CADILLAC, MI., August 12, 2021 – WFQX, Local 32/Cadillac Telecasting Company announced today that DISH Network will stop carrying WFQX, Local 32 on Friday, August 13th at 5pm. Local 32 is your local news station with a large responsibility to keep our devoted viewers informed through our newscasts. Local 32, a FOX affiliate, […]
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Police investigate homicide in SSM – UPDATED
UPDATE – On August 11, Jacob Russell Mckerchie, a 28 year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, was released from the War Memorial Hospital and lodged at the Chippewa County Correctional Facility by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department. On August 12, Jacob Mckerchie was arraigned in the 91st District Court on […]
Riverside Medical to join forces with War Memorial Hospital
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – September 2021 will bring a change for the 30+ year old medical practice of Riverside Medical Associates, P.C. (“Riverside Medical”). The founding and long-standing owners of Riverside Medical, Drs. Ockenfels, Mackie, and Tetzlaff, announce that an agreement has been reached with War Memorial Hospital, Inc. […]
Attempted Murder suspect shoots self in car chase
Troopers from the Manistique Outpost were assisted by Sault Tribal Police Dept, Manistique Public Safety, Schoolcraft County Sheriff’s Dept, and DNR officers in the attempt to locate a wanted subject out of St. Louis Missouri yesterday afternoon. At approximately 3:45pm, a “be on the lookout” (BOL) was issued by St. […]
Kincheloe woman receives $50K ‘MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes’ prize
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – A Chippewa County woman is $50,000 richer after deciding to get her COVID-19 vaccine. 66-year-old Diedre “DJ” Malloy, of Kincheloe, was announced as a daily winner for those who were vaccinated on July 20, in the winner announcements made on August 4. Malloy has esophageal […]
Tour Da Yoop, Eh! Raising Money To Fight Childhood Cancer
Tour da Yoop starts on Friday, August 6, in St. Ignace. Riders can select all or part of a 1,200-mile loop that touches all 15 UP counties and countless small towns. The full tour is composed of 10 sections, averaging 120 miles per section. Cyclists stay in each city for […]
All Millages in Mackinac County Pass; Tammy Shepard Loses Council Bid
Tammy Shepard was defeated in her St. Ignace city council bid in the city’s Tuesday, August 3, 2021 primary election, losing to six other candidates who will vie for three council seats in November. Ms. Shepard received 119 votes, lowest among the seven candidates. Incumbents James Clapperton, with 243 votes, […]
MSP looking for assistance to identify theft suspect
MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post is seeking assistance in locating a man believed to have been involved in a theft of fuel from the Tone Road Convenience Station. The subject, described as a white male, approximately sixty years old, with a grey beard, and driving a tan, Chevrolet Suburban, pumped […]
Soo Twp Fire assists Sugar Island Fire with fire
In the early morning hours Thursday, just after midnight, the Soo Township Fire Department was paged to assist our neighbors on Sugar Island with what was called in as a structure fire. Upon arrival it was determined to be a pile of materials. It was a relief that no one […]
Fire destroys structure in Newberry
On Saturday July 24th, shortly before 12:00pm the Newberry Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on M-123 in Newberry. Multiple firefighters responding to the station advised of heavy fire and smoke conditions. When Newberry Fire command was alerted of these conditions, mutual aid from Columbus Township Fire was […]