Police and paramedics responded to Michigan State University as a shooter was at large Monday night. Courtesy | Twitter Hillsdale College Security took extra safety measures Monday night as a man killed three students and wounded five others during a shooting spree at Michigan State University. “We increased our presence and monitored the situation by...
MSP troopers and DNR officers helped respond to the threats at Jonesville Middle School. Courtesy | Corey Murray Police arrested a 14-year-old student after threats of a shooting sent Jonesville Middle School into lockdown Wednesday. “She just didn’t like school, and didn’t want to be there,” said Jonesville Chief of Police Kurt Etter. Someone...
County Commissioner Brent Leininger led his group’s convention at the Hillsdale Senior Center. Thomas McKenna | Collegian [EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been corrected and updated. The piece originally said Judge Michael Olsaver granted a Nov. 15 injunction against the HCRP’s “America First” faction barring “the group from conducting political activities while the case is...
The Hillsdale County Republican Party’s two factions are planning to hold separate county conventions on Jan. 26. “It ultimately just hurts our Republican Party,” said Jon Smith, the HCRP’s original “America First” secretary. “People that don’t understand what’s going on, they just think, ‘Oh, it’s two Republicans fighting again.’” County Commissioner Brent Leininger has led...
A bat interrupted students in the library on Tuesday night. The animal flew into Mossey Library’s Heritage Room just after 8 p.m. It took several laps around the room until several men ushered the bat through the doorway. “I was working, and then, all of a sudden, I hear screaming and I turn around,” said...