Big Rapids News

Authorities say a 37-year-old man is dead after being hit by a pickup truck while stopped along the side of a mid-Michigan roadway to check on another motorist.

An 18-year-old Weidman woman is dead and a Big Rapids woman hospitalized after a rollover crash early Saturday in Isabella Township that left one person pinned underneath a vehicle.

Last year, frost damaged the state's blueberry, cherry and apple crops. This year, West Michigan farms will see the effects of the frost, but not nearly as much as last year.

'Even though the pitching was not the caliber we have been seeing, it was good to see us more aggressive at the plate today,' said Mason County Eastern softball coach Bill Cole Monday after his Cardinals swept a Western Michigan D League doubleheader, 11-1 and 25-9, from the Big Rapids Crossroads Cougars.

Ferris State University is hosting a tribute Tuesday morning for public safety officers who have died during the line of duty.

Mason and Mecosta counties, located in two largely rural swaths of Northern Michigan, aren't exactly a hotbed of Twitter activity.

One of Downtown Manistee's most significant historic commercial properties will soon have a new owner and the downtown will soon have a new restaurant offering the employment equivalent of 22 full-time jobs.

A woman reported that a white male sexually assaulted her at University Park Suites in Big Rapids and Michigan State Police are now questioning the community for possible leads.

The Cranker's Coney Island at 454 68th Street SW in Byron Township is being converted to a brewpub this summer.

A 54-year-old Morley man is being charged for sexually assaulting a family member over the course of four years.

Big Rapids Pioneer Editor-in-Chief Dave Clark has been selected as the next director of student publications at Central Michigan University.

A Big Rapids teen missing since Sunday was last seen in Reed City, and family say being out of communication is not normal behavior for the high school sophomore.

The award recognizes commitments made by colleges and universities to connecting education to community service and "real-world issues," according to Ferris.

A swath of rainstorms that is currently hammering the Big Rapids and Clare area is making it's way into the Tri-Cities and Genesee County.

Dave Clark, one of the three candidates for Director of Student Publishing, interviews with editors of CM Life in a public forum at the CM Life conference room on Wednesday afternoon.