Clare County has the least healthy residents and Ottawa County has the healthiest in the state, according to a new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It's part of the annual county health rankings, released by the foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The report says residents in Clare County are more than two times more likely to die a premature death than those in Ottawa County.

Police in Clare County tracked down a suspect in a home break-in after he left his cell phone behind. The Sheriff's office says on Monday the owners of a house in Hamilton Township came home to find thieves took a flat screen television, gold clubs, jewelry and sporting equipment. But the next day the homeowners found a cell phone that someone left behind. Investigators tracked it to a suspect in Sanford who was arrested. The sheriff's office says there may also be a second suspect. (MRN)

The two suspects who were arrested early Monday morning by Mecosta County Deputies after a home invasion were arraigned in Mecosta County 77th District Court. Both 31 year-old Lucas Williams of Remus and 32 year-old Robert Guynn of Weidman, were charged with breaking and entering, larceny from a residence, and home invasion 2nd degree charges. Williams was out on a conditional bond release from Clare County for a prior alcohol conviction, and has only traffic misdemeanors involving license plate violations on his criminal record along with the alcohol offense.

One person is dead after an early morning fire today in Clare County. Harrison Community Firefighters and the Clare County Sheriff’s Department were called in to battle a structure fire on Hampton Road in Harrington around 2:30 AM this morning. Fire fighters were able to quickly put out the blaze, but did find a body inside after.