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Grassroots rural activists say they counter-protest against fear and hate

Stateside Staff

A group called Redneck Revolt was in Kalkaska last Friday protesting the posts on Village President Jeff Sieting’s Facebook page.Redneck Revolt is an…

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Community

In Kalkaska, a town divided over official's anti-Muslim posts

Kaye LaFond

A northern Michigan town is divided over a local official's Islamophobic Facebook posts.Jeff Sieting is the village president of Kalkaska.He's come under…

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Man walks free after serving 16 years for a crime he didn't commit

Steve Carmody

After serving 16 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Jamie Lee Peterson walked away from a courtroom in Kalkaska today a free man.Peterson was convicted…

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Attorneys hope for new trial for Michigan man convicted of 1996 murder

Steve Carmody

Attorneys today will ask for a new trial for a man convicted of a 1996 rape and murder in Kalkaska.They say new evidence raises serious doubts about the…

Education

2 Michigan schools could close early; in 1993 Kalkaska did it on purpose

Mark Brush

No doubt, public schools in Michigan are struggling.Around 400 students in the Buena Vista school district in Saginaw have been shut out after the…