To keep ice fishermen around the area safe as spring moves closer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is requesting all ice shanties be removed from the ice by midnight on March 15. The removal is due to the seasonal changing temperatures. Ice conditions will also soon change, potentially becoming dangerous. […]

On February 26th, 2022 at approximately 2:45 p.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police, Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a report of a crash between a snowmobile and a Toyota Mini Van. The crash occurred on M-28 and County Road 401 in Pentland Township, Luce County. Troopers arrived and […]

On 2-24-2022 at approximately 3:43 pm the Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a snowmobile crash on Trail #8 near Flatfoot Rd, Superior Twp, Chippewa County. It was found that a group of 11 snowmobiles were traveling on Trail #8 when the lead sled ran out of gas. The […]

Students in communities in every corner of Michigan, from the Upper Peninsula to metropolitan areas, will have access to new career and technical education opportunities through the Michigan-based SME Education Foundation. Rudyard Jr and Sr High Schools were awarded a $300,000 grant from the SME Educational Foundation for Manufacturing and Engineering […]

In June of 2021 Deputy Sheriff’s responded to a sexual assault case which occurred in the Detour area.It was found that a group of families came to Chippewa County from Virginia for vacation. During this vacation a 37 year old male sexually assaulted a 14 yr old girl, who was […]

ALPENA, Mich. – Katelyn Porcaro, 33, is a working mom of three. With kids in sports and a husband studying for his engineering degree at Lake Superior State University, she has a lot going on. She began having occasional headaches and some neck tension she believed was her body’s reaction to […]

Michigan State Police Troopers from the St. Ignace Post are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash that took place Tuesday afternoon in Moran Township of Mackinac County. A snowmobile driven by Dean Daggett, a 60-year-old male from Kenockee, Michigan was southbound on Schoolhouse Rd when it came around a blind curve […]

UPDATE: Sleet/Freezing Rain/Rain in the Lower Peninsula will limit moisture transport to the EUP today and this evening. While the south will see an ice storm (M-68 to M-55 or so) and heavy rain in central and southern Lower Michigan, we will see lighter snow amounts than predicted a couple […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the 2021 GLIAC Fall All-Academic & Academic Excellence Teams.  17 student-athletes from Lake Superior State achieved academic honors, including eight on the All-Academic teams and nine on the Academic Excellence lists.   Criteria states the student-athlete must be […]

SAULT STE MARIE, MI – Preschool Storytime is not currently being offered at the library. However, families are welcome to bring their toys and friends to utilize the space in the library for play, storytime, study areas, and more. Be sure to ask for the weekly “make-n-take” craft, too! Every […]