Midland County News

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Genesee county organizers say a thousand people protest federal spending at a tea party event in Flint.

Demonstrators are expected from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today in front of the Midland County Courthouse, 301 W. Main near M-20. The protest follows Taxed Enough Already parties April 15 in Midland and throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region.

A Midland County man is headed to trial on charges that he masterminded a plot to kill his estranged wife and hired his nephew to be the hit man.

A Midland County man accused of masterminding a plot to kill his wife was back before a judge today.

A Midland man serving a life sentence for killing his girlfriend and burying her body in a Midland County forest won't get a new trial.

Police have re-opened a stretch of westbound U.S. 10 that was shut down to allow emergency responders to handle a crash.

Michigan is set to receive $282,200 in federal funding for wetlands restoration in areas including the Saginaw Bay watershed.

A man accused of assaulting a gasoline station clerk during a robbery likely will face a jury in July.

U.S. District Court authorities have again postponed sentencing for a Chesaning man involved in the theft of 204 weapons from a Midland County gun dealer.

Midland's 1460th National Guard Unit is celebrating its homecoming this weekend.

Police in Midland and Iosco counties were investigating crashes that left two people dead Wednesday.

One woman died Wednesday morning after a three-vehicle crash in Midland County. The crash occurred near North Meridian Road and Shaffer Road around 8 a.m. on the border of Hope and Edenville townships.

The state's budge woes were foremost on the minds as sheriffs from across Michigan met in Frankenmuth Monday.

A graduation party ended in tragedy when a Bullock Creek High School junior died after his car rolled into the Tittabawassee River.

A Grand Traverse County teen was planning on riding his BMX bicycle almost 250 miles to Detroit on Friday to see his girlfriend.

Midland County leaders have until October to find a successor for David Benda, the administrator/controller for the past 10 years.

Lori Oberlin says "come on down" to the Michigan Antique and Collectible Festival from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Midland County Fairgrounds, 6905 Eastman.

April jobless rates eased in Saginaw, Bay and Midland counties as workers returned to seasonal employment.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture will host a "Taste of Michigan" tent at the Michigan Antique and Collectible Festival, May 30-31, at the Midland County Fairgrounds in Midland.