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Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter kicks off new year with free Dementia Super Saturday Series, education programs, support groups and more

The Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter will offer a wide array of free virtual support groups, education programs and social engagement programs in January, including another Dementia Super Saturday Series installment on Saturday, Jan. 30.  Alzheimer’s Association support groups, education programs and social engagement programs offer emotional and social support, provide […]

COVID-19 spikes follow in prisons after transfers

“This WHOLE F——— COMPOUND IS INFECTED. Every unit, the control center, the gym, the school, the chow hall, every where … So why are they moving anybody anywhere?” Robert Vermett, Prisoner at Kinross Correctional Facility DETROIT (AP) — Families of men incarcerated at Michigan’s Kinross Correctional Facility believed its remote […]

TRI-DENT MAKES METHAMPHETAMINE ARRESTS

The Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office assisted Tri-Dent on an ongoing investigation into Methamphetamine Distribution in Chippewa County in the early morning hours of 12-15-2020. A Deputy Sheriff stopped a suspect vehicle just after midnight and identified the driver as Mr. Justen Harris. The passenger was identified as a Ms. Heather […]

Newberry man arrested for possession of meth

SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On December 4, 2020 at approximately 10:15 p.m. a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle for a traffic violation on County Road 402 near County Road 405 in Pentland Township, Luce County. The driver […]

State Troopers make felony drug arrest

SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On December 4, 2020 at approximately 12:30 a.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle for an equipment violation on M-123 Highway near County Road 428 in McMillian Township, State.Troopers identified the driver as 32-year-old […]

Lost couple found safe in remote area of Drummond Island

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — An Upper Peninsula couple is safe after being found on Drummond Island. According to Chippewa County investigators, Central Dispatch received a 911 call from the couple on the island in the early evening hours on Wednesday. One of the lost people was able to communicate […]

Canada: US border measures to last until COVID is under control

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the ban on nonessential travel with the United States will not be lifted until COVID-19 is significantly more under control around the world. Canada and the U.S. have limited border crossings since March, extending the restrictions each month. “Until the virus is significantly under […]