Minden City News

A day of drinking in bars ended in the brutal stabbing deaths of a mother and her daughter, and their bodies dumped in the bucket of a front-end loader.

Three people were injured late Sunday evening in a single-vehicle accident in Sanilac County's Delaware Township.

Some people question Shawn Wright for opening a grocery store 10 miles from a Wal-Mart Supercenter, but Wright figures he has a silent partner: gas prices.

Minden City fire Chief Jeff Balhoff said this morning that the cause of a fire at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday at the home of Albert Stepka, 1075 E. Palms Road in Minden Township, officially has been ruled ... via Times Herald

Firefighters in Sanilac County had to dodge more than just flames in fighting a fire at a home next to a Minden Township gun shop. via WSBT

“It makes it a little difficult. We do the best we can and keep everybody safe, but it does make it difficult”

Firefighters from four departments in northern Sanilac County battled a blaze this morning that ignited stored ammunition. via The Times Herald

“The doctors and nurses are really nice.”

Beatrice Roth, 83, of Minden City, was admitted to Deckerville Community Hospital on Monday with her third case of pneumonia this winter. via Times Herald

Man arrested in double homicide MINDEN CITY - Police said they arrested a 49-year-old man after he called emergency dispatchers Monday morning to report he'd killed his girlfriend and his girlfriend's daughter. via Bay City Times

“We had a couple drive all the way from Saginaw to buy $11 worth of lottery tickets”

For six days, 71-year-old Donald A. Ertman of Minden City kept a winning lottery ticket he thought was worth $150. Turns out the "Mega Millions" ticket Ertman bought for $1 at the Bad Axe Party Store & BP Gas ... via MLive.com

The annual bow hunting season had a shaky start for some of the state's hunters, including a 37-year-old Berville man. via Times Herald