All agencies worked together on Friday November 22nd working on multiple criminal investigations. Trident had already been working on the Methamphetamine investigation when stolen property investigations connected the same suspects. The investigations lead law enforcement to executing multiple search warrants. The investigation lead to the seizure of approximately 8 ounces […]
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52 Troopers Graduate, Local Resident to be Assigned to Sault Ste Marie Post
LANSING, MICH. Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 52 state troopers whograduated this afternoon from the 147th Trooper Recruit School. During the ceremony in Lansing, Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP),administered the Oath of Office to the graduates who begin their […]
U.P.’s first prison collegiate education program starts in Chippewa County
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 […]
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 […]