According to EUP News Meteorologist Jim Lehocky, conditions have changed in the weather models causing the upcoming winter storm to be categorized as a Blizzard Warning, especially on Friday afternoon into Saturday. Starting around 7 pm tonight (Thursday) we can start to expect heavy snowfall through the night with winds […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. ­- Since the Mackinac Bridge Authority started selling pieces of the original deck grating as it’s replaced, it’s safe to say that pieces have made their way to many spots far from the Straits of Mackinac. You would be hard-pressed, however, to take one farther away than Brendan Fisher […]

A major winter storm is expected to develop in the Texas Panhandle tonight then move NE towards the Great Lakes late Thursday through Friday. It is expected to exit the region Saturday afternoon. Snow should be falling Thursday well ahead of the storm. The snow is expected to increase Thursday […]

UPDATE: The MIchigan State Police have issued an update on this accident that claimed the life of 64-year-old Alice Nelson when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck her vehicle head-on. The suspect, Eric Wayne Edwards, was arrested on 12/29/2022. He was arraigned on 12/29/22 in the 92nd District Court- Newberry on […]

By: Jacob Hartman – Watersheds Technician, CLMCD When the snow starts to fall and ice beings to cover our lakes and streams, it would seem that aquatic life ceases to exist.  However, any fisherman knows that fish are most definitely still active under the ice and aquatic insects still crawl […]

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department held its annual awards Christmas banquet for 2022 at the Elks Lodge in Sault Ste Marie. Sheriff Michael Bitner took the opportunity to recognize three staff members for outstanding service this past year. In a release on Facebook, Sheriff Bitnar announced the following awards: Dep. […]

ALPENA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – On December 3, a Hessel woman was arrested for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon after she threatened her husband with a gun and fled to the Upper Peninsula. Michigan State Police Alpena Post was called to a report of an assault at a residence on […]

Chippewa County Road Commission has been awarded a $375,000 grant by the State of Michigan to help rebuild roads in Chippewa County as part of a $1,475,000 project of which the county must provide $1.1M. “Today’s road repair grants will help us fix the damn roads and help Michiganders go […]

MIDLAND, Mich. – Applications to the Philip A. Harris Memorial Scholarship at MyMichigan Health are now being accepted for the 2023-2024 school year. Students may access the application online at www.mymichigan.org/harrisscholarship. Applications and support documentation will only be accepted electronically. The deadline for the 2023-2024 school year is Saturday, April 1, 2023. The […]

Operators of the Sugar Islander II ferry issued a statement saying – “We are sorry to announce, that due to a hit on the Sugar Islander Ferry last Saturday during the high wind event, the Sugar Islander II incurred structural damage on the bow. The damage, after further USCG inspection […]