What’s happening: Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie has enacted its “STEP UP” program, a prison education program designed to help those incarcerated in the Chippewa Correctional Facility a chance to earn an associate degree in small business administration. The program will include a full-time curriculum focusing on business […]
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Three Arrested in Felonious Assault Incident in Baraga County
Baraga County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post has arrested threesubjects for felonious assault after an incident at the Bear Paw Inn in Three Lakes. On 11/17/2024 around 12:30 a.m., troopers responded to a 911 call after three subjects hadallegedly physically assaulted two other individuals. A firearm was […]
Harrison Man Killed After Being Struck by a Pickup Truck
ROSCOMMON COUNTY. On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at approximately 5:43 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post were dispatched to a report of a man lying in the roadway on Mead Road near the US-127 overpass in Lake Township. Troopers arrived on scene and located a […]
New Lock at the Soo to host public meeting for 2024-2025 blasting activities
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and New Lock at the Soo contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) will host an in-person and virtual public meeting at 6 p.m., November 21, 2024, to inform the public of test blasting activities needed for project construction. The […]
Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1.” According to his own statements, he’s got a lot to do on that first day in the White House. His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal […]
MSP Investigating Body Washed Ashore from Lake Superior
Munising, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is completing a death investigation involving a body that washed ashore from Lake Superior along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Miners Beach. On 11/8/2024 troopers responded to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore after hikers spotted a deceased subject’s body had washed ashore and […]
From a Seemingly Scam Call to National Spotlight: Northern Sand & Gravel to Be Featured on World’s Greatest!…
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – When World’s Greatest!…, the popular television series, first reached out to Northern Sand & Gravel, owner Kathleen VanSloten thought it was a mistake. “I didn’t think it was real. Why would a national TV show be interested in us?” she laughed. But after a few conversations, she realized World’s […]
Mackinac Bridge Authority approves credit card convenience fees, lower deposit limits for MacPass
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Recognizing the increased costs for credit and debit card transaction fees, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) today approved collecting a 2.3 percent convenience fee for tolls paid by credit cards to recoup some of those expenses. Authority members cited the rising costs of transaction fees from […]
Alpena Man Arrested after Hiding Camera in Bathroom
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post were contacted onWednesday, November 6, 2024, after a woman discovered images of a young girl on the phonebelonging to 41-year-old Eugene Kenneth Hayes from Alpena. The nude images were taken using ahidden borescope in the bathroom of the […]
Suspect Arrested in Connection with Pickford Home Invasion
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN. A Sault Ste. Marie woman was arrested after she allegedlyentered a Pickford area home without permission and assaulted the homeowner. On 11/5/2024, a trooper from the MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a residence onTownline Road in Pickford Township for a reported home invasion. The trooper […]