https://www.wcmu.org/tags/michigan-state-police Michigan State Police en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:40:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-02-09/state-police-call-volume-in-2025-nearly-doubles-in-isabella-county Residents struck down a $3.7 million millage in 2024 that would have supported keeping the Sheriff’s office road patrol. It's left the state police working to fill the gaps. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:40:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-02-09/state-police-call-volume-in-2025-nearly-doubles-in-isabella-county Blace Carpenter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-01-23/for-the-first-time-mental-health-struggles-drive-michigans-student-safety-hotline-in-2025 Of the over 10,000 tips Michigan’s school safety program OK2Say received in 2025, more than 3,500 were related to serious mental health concerns. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:47:08 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-01-23/for-the-first-time-mental-health-struggles-drive-michigans-student-safety-hotline-in-2025 Cristin Coppess https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-23/republican-state-senators-call-for-change-in-msp-leadership The lawmakers argue morale is down across the agency and that Col. James Grady and his second in command have both lost the confidence of rank-and-file troopers. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:59:03 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-23/republican-state-senators-call-for-change-in-msp-leadership Colin Jackson https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-25/michigan-state-police-probe-cadillac-groundwater-board-for-violations-amid-pfas-fallout In June, MSP investigated allegations that Cadillac's Local Development Finance Authority violated Michigan's Open Meeting Act by conducting business without the minimum number of members required, ignoring bylaws, and withholding meeting minutes and records. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:47:45 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-25/michigan-state-police-probe-cadillac-groundwater-board-for-violations-amid-pfas-fallout Max Howard https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/michigan-state-police-warn-of-profound-increases-in-certain-crashes Data from the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center shows that in 2024 bicycle crashes and deaths rose 20 and 21 percent, while work-zone fatalities also climbed 17 percent. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:38:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/michigan-state-police-warn-of-profound-increases-in-certain-crashes Maxwell Howard https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-23/fifty-years-after-her-disappearance-the-search-continues-for-michigan-woman The family of a Michiana woman who disappeared 50 years ago is searching for answers with the help of the Michigan State Police and the Western Michigan University Cold Case Program. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:44:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-23/fifty-years-after-her-disappearance-the-search-continues-for-michigan-woman Anna Spidel https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-11/state-authorities-issue-warnings-about-dmv-toll-scams Michigan authorities are warning people about scam text messages that are asking people to pay "unpaid tolls or tickets." Officials are asking people to beware of these messages and to not give scammers any personal information or money. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:25:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-11/state-authorities-issue-warnings-about-dmv-toll-scams Blace Carpenter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-17/live-alligator-found-under-the-bed-draws-police-to-cheboygan-motel “He didn't try biting anybody or anything. But ... he hissed at me and that was probably pretty much to say, 'Leave me alone.'” Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:05:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-17/live-alligator-found-under-the-bed-draws-police-to-cheboygan-motel Michael Livingston https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-11/state-police-waiting-on-56-million-in-federal-emergency-funds "These holds on these grants have the potential to disrupt services and payroll for personnel if it continues,” said Kevin Sweeney, deputy state director of emergency management for the Michigan State Police. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:12:16 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-11/state-police-waiting-on-56-million-in-federal-emergency-funds Alvin (AJ) Jones https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-12-06/tailgating-a-snowplow-could-cost-you-100 Michigan's new snowplow safety law requires drivers to remain at least 200 feet behind plows at all times, or risk a $100 fine. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:00:48 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-12-06/tailgating-a-snowplow-could-cost-you-100 Brianna Edgar