A total of 57 troopers including Jonathan Cook of Hastings graduated Friday from the 139th State Police Trooper recruit school in Lansing. Jonathan is the son of Dan Cook a Sgt. with the Michigan State Police and was station at the Hastings post for  a number of years. Trooper Cook has been assigned to the Lansing post.

Troopers Stephanie Clark of Rockford, Trooper Maxwell Taylor of Holland,  Trooper Christian Contreras of Sturgis and Trooper Cody Tucker of Alpena have been assigned to the Wayland post.

The new troopers begin their new assignments Monday August 23rd.