By Halloween, a long-awaited development that includes a brewpub is expected to finally open across the street from the iconic St. Laurent Brothers candy and nut shop in downtown Bay City.

Former director of the Bay City State Theatre Mike Bacigalupo faces both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit after allegedly misappropriating loans that bankrupted the historic venue.

Plus: the Bay City man accused of killing and dismembering another man last year appeared before a district court judge for a ...