(SEBEWAING) -- Officials in the village of Sebewaing are using explosive charges to break up river ice and prevent flooding. The efforts on the Sebewaing River are being conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and others. Workers on Thursday plan to break up ice from the North Center Street…

(AREA) -- The House Committee on Tax Policy this week approved a bill introduced by State Representative Dan Lauwers to terminate expensive film subsidies by the end of the current fiscal year. Lauwers of Brockway Township says providing Hollywood with incentives for making films in Michigan is a failed venture and the money earmarked for film credits could be used for more worthwhile purposes. Under…

(OWENDALE) -- The Huron County Sheriff's Office recovered nearly $5,000 in stolen merchandise that was taken from Stacks Market in Owendale back on August 23, 2013. Deputies responded to a residence on Sixth Street in Owendale last Sunday to investigate a large quantity of found property. The owner of the home found 797 packs of cigarettes concealed inside an old large television set and 22…

(SPEAKER TOWNSHIP) -- A 57-year old Speaker Township man was arrested Tuesday on charges of felonious assault and possession of a stolen handgun. Sanilac County Sheriff's deputies responded to a complaint in the 8000 block of Arendt Road around 4:30 p.m. following a 9-1-1 call regarding an intoxicated man who was waving a loaded handgun inside the residence and threatening people. Two people left and…

(TUSCOLA COUNTY) -- Authorities say a Mayville woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday around 3 p.m. on M-24, south of Caro. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post in Caro say a vehicle driven by the victim, 32-year old Tammy Lynn Shonk, was traveling south on M-24 near Bevens Road when she struck a northbound vehicle. The Shonk vehicle then struck a third…

(DECKERVILLE) -- The Deckerville Parent/Teacher Organization will be hosting their 3nd Annual Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Deckerville High School Gym. The tournament will start at 4 p.m. Registration forms are available at High School Offices in Deckerville, Sandusky, Marlette, Peck, Brown City, CPS, and Cros-Lex, Scott's Quick Stop, Kreiner's Korner, J&D Market of Croswell, and Marathon Gas Stations in Sandusky,…

(AREA) -- March is National Reading Month. According to the Michigan State University Extension Office, Michigan ranks 43rd out of the 50 states in meeting national reading standards by the fourth grade. In an effort to improve those statistics, many Sanilac County physician offices promote and support various literacy projects and educational presentations, such as the ABC's of Early Literacy and Reach Out and Read.…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Anthony Davis had 39 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks in his first game back from a right shoulder sprain, and the New Orleans Pelicans won for the sixth time in seven games, 88-85 over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Davis hit two mid-range jumpers in the last 1:14, the second with 18 seconds left, to hold off Detroit in…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Travis Trice equaled a career high with 27 points and Matt Costello lifted Michigan State at both ends of the court, helping the Spartans to a 72-66 victory over Purdue on Wednesday night. The Spartans (20-10, 11-6 Big Ten) played the whole second half without Branden Dawson, who appeared to take a shot to the head and was limited to…

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - The Detroit Tigers have released Joel Hanrahan from a minor league contract and said the right-hander will have his second Tommy John surgery on March 18. Hanrahan had his right elbow ligament replaced in May 2013 while with Boston, when he also had his right flexor tendon repaired. Detroit signed him to a $1 million, one-year contract last May, but he…