The horse and buggy were returned safely to its family.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed.

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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis Michigan infant formula plant is now the target of a federal criminal probe by the Department of Justice.

Four years ago, a 23-year-old woman’s vehicle was found off the road near Sturgis, Michigan, but she had vanished.

Rayquan Sturgis, 23, of Detroit, pled guilty Thursday to a spree of three violent carjacking's he committed between June 10, 2020, and July 7, 2020, on the city's west side. Sturgis also pled guilty to additional charges of using a firearm during carjacking's.

Abbott Nutrition says baby formula production has resumed at the Michigan plant whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage.

Baby formula is being shipped in from London and Mexico to help moms across the nation feed their babies as there has been a shortage. But some women who are not mothers are getting free samples of infant formula when that is not needed.

A group of Metro Detroit moms continues to help families as the baby formula crisis continues.

The Abbott baby formula plant on the west side of Michigan has been forced to shut down just days after it finally reopened.

The Abbott baby formula plant in Western Michigan reportedly halted production earlier this week due to “severe weather” that impacted the area.

Experts are urging parents to beware of baby formula scams as they circulate on the internet.

Parents of infants will be seeing formula back on the shelves sooner than they think.

Hundreds of Metro Detroit parents are desperate for formula to feed their babies.

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The old saying that it only takes one ticket to win proved true for a Battle Creek man who won a $3.39 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

A 10-point buck sought sanctuary inside a southern Michigan church on opening day of the state’s firearm deer hunting season.

Health officials across five states have linked 178 virus cases to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Law enforcement officials say the first few days of this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have been among the busiest they’ve seen.

The Black Hills of South Dakota are roaring with motorcycles and crowds Friday as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally starts.

Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way towards western South Dakota, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to show up at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Prosecutor catches alleged abuser in victim’s home during virtual Michigan court hearingDETROIT – Video of an online court hearing in the town of Sturgis has gone viral because of one thing noticed by an eagle-eyed prosecutor. During the court hearing, the woman begins to hesitate when being questioned by Davis, who spoke up when she noticed the woman constantly was looking off screen. Whitmer stands by COVID nursing home policy amid threats of legal actionMichigan Gov. Initially, patients who tested positive for COVID were placed in the same facility with patients who did not have COVID. US House passes police reform bill named for George FloydWith jury selection underway in the trial of Derek Chauvin, there’s a movement in Washington to reform policing nationwide.

STURGIS, Mich. – Video of an online court hearing in the town of Sturgis has gone viral because of one thing noticed by an eagle-eyed prosecutor. During the court hearing, the woman begins to hesitate when being questioned by Davis, who spoke up when she noticed the woman constantly was looking off screen. The woman’s video goes blank, and Harris’ camera eventually turns off too. “Your honor, we both don’t want the no-contact order,” Harris said. I’m sorry I lied to you.”Judge Middleton immediately shuts Harris down and adjourns the hearing.

Since the middle of November, the entire region has returned to levels similar to those seen in October. Governors have used the declining numbers to justify their divergent approaches to fighting the pandemic, even jousting at times. As the pandemic crept into communities across the Midwest, more people had loved ones, friends or acquaintances fall ill or die. Many health experts warned that the region was ripe for widespread infections, especially as the weather cooled and people gathered inside, making it easier for the coronavirus to spread. Other experts say some pockets of people, such as those who work in meatpacking plants where infections were widespread, had experienced such high rates of infections that the virus has slowed.

A Minnesota man who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota last month has died from COVID-19, Minnesota health officials reported on Wednesday. It is the first reported coronavirus death that might be linked to the biker rally. The 10-day rally went forward despite fears it could become a super-spread event, with South Dakota Gov. The research found that 61% of all counties in the U.S. have been visited by someone who attended Sturgis this summer. The South Dakota Department of Health has reported 105 confirmed new cases tied to the rally.

Health departments in four states, including South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wyoming, have reported a total of 81 cases among people who attended the rally. South Dakota health officials said Monday they had received reports of infections from residents of two other states North Dakota and Washington. But the city of Sturgis is doing what it can to head off a local outbreak by holding mass testing for asymptomatic people. The city also made coronavirus tests available for school staff, in addition to requiring city employees to get tested. But events like Sturgis concern health experts, who see infections growing without regard to city and state boundaries.

Organizers of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally expect 250,000 people to visit the town of Sturgis during the 10 day rally. The coronavirus may be changing the world, but there aren't many signs of the pandemic at the massive annual motorcycle rally being held this week at a small city along Interstate 90 in western South Dakota. The scene Saturday at the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was familiar to veterans of the event, with throngs of maskless bikers packing the streets. Motorcyclist Kevin Lunsmann, 63, rode more than 600 miles (965 kilometers) to the rally from Big Lake, Minnesota, with several friends. Lunsmann said has attended the Sturgis event every year since 2003 and didn't want to miss the 80th, despite being somewhat" concerned about the coronavirus.

Thousands of bikers rode through the streets for the opening day of the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle rally Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Sturgis, S.D. Thousands of bikers poured into the small South Dakota city of Sturgis on Friday as the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally rumbled to life despite fears it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak. She supported holding the Sturgis rally, pointing out that no virus outbreak was documented from the several thousand people who turned out to see President Donald Trump and fireworks at Mount Rushmore last month. Daily virus cases have been trending upward in South Dakota, but the 7-day average is still only around 84, with fewer than two deaths per day. It looked like South Dakota was plateauing mostly, Sudkamp said.

The area in Sturgis where old skeletal remains were found on July 9, 2019. (WNDU)Officials say skeletal remains of two children and three adults unearthed in southwestern Michigan may be those of early settlers of an area community. The recently unearthed remains in Sturgis have been collected are being evaluated by forensic anthropologists at Western Michigan University. Geoff Smith, the director of public safety for Sturgis, says research is ongoing to determine whether theres a connection to an old burial site. The remains were found along with what appeared to be hardware from a coffin during a retention pond excavation.

This isn't news to anyone who lives here, but we can sometimes forget that fact until something big reminds us. Tens of thousands of votes were cast in this year's Fall Fan Choice Awards, and even then some categories were won by only a few votes. People from Saginaw to Sturgis voted for high school sports personalities in sports like football, soccer, volleyball and field hockey. Winners will receive patches from Local 4 signifying this year's victory and will have their names appear on our television broadcasts. Meijer, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, Your Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers and Hungry Howie's Pizza.