GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Frankfort man has been convicted for diverting the flow of the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in August 2022. Andrew Blair Howard, 63, has ...

Apr. 26—HONOR — Sentencing for a Frankfort man convicted in federal court of misdemeanor tampering and vandalism of the Platte River has been delayed while a judge considers restitution arguments.

Andrew Blair Howard, 63, of Sparta and Frankfort, was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay thousands in restitution for illegally dredging the Platte River. Howard was sentenced to 60 months’ ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A Michigan man who in 2022 created a dam that diverted a river into Lake Michigan has been convicted of two federal misdemeanors. Andrew Blair Howard, 63, of Frankfort, Mich., ...

Feb. 8—GRAND RAPIDS — A Frankfort man was convicted in federal court of misdemeanor tampering and vandalism after a judge found he illegally widened the mouth of a river in the Sleeping Bear Dunes ...

A 63-year-old northern Michigan fisherman was convicted Wednesday of tampering and vandalism in digging a trench to change the flow of the Platte River into Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes ...

(CBS DETROIT) - A Michigan man who was convicted of diverting the Platte River's natural flow at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was sentenced to five years probation for vandalism and ...

The aerial photograph on the left, taken in May of 2022, shows the natural flow of the Platte River running parallel to Lake Michigan. The photograph on the right shows the same area approximately 3 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Michigan man will pay thousands in restitution after illegally dredging the Platte River inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Andrew Howard, 63, of Sparta and ...

A northern Michigan fisherman accused of digging a trench to change the flow of the Platte River into Lake Michigan is scheduled to appear in federal court on Feb. 7, where he faces misdemeanor ...

The aerial photograph on the left, taken in May of 2022, shows the natural flow of the Platte River running parallel to Lake Michigan. The photograph on the right shows the same area approximately 3 ...