Kalkaska County News

The family of a woman murdered and dismembered in May 2008, spoke out to her killer on Friday before learning he would be spending the rest of his life in prison.

Convicted killer David DeJonge lowered his head as the parents and siblings of his victim, Sarah Wilson, described their grief and anger to a crowded courtroom.

Everyone made it out safely of a Kalkaska County home that caught fire early this morning.

The roof over Forest Area High School leaked enough last winter that administrators patched it this summer.

Hide Video Crews are on the scene at a Kalkaska County house fire. It started just before four o'clock this morning on Elm Street.

Another Northern Michigan manufacturer has announced it will close its doors. Metavation LLC is an auto parts manufacturer in Traverse City.

More than 2,100 Leelanau County residents were without power this morning after an overnight storm accompanied by 40 mph winds knocked down trees and power lines.

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox today announced criminal charges against six Michigan residents accused of financially exploiting senior citizens.

David DeJonge will spend life in prison for killing Sarah Wilson. A Kalkaska County jury took less than two hours to convict DeJonge of first-degree murder and mutilation of a body.

Hide Video We have an update on a Northern Michigan murder case. Just moments ago jurors found a downstate man guilty of murdering a woman in Kalkaska County.

State authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of two hunting dogs owned by a Kalkaska man.

On Saturday, Department of Natural Resources conservation officers responded to a 911 call regarding two hunting dogs that were shot and killed on state-owned land in south Kalkaska County.

Two dogs were shot and killed in Kalkaska county, now the DNR is investigating. It happened Saturday morning near Sunset Trail Road.

It's only the second week in the trial of David DeJonge of Oakland County whose charged with open murder in the death of 26 year old Sarah Wilson.

Testimony has begun in the trial of an Oakland County man accused of killing and dismembering a woman.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. Sometimes it's said too much of a good thing is a bad thing and that's exactly the dilemma many area dairy farmers are facing.

Jury selection is underway for a murder trial in Kalkaska County, where a man is accused of dismembering a woman's body.

Novi-based Hino Trucks has announced the appointment of Robert E. McDowell as senior vice president, sales and customer support.

The county fairgrounds will serve as meeting place on Friday for Freedom Walk 2009, a free, public event designed to honor the victims and reflect upon the Sept.

Police in Kalkaska County say someone set hundreds of tires on fire this afternoon.