ALPENA — Police and fire personnel in Alpena are evacuating the area of Clark Street and Merchant Street on Alpena’s northside after a house exploded. The blast happened at about 11:30 a.m and was felt and heard in downtown Alpena.

A man is unaccounted for after a home fire and explosion in Bloomfield Monday evening. Officials say they had initially received a report around 6:10 p.m. that there was an explosion at a home on Banbury Lane,

A man was charged on Monday for allegedly causing a Plum house explosion in 2022.