A 23-year-old Texas man allegedly tried to kill a Mount Pleasant man Tuesday morning by running him down with a vehicle.

Brandon Lovell Goodwin is currently lodged in Isabella County Jail and is charged with assault with intent to murder and operating while intoxicated causing serious injury. His bond is $500,000.

Kevin Nichols has been playing blues since he was a teenager.
Nichols is the singer and guitarist for 6 Hands Down, a blues rock band from Jackson. He was one of several performers at the Mount Pleasant Blues Festival downtown over the weekend.

Several Mount Pleasant residents do not understand why a new mini-circle is being constructed on the corners of Bellows and Arnold Streets.

Jenison junior Mike Isberg lives on Bellows Street. He said the addition confuses drivers.

Some Mount Pleasant residents are shocked by the amount of crime the area has experienced in the past two weeks.

The community has seen two murders, two pedestrians killed after being hit by cars, a jail suicide, a student charged with unlawful imprisonment, four kids struck by lightning in neighboring Montcalm County and a police standoff in downtown Shepherd.

A 29-year-old Isabella County man accused of murdering his sister is awaiting federal indictment.

Daniel Lawrence Fuller remains in Isabella County Jail on a parole violation.

Central Michigan University hopes to have the damage from the water leaks in Brooks Hall repaired by Aug.13.

The repairs were approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees at Thursday’s meeting and will cost about $975,000 covered by the university.