Pentwater Lake Jeep Death: What Authorities Know
What do police know about the submerged red Jeep and the man found dead inside?
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What do police know about the submerged red Jeep and the man found dead inside?
Lake County 911 Central Dispatch finished three key upgrades in 2026, giving residents and first responders faster, more reliable service.
Oceana County's 51st Circuit Court issued multiple felony sentences on Sept. 14.
Michigan State Police continue investigating the Sept. 10 fatal crash in Sheridan Township.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that people convicted of sex offenses before July 2011 cannot be required to follow the current state registry law....
Michigan court advocates are urging lawmakers to restore local voices in screening child abuse reports, warning that a centralized call center often...
Lake County Trial Court handled over a dozen arraignments Aug. 6-20, with methamphetamine possession cases dominating the docket.
Newaygo County uses three separate courts for criminal, civil, and probate matters, each maintaining its own records.
Residents can shape local land-use decisions at the September 10 Newaygo City Planning Commission meeting at 6:30 pm.
A right-wing group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to place a proof-of-citizenship voting amendment on Michigan’s November ballot after the Board of...
Newaygo and Oceana residents hit by April storms can seek federal help for uninsured losses.
Two bills introduced in 2025 to ease rural township staffing shortages and financial pressures remain stalled in Lansing, with no hearings held....
Criminal charges remain pending against 24-year-old Hannah Lynn Fessenden in the July 10 Greenwood Township fatal crash as prosecutors await lab...
A 56-year-old Coopersville man was arrested in Newfield Township after refusing to stop his unlit pontoon boat on McLaren Lake and fleeing on foot...
Oceana County Sheriff's recent reports flag several incidents likely heading to local courts.
A 17-year-old from Ada died in a side-by-side rollover in Golden Township early Sunday.
Oceana County is accepting proposals from organizations for projects addressing opioid prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery, with...
Oceana County Probate Court has published a notice to creditors for the estate of Mark A. Henrickson, Jr., who died July 14, 2026. All claims must...