ROSCOMMON COUNTY

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI – A man wanted on a 68-count criminal sexual conduct warrant in Kentucky has been arrested in Michigan. The victim currently resides in Mississippi, but the incidents occurred in Kentucky, police said. The 70-year-old Houghton Lake man was arrested at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. The suspect, a former resident of Kentucky, was lodged in the Roscommon County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Kentucky. The Campbellsville Police Department in Kentucky also assisted with the investigation.

A Roscommon County man’s decision to keep playing the same set of numbers paid off when he won an $18.41 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

LANSING, MI -- A Roscommon County man who’s played the same set of numbers for three decades won a $18.41 million Lotto 47 jackpot recently with his lucky digits. “I have been playing this set of numbers since 1991 and have rarely missed a drawing,” said the player. When I recognized the set of numbers, I checked my ticket over at least a dozen times. “I am so glad I decided to stick with this set of numbers!”For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games. The last players from Michigan to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is the Wolverine FLL lottery club which claimed a $1.05 billion jackpot in March.

The Michigan Lottery says a winning lottery ticket worth $18.41 million was sold in Roscommon County.

The National Weather Service has confirmed a weak tornado touched down in Roscommon County on Wednesday afternoon.

A Michigan man will serve more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving pre-teen boys, authorities said.

RICHFIELD TWP, MI — A Roscommon County mother is facing child abuse charges for allegedly kicking her children out of her home so she could host a party. The teen told troopers his mother, identified as 34-year-old Amber M. Maldonado, had kicked him and his sister out of the house for the night so she could have a party. Maldonado told troopers she had indeed been having a party and had gotten into an argument with her kids when they returned home early. Troopers arrested Maldonado and lodged her in the Roscommon County Jail. Maldonado on Monday, April 19, was arraigned in the Roscommon County District Court on two counts of third-degree child abuse, a two-year felony.

LANSING, MI — A Roscommon County man pleaded guilty to child sex crime charges in Shiawassee County. Detectives determined a child sexually abusive video on Clune’s phone was created in Shiawassee County. He was previously convicted of two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in Wayne County in 2004. Michigan State Police executed a search warrant on Clune’s residence in Houghton Lake and found electronic devices which led to charges of child sexually abusive activity. Troopers secured additional evidence to support the first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI -- A call about a vehicle dragging a gas pump hose on U.S. 127 near Houghton Lake led police in Northern Michigan to a meth discovery. Trooper made a traffic stop and soon discovered meth on both the driver and inside the vehicle. Upon making the stop, police asked the driver, a 42-year-old Gladwin man, if he forgot anything at the gas station. Both were taken to the Roscommon County Jail. Police said they returned the gas hose and pump handle to the gas station where it broke off a pump.

PRUDENVILLE, MI – A large structure fire broke out at a Northern Michigan lumberyard on Tuesday morning, Nov. 24. Denton Township Fire Department and Michigan State Police Houghton Lake Post responded around 8 a.m. to the fire at Penney’s Lumber on M-18 in Prudenville, Roscommon County, MSP said in a news release. The fire had already spread from the lumberyard to the neighboring trailer park. Michigan State Police troopers assist at the scene of a large structure fire at Penney's Lumberyard on Tuesday morning, Nov. 24, on M-18 in Prudenville, Roscommon County.Michigan State PoliceCrew are still working at the scene. READ MORE:Michigan man accused of kidnapping Texas girl for sexual purposesNorthern Michigan county board ‘supports impeachment’ of Gov.

GERRISH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – One motorcyclist was killed and another was injured following two separate crashes believed to be caused by a fallen tree blocking the road. Michigan State Police say at about 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday officers responded to a motorcycle injury on County Road 104 near Leafy Lane. A photo of the site along County Road 104 in Gerrish Township following two separate motorcycle crashes that occurred on June 30, 2020. Photo provided by the Michigan State Police. (Michigan State Police)MORE: Michigan News

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. Northern Michigan got the green light to reopen Friday, and we took a firsthand look inside a popular bar and several other businesses. Local 4s Rod Meloni checked out a popular restaurant and bar in Prudenville and some other businesses in Houghton Lake. Friday was just what the doctor ordered up north, with bright sunshine, 75-degree weather and drinks with umbrellas in them. Servers were wearing masks, but customers didnt have to, as long as they kept their six-foot distance from other groups. Houghton Lake business owners started getting the town back to Memorial Day business as best as they could.

Rod checked out the Frog Tiki Bar just a few minutes west of West Branch. Frog Tiki Bar also offered a glimpse at the challenges businesses will face when they reopen. As the signs went up and the doors started opening, Michiganders said theyre happy to see even a partial reopening. Weve been waiting for this for honestly two months, Frog Tiki Bar Owner Kathy Grover said. Its a big weekend.The bar is one of three tourist businesses Grover owns and runs.

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that she is partially reopening businesses and lifting medical restrictions across the entire state. RELATED: VIDEO: Traverse City bars reopen at midnight as loosened restrictions beginMany Michiganders are expected to head up north for Memorial Day Weekend as nearly 20 counties reopen for business Friday. READ: Michigan Gov. "Im going to go fishing and Im not going to do work.The weather cooperated Friday.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, Mich. – On Sunday at around 12:40 p.m. officers from the Michigan State Police Houghton Lake Post responded to an address on Holly Avenue in Prudenville where a snowmobile had gone through the ice on the East Bay of Houghton Lake. The rider was not injured and refused medical treatment. Shortly after, two more snowmobiles went through the ice about 1,000 feet south of the same area.

Roscommon County, MI (WNEM) A woman allegedly escaped from a residence in northern Michigan on Friday where she claimed she was being forced into prostitution. Troopers from the Michigan State Police post were called about 3 a.m. on Jan. 10 to assist with the alleged human trafficking case. The woman was arrested by deputies from the Roscommon County Sheriffs Office for stealing a vehicle. The woman told investigators she escaped from a residence on Roberta Drive in Crawford County where she was being forced to clean the residence and perform acts of prostitution, MSP said. Jarrell and Kobel were arrested after several law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at the residence.