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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Former Bay Mills President Endorses Trump
It is with a heartfelt enthusiasm and great joy that I am officially endorsing the former President of the United States of America , Donald J . Trump, for re- election as the President of our great country. I became an early supporter and even volunteered for his campaign in […]
MSP St. Ignace Finds Missing Man Deceased
MACKINAC COUNTY, MI. The Michigan State Police (MSP) St. Ignace Post has announced the discovery of a deceased individual who had been previously reported missing. On 10/31/2024 at approximately 6:45 p.m., MSP St. Ignace Troopers responded to a report that a 59-year-old man from Westland, MI had walked away from a residence he […]
Trooper saves man trapped under 700 pounds of drywall in Sault Ste Marie
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. (WLUC) – A rescue took place Thursday after a man found himself pinned beneath large sheets of drywall weighing 700 pounds. According to a press release from the MSP, a 43-year-old man from Levering was working alone at the Michigan State Police Sault Ste Marie post […]
Soo Locks Visitor Center closes for 2024 season
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District closes the Soo Locks Visitor Center in Canal Park at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 for the 2024 season. Visitor Center hours for the remainder of Oct. are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The park is open from 9 […]