The latest update from the SPC hasn’t changed our marginal and slight risks (levels 1 & 2/5), but the enhanced risk (level 3/5) has now moved into SW Michigan, including part of Hillsdale County (next to Lenawee).

The latest update from the SPC hasn’t changed our marginal and slight risks (levels 1 & 2/5), but the enhanced risk (level 3/5) has now moved into SW MI, including part of Hillsdale County (next to Lenawee).

A 60-year-old man will spend decades in a Michigan jail for a sexual assault after being extradited from Florida.

A Michigan man said he thinks his wife “stopped breathing for a minute” when she discovered that he had won a $6 million lottery prize, officials said.

A man extradited from Georgia will stand trial on four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Payne is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old relative when he lived in Michigan.

Michigan lawmakers have introduced plans to simplify the process for voters to repeal a ban on Sunday alcohol sales at bars and restaurants in Hillsdale County.

A man was extradited from Georgia to Michigan last week to be arraigned on charges in connection to sexually assaulting a minor in 2008, officials announced.

A sea of support was shown for the family of Oakland County Deputy Bradley Reckling.

A sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot during a traffic stop Thursday -- the second in the state to be killed in the line of duty in less than a week.

Michigan State Police said they instructed Eric Michael Fiddler to surrender, but he produced a gun and started shooting, causing Troopers to return fire and killing him at the scene.

Michigan State Police have located the man who hospitalized a Hillsdale County deputy during a shooting after an hours-long manhunt.

A Hillsdale County deputy has been shot and transported to a hospital. The suspect is still at large.

A former township clerk in Michigan and her private attorney have been charged in connection with a 2020 election voter data breach.

Chad Young, 50, of Hillsdale, pled guilty to assault on a public officer.

A 50-year-old Hillsdale man has been bound over for trial on one charge of making a false report or threat of terrorism for allegedly threatening an elected sheriff.

A city in West Michigan is debating criminalizing public camping due to a growing concern about the homeless community.

A Michigan school district has voted to retire a racial school mascot depicting a Native American -- one of the last districts in the state to do so.

A former Hillsdale County sheriff’s deputy who pleaded guilty to misconduct in office after using his position to coerce a woman into a sexual relationship has been sentenced.

A former Hillsdale County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to misconduct in office after using his position to coerce a woman into a sexual relationship.

The Michigan State Police and the Jonesville City Fire Department are investigating a death by electrocution in Hillsdale County.

An 11-year-old girl died this week after she fell off of an inflatable tube into a Michigan lake and was struck by a boat driven by a lifeguard who didn’t realize she had fallen into the water, officials said.

State police say a sheriff’s deputy killed an attacking dog and the animal's owner in southern Michigan.

After a video of Michigan Senator Majority Leader Mike Shirkey with the Hillsdale County Republican Party was posted on YouTube, the senator stands by his comments, but perhaps not his exact choice of words. The hour-long video was posted on Feb. 4. On Tuesday, Shirkey addressed the comments on “AM Jackson with Greg O’Connor” on WKHM. “President Trump could and should have acted sooner and more forcibly even to call off the attack, but he did not cause the attack. “I’ve had first-hand experience over this past week with regular spanking by the media,” Shirkey said.

Gretchen Whitmer and questioned him when he told them voter fraud was not a factor in the state’s presidential outcomes. In the video, Shirkey was asked about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington D.C. That was all prearranged.”AdREAD: Man charged in US Capitol riot worked for FBI, lawyer saysThe video was posted Feb. 4 on YouTube by R.O.A.R. When asked about the video, Whitmer said she hadn’t seen it but had been told of comments being made. “That’s what I’m going to continue putting my energy toward.

HILLSDALE, Mich. – There is controversy surrounding a graduation ceremony at Hillsdale College. An in-person commencement is planned for this weekend, despite concerns from health officials. The local health department is worried about a potential coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The commencement is being held Saturday, despite warnings from the health department. “Concern is that folks will be in town that do not recognize that they have COVID-19 and are spreading it,” public health officer Rebecca Burns said.