Jeff Hogan


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Jackknifed semi-truck on I-69 closes freeway at Lake Pleasant Road

ATTICA TWP. — Eastbound I-69 has been closed to thru-traffic at Lake Pleasant Road in Attica Township after a semi-truck jackknifed on the highway. Several other vehicles are reported to be in the median as well. Emergency crews are on scene. Eastbound I-69 in the area of Lake Pleasant Road will remain closed until tow-truck operators can remove the semi-truck... READ MORE >

Schools closed today in Lapeer County and surrounding communities due to snowfall

LAPEER — The kids are sleeping in. Three days into spring, today is a snow day in Lapeer County and the Thumb region. There’s no school today in Lapeer County due to the forecast that’s calling for 3-6 inches of snow before the early system moves to the east later tonight. There’s also no school today in Brown City and... READ MORE >

Two to four inches of snow possible Friday; Winter Weather Advisory issued until midnight

LAPEER COUNTY — Spring officially began Tuesday, though Mother Nature apparently didn’t get the memo. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Lapeer and surrounding counties from 6 a.m. Friday until midnight. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible, though NWS meteorologists in White Lake Township in Oakland County say it’s not... READ MORE >

Lapeer man, 31, killed Wednesday in wrong-way crash on eastbound I-69 in Elba Twp.

Editor’s note: The following article was released this morning as a press release from Det./Sgt. Jason Parks of the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Dept. ELBA TWP. — On Wednesday at 4:50 p.m., Lapeer County 911 dispatched Lapeer County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies to an injury traffic crash on eastbound I-69 east of Lake Nepessing Road in Elba Township. Investigators determined that Derek... READ MORE >

Driver killed this afternoon after vehicle veered across I-69 median and crashed head-on into eastbound vehicle

ELBA TWP. — One person was killed late this afternoon in a head-on crash on eastbound I-69, east of Lake Nepessing Road, in Elba Township. According to authorities, the driver of a westbound I-69 vehicle for an unknown reason veered off the roadway to the left (south), crossed the median and crashed head-on with a vehicle on eastbound I-69. The... READ MORE >

Mayfield Township airport closed after plane flips over on runway

MAYFIELD TWP. — Dupont-Lapeer Airport on Roods Lake Road in Mayfield Township remains closed to incoming and outgoing aircraft after a Cessna plane rolled over on one of the runways. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. Extent of injuries to the pilot are unknown, though it was reported he refused EMS transport. Lapeer Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the... READ MORE >

Broken train blocking M-24 in Lapeer this morning

LAPEER — Motorists who use M-24 through Lapeer are urged to find an alternate route due to a freight train that’s blocking the roadway through Saginaw Street to the east. Lapeer County Central Dispatch has been informed that an air hose on the train has broken, and Canadian National Railroad has no estimated time of arrival for the replacement part... READ MORE >

Deerfield Twp., North Branch fire departments on scene of barn fire on Chapman Road

DEERFIELD TWP. — Deerfield Fire & Rescue, with a full assist from the North Branch Twp. Fire Dept., is on scene of a 60×60-foot barn fire on Chapman Road, located on the west side of the road between Burnside and Barnes Lake roads in Deerfield Township. A caller who reported the fire to Lapeer County Central Dispatched observed heavy black... READ MORE >

Man, 50, dies from injuries sustained in Tuesday house fire in Lapeer

LAPEER — A 50-year-old Lapeer man died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a fire in his Turrill Avenue home. Despite life-saving measures undertaken by firefighters and EMS personnel on scene, Richard Conger II succumbed to injuries in a fire that was reported at noon. Conger’s death was the first fire-related death in Lapeer since a fatal house fire on Dewey... READ MORE >

Wind Advisory issued for Lapeer County

LAPEER COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Lapeer County until 7 p.m. this evening. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph are expected. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects like trash cans. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Scattered to numerous... READ MORE >