SAULT STE MARIE, MI — The Soo Locks were closed down for a short time this morning due to a fuel leak discovered within the locks. Around 10:00 am Thanksgiving day, the CSL Tadoussac started leaking fuel while inside the Poe Lock. Linemen noticed the sheen. The Coast Guard had […]
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Enbridge sues Michigan over oil pipeline shutdown order
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge filed a legal challenge Tuesday to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent demand that the company shut down its oil pipeline that crosses the waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The Canadian company accused the state of overstepping its bounds, arguing that Enbridge’s Line […]
Virtual public meeting scheduled Dec. 7 to discuss 2021 I-75 BL lane reconfiguration in St. Ignace
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will hold a Zoom virtual public meeting to discuss a 2021 resurfacing project on the I-75 Business Loop (BL) in St. Ignace, Mackinac County. This meeting immediately precedes a regular St. Ignace City Council meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec 7, 2020 […]
MSP delivers Thanksgiving meals to community members
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On November 23, 2020 troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post delivered turkeys and gift bags containing other traditional Thanksgiving meal items to local community members. The items were either given out as a surprise on traffic stops or hand delivered. In […]
Michigan certifies Biden win, Trump challenge thwarted again
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the Nov. 3 election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud. The Board of State […]
“COVID Friendly” Holiday Food Drive
Chippewa County Commissioner Scott Shackleton and Sheriff Michael Bitnar have set Saturday, December 5th, as the date for the annual food drive. “We live in a very generous community;” said Bitnar, “and this year there are a lot of people in a difficult situation because of COVID. ”The annual event […]
University of Michigan paying $9.25M to abuse victims
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan said Wednesday it will pay $9.25 million to eight women who reported emotional or sexual abuse by a man who became the school’s chief academic officer. “We thank them for their courage and we apologize to each one of them and […]
State prisons at all time high with active COVID-19 cases
All of the Michigan Department of Correction’s 29 prison facilities have at least one person, staff member or inmate, infected with coronavirus as the agency struggles to fight a second viral wave which has resulted in the most ever active cases within MDOC. As of November 19, the most up-to-date […]
Michigan Reps have no information to change election after meeting with Trump
All eyes were on Michigan and its Republican legislative leaders on Friday as President Donald Trump summoned them to Washington, D.C., in the midst of the president’s false claims that he won the election, with House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey saying afterwards they expressed their support for federal COVID-19 […]
MSP arrest man for Felonious OUI
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On November 18, 2020 troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post were called to a residence on Hulbert Road in Hulbert Township after the homeowner found a male subject knocking on the door. When troopers arrived, they made contact with 42-year-old Brian […]