Williamston News

Travel wasn't pretty this weekend on Interstate 96 and MDOT says it's about to get uglier, thanks to a major project between Howell and Williamston.

Police are asking for help tracking down a man they think tried to kidnap and assault a young girl.

Larry Mollitor, 71, has died following a car accident Wednesday morning. His wife, Christine, 50, is still in critical condition.

COUNTIES: Ingham and Livingston HIGHWAY: I-96 CLOSEST CITY: Fowlerville START DATE: Friday, May 11, 2012 REOPENING DATE: August 2012 PROJECT: The Michigan Department of Transportation will make improvements along a stretch of I-96 in eastern Ingham and Livingston counties starting the second weekend in May.

A thief or thieves who slipped in through a kitchen window escaped with a large-screen television, a laptop computer and $200 in change from a home in the area of North Putnam and East Church streets.