PONTIAC, Mich.—Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2024-1 to help train 5,000 new infrastructure workers, who will each earn an industry-recognized certificate or credential or receive on-the-job training. The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) will work to ensure all 5,000 workers receive their training and are placed in good-paying jobs. “We are building up our infrastructure in Michigan, from […]
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M-48 Chippewa County resurfacing project starts May 8
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 […]
Petoskey Man Charged with Several Counts Sexual Assault
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MI. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post is announcing the arrest of 54-year-old Daniel Arthur Zarzycki of Petoskey, on multiple counts first and third degree criminal sexualconduct. The alleged sexual assaults began as early as 2013. The victim came forward after another caseinvolving Zarzycki was being investigated. […]
St. Ignace Welcome Center closed for repairs May 14-15, May 21-22
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 […]
MI Receives $159M Federal Funding In Solar Power Grants
On Earth Day, Michigan was provided some additional help from Washington for its efforts in transitioning to renewable energy powering people’s homes through an announcement of federal grant monies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday $159 million in grant funding to the state of Michigan through Inflation Reduction Act […]
Sen Gary Peters: Fighting to Protect Reliable Mail Delivery
The Postal Service allows countless Americans to stay in touch and receive the goods they need, no matter where they live. It’s absolutely critical to our country So, when service is disrupted, it has serious consequences for communities in Michigan and all across the United States. Unfortunately, that’s happening right […]
Kingsley Women Arrested for Possession Methamphetamine
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI. On Friday, April 19, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m. troopers fromthe Michigan State Police (MSP) Traverse City Post stopped a vehicle for a moving violation on US-31South in Blair Township. The driver, a 44-year-old woman from Kingsley, was looking through her purse when the trooper noticed […]
Michigan GOP to Whitmer: Send Michigan National Guard to Southern Border
LANSING — Republican leaders in the state House and Senate want Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to deploy the Michigan National Guard to the country’s southern border to help deter illegal immigration, and they’re calling for an $8 million budget allocation to do so. Thursday’s request from House Minority Leader Matt Hall […]
Falcons return to International Bridge
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. and Ontario – A pair of nesting peregrine falcons is back this spring to raise a family at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. They’ve apparently decided to maintain dual residency, feathering their nest on the U.S. side of the span after nesting on the Canadian side last […]
Corrections department announces second-lowest recidivism rate in tracking history
The recidivism rate tracked by the Michigan Department of Corrections reached its second-lowest level since the department began tracking the data, officials announced Tuesday. The corrections department cited data on the three-year recidivism rate of the 2020 release group. That rate was 22.7%, up by 0.6% from last year, but […]