After decades of advocacy to protect a historic Native American burial site, on what is known as Brady Park in Sault Ste. Marie, the large obelisk is finally being removed. The obelisk was placed at the site without tribal consultation in 1907 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Soo […]

POWERS, Mich. ­- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Menominee County Road Commission have issued a permit for railroad bridge work near the US-2/US-41 intersection in Powers, Menominee County, requiring a short detour Oct. 20-31. A five-day closure of US-2 will begin at about 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20. The detour […]

Insurance participation is about to get a lot simpler across MyMichigan Health providers and locations, according to Paul Berg, M.D., M.H.A., senior vice president and chief medical officer, MyMichigan Health. “At MyMichigan Health, we want you to have the same high-quality experience at all our locations,” Dr. Berg said. “This […]

DICKINSON COUNTY – The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, along with law enforcement partners from across the Upper Peninsula, recently conducted a three-day human trafficking operation targeting individuals involved in the sexual exploitation of children and vulnerable adults. Participating agencies included the Kingsford Public Safety Department, Iron Mountain Police Department, Chippewa […]

16–year-old Veronica Elise Strickland was reported missing on October 10, 2025. Strickland was last seen at her residence in Cheboygan County on October 9 at approximately 8:30 p.m. She left in an unknown direction and we currently do not have a clothing description. Strickland is a white female, 5’01” and […]

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the […]

SAULT STE. MARIE— The city now without a Downtown Development Authority director after the DDA board fired him Thursday night. Jon De Roo was hired as the DDA director this past July.  Before that, the city was without a director for 18-months. Several members of the community spoke up in […]

At approximately 5:45 pm on September 30th, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Departmentresponded to a report of an automatic fire alarm on the campus of Lake Superior State University.Upon arrival it was determined that multiple buildings on campus had visible smoke with alarmactivation and active evacuation of occupied buildings. […]

UPDATE: THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED. No dates have yet to be announced. ORIGINAL ARTICLE…NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $500,000 to perform substructure repairs on the M-123 overpass at I-75 in Mackinac County. This is additional pier repair work to a rebuilding project completed last year. Drivers should […]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils are scheduled to hear presentations on the DNR budget and land transaction process, as well as receive updates on the DNR’s wolf abundance trail camera survey and moose research study when the council meets Wednesday, Oct. […]