A Port Huron man will go to jail for a robbery outside a local Walmart store St Clair County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Lane sentenced Eric Chippewa to a year after his charge of armed robbery was reduced to unarmed robbery as part of a plea deal. Police had previously said that Chippewa approached a truck driver in the parking lot in Fort Gratiot and asked for $20 from the truck’s driver. When the driver refused, Chippewa said he had a gun and demanded the money. Chippewa apparently never did actually have a gun.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

The State Attorney General’s Office has found that the February fatal shooting of a man by a state trooper in Port Huron was justified, therefore no criminal charges filed against the trooper. 52 year old Mark Ryan was shot February 12, after troopers responded to a 911 call that Ryan was intoxicated and threatening to take his own life and asking for someone to shoot him. Ryan came out of the home with a pistol in his right hand, which turned out to be a BB gun, walked toward a trooper and raised the gun, prompting the trooper to fire three times, killing him.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

The St Clair County Drug Task Force has arrested a Port Huron man for cocaine trafficking. The arrest went down in the 4100 block of Dove road. 29 year old Dondre Neal was taken into custody. Authorities said he resisted arrest and obstructed the investigation after jumping out a window and trying to lead deputies on a foot chase before he was captured, they said a large quantity of cocaine was found on his person, along with digital scales and packing materials inside.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

The 17th annual men and women who cook event is planned for Marwood nursing and rehab on Wednesday, August 13, from five to 7:30pm at the Marwood campus. Funds raised from the event will be used to renovate Marwood’s Main Lounge as they try to reach their goal of $25,000 to provide residents, families and visitors, a comfortable, modern multipurpose room for years to come.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

 A Fort Gratiot Township woman was taken to McLaren Port Huron recently after arriving at a neighbor’s door disoriented saying she’d been drugged and sexually assaulted. Deputies arrested 67 year-old Charles Fouts Junior of Lennox Township at the apartment. Investigators said the two met on a dating app and later found pictures taken of the woman without her knowledge. Fouts is facing multiple felony charges, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has secured a nearly $1 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to help complete the Bridge to Bay Trail. The funding will support 14 miles of planning and construction across eight local communities, including Port Huron, Fort Gratiot, and Algonac. Once completed, the 52-mile trail will stretch from Algonac to Lakeport State Park. Residents and community leaders say the trail improves outdoor access, connects neighborhoods, and enhances regional recreation.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo