Bear Lake News

Authorities charged a man with murder in the April beating death of a Frankfort woman.

A former family court referee who spent the last 12 years hearing cases in the courtroom will now have his case heard.

Small school districts like Bear Lake in Manistee are really feeling the impact of the latest round of state budget cuts in Lansing.

Mason County Eastern junior Mike Stickney finished in fourth place as his Cardinals took third at the Western Michigan D League championship cross country meet Wednesday.

While much of the rest of the community slept nights this week, a small army of cast and crew has been pulling all-nighters to create a good portion of 10 West Studios' third film so far, turning Manistee into a backdrop for motion pictures.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 11:48 a.m. Two schools shut downA Tuesday after strong storms caused power outages to across Northern Michigan.

Grampie, my Mom's dad, was a kind man with a near-photographic memory. To memorize lengthy sermons, he glanced at them.

Fire destroyed a house in Manistee County and investigators are working to figure out what started it.

On July 15, 2009, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission started accepting testimony on the state of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Michigan.