West Branch News

Hide Video A downstate man died in a snowmobile accident Saturday in Ogemaw county.

A teenager has died of injuries suffered in a snowmobile accident near his mid-Michigan home.

Troopers from the Michigan State Police West Branch Post are investigating a snowmobile crash which has left one teen dead and another injured.

Hide Video Sate Police are investigating three cases of counterfeit money in Ogemaw County.

The first month with our nicely loaded Four Seasons Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited was quite pleasant.

The embattled former public guardian for Arenac County, her mother and the man appointed to replace her were charged today with embezzling more than $300,000 from the people they were entrusted to protect.

A Monday afternoon crash has left one man dead in Ogemaw County. Shortly after 3 p.m., Jack Beutel, 57, of Rose City, was driving north on E. County Line in Hill Township, reports the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office.

State Rep. Joel Sheltrown, D-West Branch, has filed paperwork with the state to create Northeast Michigan Future Inc., a nonprofit whose mission will be to consolidate economic development strategies in the northeastern Lower Peninsula.

An evening of jazz music will feature the works of Sammy Nestico, Alfred James Ellis, Thad Jones, Randy Brecker, Tito Puente and others when the Alma College Jazz Ensemble performs its annual fall concert.

A Gladwin motorcyclist is dead after a crash. A Michigan State Police in Gladwin report 49 year old Joseph Andrew was heading southbound on M-30 when his motorcycle exited the roadway, rolled several times, and landed in a ditch.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a fatal motorcycle accident Saturday evening in Gladwin County.

In November 2010, voters in northern Michigan can vote for a Sheltrown - once again.

The group "Send Santa to Baghdad" held a bake sale today in West Branch and were collecting money to help cover the costs of sending Christmas gifts to Michigan men and women serving overseas.

The Michigan State Police Bay City Post's Canine Team lent a hand in the apprehension of a man suspected of assaulting an acquaintance with a shotgun in Ogemaw County.

A Midland man is facing charges in Ogemaw County after allegedly assaulting a man with a shotgun Thursday night.

Chris Russell not only plays Beat the Pros, he's getting his family involved. 'I've got my fiancee into it, her family, my mom, my brother, a good friend of mine,' the Pinckney resident said.

Hide Video An Ogemaw County man will appear in court for the second time today, accused of trying to kill a woman.

Yet another Sheltrown brother has his eyes set on a job in the Legislature. Van Sheltrown , 54, hopes to take the torch from his elder sibling, Rep.

The folks over at the Mudchuggers Four-Wheel Drive Club have announced the dates for the 16th Annual Sno*Blind Expedition.

One Mid-Michigan resident said he was growing marijuana within guidelines set by the state, but police came and confiscated the stash anyway.