On 5/26/2024 at approximately 8:15pm, troopers from the Manistique Outpost were dispatched to Hemlock Trail in Thompson Township (Schoolcraft County) for a 911 call of an ATV crash. Upon arrival, troopers found an ATV (4-wheeler) had overturned after losing control and ejected both the driver and passenger. The ATV then […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. – The first season of a two-season repaving project on the Mackinac Bridge’s north viaduct and approach truss spans, originally scheduled to be completed by May 23, will not be complete until June 7. Citing additional patching work and an inability to field full work crews, project contractor […]

Following five years of litigation that spanned all the way to the Michigan SupremeCourt and back, Seth Vincent Horton, age 23 from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan plead guilty tothree felony counts: Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 3rd Degree; Bribing, Intimidating orInterfering with a Witness; and Using a Computer to a […]

First lady Jill Biden is slated to stump across Michigan this week in a push for her husband’s reelection, days ahead of President Joe Biden’s third campaign trek to the state this year on Sunday. Her arrival will kickoff a Women for Biden-Harris event in Marquette on Thursday, before heading […]

NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $3.5 million to resurface nearly 5 miles of I-75 from M-28 north to 3 Mile Road in Chippewa County. The work includes single-course asphalt overlay, joint repairs, guardrail repairs, aggregate shoulders, and pavement markings. Work is expected to start Tuesday, May […]

PRESS RELEASE Rhonda Deuman, 57, of Sault Ste Marie was found guilty by a jury in the 91st District Court on April 23, 2024. The Defendant was found guilty of assault and battery on a 9-year-old child. The case was investigated by Officer Raymond Brooks of the Sault Ste Marie […]

SAULT STE MARIE – The sun is out, temperatures are rising, and we are ready to hit the golf course! Join United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula for the 17 th Annual Sven Heikkinen Memorial GolfTournament. The tournament will be held at Wild Bluff Golf Course in Brimley on […]

NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $3 million to resurface nearly 9 miles of US-2 from Borgstrom Road to Hiawatha Trail in Mackinac County. The work includes surface sealing, crack sealing, asphalt milling and resurfacing, rumble strips, slope flattening, aggregate shoulders, guardrail repairs, and pavement markings. Work […]

NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $1.6 million to resurface nearly 8 miles of M-48 east of M-129 in Chippewa County. The work includes an asphalt overlay, aggregate shoulders, guardrail repairs, and pavement markings. The project is expected to start May 8 and be finished by July […]

St. IGNACE, Mich. ­– The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be closing the St. Ignace Welcome Center on northbound I-75 May 14-15 and May 21-22 while crews perform exterior repairs to the facility. This work is weather dependent. The Welcome Center parking lot will remain open, with the building and exterior work areas […]