Alek Haak-Frost is the executive editor, publisher, and founder of Watershed Voice, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. Prior to establishing WSV in 2020, he wrote for a number of publications including The Midland Daily News and The Morning Sun, and served as managing editor of the Three Rivers Commercial-News for the better part of three years.
The Three Rivers Police and Three Rivers Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire Sunday in the 1500 block of Eighth St. but upon arrival discovered no fire. Authorities would quickly determine that an explosion, not a fire, had occurred at the residence.
A blue Dodge Charger struck a building in downtown Three Rivers early Saturday morning, causing substantial damage to the structure and injuries to the car's three occupants.
The Three Rivers Police Department is actively searching for a suspect, who according to authorities, escaped an apartment he had previously barricaded himself in while trying to elude police by breaking through walls of adjoining apartments. The man is not considered a danger to the general public at this time.
Alek and Doug are joined by "My America" co-hosts Kim Moffat and Dan Moyle to discuss federal student loan debt forgiveness on the heels of President Joe Biden's unveiling of a three-part plan "to address the burden of growing college costs," and "to make the student loan system more manageable for working families."
Alek and Doug are joined by rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and engineer poet Mikel James Watkins. Mikel talks fatherhood, mental health peaks and valleys, better understanding the history behind the music he produces, and his upcoming event at Harvey House in Constantine.
A 25-year-old Grand Rapids woman was airlifted to an area hospital Wednesday evening after sustaining serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Constantine Township.
Lucas Allen, the lone candidate on November's ballot vying for the Three Rivers At-Large commission seat long held by Commissioner Daryl Griffith, was escorted out of Tuesday's commission meeting by Police Chief Scott Boling at the behest of Mayor Tom Lowry.