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Saturday, November 23, 2024
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Kewadin Casinos has made the decision to extend the temporary closure of all five casino properties and attached hotels in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula until June 12. Kewadin Casinos Interim CEO Allen Kerridge said, “Although we understand that our team members and guests are anticipating our […]
Secretary of State branch offices will reopen June 1 by appointment only for essential transactions not available online in order to continue to balance the need to provide critical services and protect public health. “While the offices were closed to the public, we conducted more than 3,000 emergency appointments for […]
There are reports of a new phone scam targeting victims of Chippewa County and surrounding areas. This one accuses you of having an outstanding warrant. According to Chippewa County Sheriff Mike Bitnar, the scammer calls the target and identifies themselves as a Deputy Sheriff from Chippewa County. The target is […]
The contractor for the upstream channel deepening phase of the New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan begins site preparation activities including cutting in and grading site access roads. Learn more about the project on our website:
MUNISING, Mich. (WLUC) – A Lower Michigan resident tested positive this week for COVID-19 at Munising Memorial Hospital, the hospital tells TV6 News. The hospital says the person was visiting their second home in Alger County and had minimal contact with others when they were in the area. The test […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that her husband was making “a failed attempt at humor” last week when he asked the marina in Antrim County where they have a second home if it would jump him ahead of the line to get their boat docked based on his being married […]
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge said Tuesday it had discovered four spots on an oil pipeline in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac where protective coating has worn away, leaving bare metal exposed. The Canadian company said crews noticed the spots this month while installing screw anchors to secure sections of […]
One day after loosening social and business restrictions, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday afternoon extended the state’s stay-at-home order to curb the coronavirus pandemic through June 12. She also extended the state of emergency that enables the executive orders, including the stay-at-home order, through June 19, citing a recent […]
Members of the Bois Blanc Island Fire Department (BBIFD) returned to their homes shortly before midnight on Friday, 05/22/2020, after a late afternoon explosion and devastating fire leveled a cottage in the Pines. There were two residents who suffered injuries in the fire including one who was trapped inside the […]
The Federal Bureau of Prisons announced late Tuesday that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is not at this time being released early from federal prison to home confinement and remains incarcerated. “On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Prisons reviewed and denied inmate Kwame Kilpatrick for home confinement,” […]
