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Monday, April 21, 2025
U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Allen Michael Foster, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months imprisonment for abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12 years. As part of his sentence, Foster will be on supervised release for six years following his […]
The Unemployment Insurance Agency today provided information to Michigan workers on the expiration of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) program, which has been providing an additional $600 benefit each week to those receiving unemployment benefits. Michigan’s weekly unemployment benefit of up to $362 will continue for those eligible for […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WJMN) — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Lume Cannabis Company announced Friday that they have been awarded an adult-use marijuana retail license on Sault Ste. Marie Tribal lands. The historic partnership will allow Lume to open a marijuana retail store and sell its cannabis products […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized Enbridge Inc. on Wednesday for what she described as the company’s refusal to make an airtight pledge to pay for damages caused by a potential oil spill from its pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel. The Democratic governor’s administration is […]
The Chippewa County Community Foundation (CCCF) is excited to announce the establishment of the Emily and Frank Smiddy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Endowment Scholarship fund! About a year ago, Emily and Frank Smiddy reached out to CCCF to set up a scholarship that would be awarded annually to […]
The Michigan Launch Initiative, an effort led by the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA), is moving forward with a vertical launch site and autonomous vehicle proving grounds to be located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. While the process began over a year ago to find the perfect site, in […]
Enbridge-contracted vessels may be to blame for recent damage to the east leg of the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, according to a report written by the Canadian pipeline giant. Based on vessel tracking and marine experts, Enbridge narrowed down to five the list of “small to moderately-sized” […]
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest about $1.3 million to resurface 7.4 miles of M-28 from west of M-221 to west of the southbound I-75 exit ramp in Chippewa County. The work includes joint repairs, aggregate shoulders, centerline corrugations, and pavement markings. The project includes a three-year materials and […]
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan National Guard will continue its partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan State Police, and local health departments to offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing this week in Delta, Iron, Mackinac, Luce, Menominee, and Dickinson counties between July 24-25. Locations for each testing site […]
Due to a COVID exposure the lobby of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department was closed the afternoon of July 8, 2020, for normal business transactions. After a thorough professional virus cleaning of the building and a 12 day closure the lobby is reopened today during normal business hours, with […]