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 […]
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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 […]
Dry conditions spark many weekend wildfires; be careful outside this week
Wildland firefighters battled many fires over the weekend, including the 100-plus acre fire in the federally managed McCormick Wilderness in Baraga County, which is part of the Ottawa National Forest. Fire danger is high to very high over much of the state and expected to stay that way, which means […]
DNR urges extreme fire caution as crews battle 16 small fires across the Upper Peninsula
Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighters across the Upper Peninsula are reminding the public to be extra careful with fire as numerous small blazes have ignited across the region over the past few days. “Currently, there are 16 fires across the U.P. that we are working or checking daily,” said […]