Saturday, July 11, 2026
LANSING, MICH. In compliance with an order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Jan. 23, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reminds everyone to mask up when working and riding on public transportation systems, rail, and van, bus and motorcoach service providers to reduce the […]
Firefighters from around the area were at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Monday morning to put out a fire on one of the docked ships. At approximately 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, the fire broke out on the motor vessel Roger Blough. Smoke could be seen for hours after the initial call. Firefighters […]
Way back in July of 2020, Chippewa County Deputy Lindy Waite was on patrol when she received a call for a medical emergency. Upon Deputy Waite’s arrival she discovered a man on the floor turning blue. Deputy Waite recovered her AED and applied it to the victim, but was informed […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The fight over whether to allow youth contact sports took center court Thursday in Lansing as Michigan lawmakers heard testimony from educators, parents and students wanting to get back to competition. Even though a ban on indoor dining ends Feb. 1, youth contact sports, including winter high […]
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post is releasing information about their activity in 2020. The post saw a decrease in the number of troopers assigned to the post due to retirements, transfers, and promotions. The post also saw change in its command staff […]
Upper Michigan will be the site of a new command center for a Marquette spaceport. The Chippewa County International Airport is the third and final site of a statewide space initiative. “It’s going to take this expertise to move us into the space state status,” said Gavin Brown, Executive Director […]
The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority (MSCA) will host a virtual meeting on February 3, 2021 from 1-4pm. The meeting will be held on the Microsoft Teams platform in accordance with Public Act 228 of 2020, which gives temporary authorization for remote participation in public meetings and hearings. The purpose of this […]
Senate Republicans today voted to reject 13 appointments on multiple boards and commissions as a “signal” of displeasure to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “refusal” to work with the Legislature. The Senate voted 19-14, with all Democrats voting no, to reject the appointments of Kristin Totten to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention […]
On the one hand, the big picture themes of what Governor Gretchen Whitmer will discuss in her third State of the State address are obvious: the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic and education crises. On the other hand, the specifics of what Ms. Whitmer will say are unknown with no major […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan requested on Monday that standardized testing be waived for the 2020-2021 school year, after a school year marked with instruction inconsistency and difficulty due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Michigan Department of Education submitted the request to the U.S. Department of Education to allow schools […]
