:Nestle water extraction permit appeal rejectedNestle wins legal challenge in MichiganWhy Nestle pays next to nothing for Michigan groundwaterHow Michigan water becomes a product inside Nestle plantIn Detroit, Nestle holds private meeting on future of waterMichigan township wins appeal in Nestle zoning lawsuitNestle announces $36M expansion of Gerber in MichiganMore pumping could harm wetlands, per Nestle study

DETROIT – Every year during the holiday season, Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford and his wife Kelly help several families in need of a pick-me-up. The need is even greater this year due to the COVID pandemic, so the Staffords made it a point to choose families impacted by coronavirus. It was a moment the Wilson family will never forget -- the day Matt and Kelly Stafford connected with them on Zoom. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, but Courtney Wilson and her husband, Chad, also had coronavirus, so they weren’t allowed inside. “Something that’s going to follow us forever and ever.”The Staffords chose ten families impacted by COVID, including frontline workers, people who lost loved ones, struggling businesses and more.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI -- A horse-drawn buggy overturned in a collision with a pickup truck near Marion, but only minor injuries were reported and the horse survived. The crash happened about 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22 at M-115 and 70th Road. State police said the driver of a horse-drawn buggy, a 33-year-old Marion woman, lost control of the horse on 70th Road and the buggy pulled into the path of a Chevy Tahoe on M-115. Three children were in the buggy with the woman. The horse, a 12-year-old named “Lasso,” had only minor injuries and walked away from the accident scene, police said.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI -- A 19-year-old Ann Arbor man was arrested Monday after leading police on a chase through two Northern Michigan counties, according to Up North Live. The driver was clocked doing 80 mph in a 55 mph zone, but refused to pull over. The chase led police through Reed City and into Mecosta County where police has set up spike strips to disable the vehicle. The driver is currently being held and faces possible charges of felony resisting and obstructing police and felony fleeing and eluding. READ MOREA father speaks out after his son, a Michigan swimmer, takes his own lifeFirst snowflakes possible in northern Michigan later this weekWoman, 25, dead after crashing Slingshot into tree

click to enlarge Michigan Citizens for Water ConservationA potash mining project is slated for an area above a large marsh in Osceola County. They have done everything possible to deny the public information regarding this project," Ford said. He said Michigan Potash and Salt Company did not install silt fences after stripping topsoil from a 12-acre site in November 2018. "Silt was washing off this exposed topsoil site and running into the largest freshwater marsh in Osceola County," Ford said. "MCWC's appeal will now go to the Environmental Permit Review Panel.The Department of Environmental Quality was renamed this year.

OSCEOLA, Florida (CNN) - Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown's tumultuous offseason continues, but this time, he'll have to defend himself in court over a bill for $38,521.20. Brown is being sued by Stefano Tedeschi, aka the "Sports Chef," in Osceola County, Florida, court on charges of breach of contract and unjust enrichment. The lawsuit alleges that Brown wrongfully terminated the contract on January 27, 2018, and would not allow Tedeschi to retrieve his equipment and leftover food from the property. Brown, Tedeschi and his attorney did not respond to a request for comment. Brown recently lost a grievance against the NFL Players Association over the expiration of an old model of helmet, and he is recovering from frostbite on his feet.