CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – From the Office of the Chippewa County Prosecutor, Rob Stratton, he has announced that following a five-day jury trial, Sean James McInnis was found guilty on Friday January 27,2023 of six felony counts including Criminal Sexual Assault in the 1st Degree, three separatecounts of Child Abuse […]
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Out of control semi truck claims lives of husband and wife in US-2 accident in Delta County
Delta County, MI – At approximately 3:55pm on Friday, January 27, troopers from the Michigan State Police, Gladstone Post, were dispatched to a multi-vehicle traffic crash on US-2 near the Fishdam River. This location is in Garden Township of Delta County. Upon arrival, troopers encountered several vehicles involved in the […]
Fisherman gets caught on broken ice flow and has to be rescued by hovercraft
Chippewa County, MI – On 1/27/2023 at 1004 am Chippewa County Central Dispatch received a call that a man, who had been ice fishing, was stuck on an ice flow in the St Mary’s River. The man was fishing approximately 1 to 1.5 mile out from of the Rocky Point […]
Charity Hockey Classic: MyMichigan Medical Center Sault vs. Clark Construction Company
SAULT STE. MARIE – A charity hockey game will be played on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the Pullar Arena, 435 E Portage Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The puck will be dropped at 6:30 p.m. Employees and friends of MyMichigan Medical Center Sault will be playing against employees of […]
Brimley Man Arrested for Child Sexually Abusive Activity
BRIMLEY, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is announcing the arrest of Kevin Michael Perron, 53, of Brimley, for child sexually abusive activity-aggravated and using a computer to commit a crime. Perron was arrested following an investigation in which digital evidence […]
United Way of the EUP’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Unites Local Agencies, Youth in Service on MLK Day 2023
EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA — Hundreds of local volunteers honored the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by assembling and distributing over 400 winter emergency preparedness kits, joining hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country in volunteer services in honor of MLK Day this month. The Martin Luther King, Jr., […]
17 Lakers Receive Fall 2022 GLIAC Academic Honors
BAY CITY, Mich. – Seventeen Lake Superior State University student-athletes have been named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Teams for the Fall 2022 semester, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Criteria states the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster […]
Sault Police release statement on fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident
The Sault Ste Marie Police Department has released a statement regarding a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident that occured on 3 Mile Road on January 6, 2023. On January 6th, 2023 around 2255hrs, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department responded to a personal injury crash involving a motor home and […]
Expansion Coming to St. Ignace Hospital Campus
ST. IGNACE – Mackinac Straits Health System (MSHS) is planning to add a new medical professional office building to help meet future needs for the delivery of health care services in the region. Building plans are underway for a new 20,000 square foot facility. MSHS has received $10 million in […]
Soo Locks closing for seasonal repair, maintenance
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., – The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform critical maintenance. Federal regulation establishes the operating season based on the feasibility of vessels operating during […]