Thursday, October 15, 2026
AULT STE. MARIE — A detour for the I-75 Business Spur near Sault Ste. Marie is planned due to utility work from Wednesday through Friday. Under a permit from the Michigan Department of Transportation, crews will be performing water and sewer work, requiring the closure of I-75 BS (Portage Avenue) […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich. (Gray News) – A dad in Michigan witnessed a traffic accident in his rearview mirror that killed two of his daughters on Father’s Day. According to Michigan State Police, a 21-year-old woman was driving a Mercury Montego south on I-75 in Bagley Township around 2:30 p.m. In […]
U.S. and Canadian officials are holding biweekly meetings to discuss the potential closure of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac and the ramifications of the shutdown in the context of a 1977 treaty between the two governments. It’s not clear whether the state of Michigan has been a […]
Droughts in parts of West Michigan put large swaths of land at an increased risk of wildfire. Despite storms rolling through much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula over the weekend, some parts of the state are abnormally dry for this time of year. “There was actually a severe drought north of […]
LAIRD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in the Upper Peninsula discovered the body of a missing 80-year-old man who had dementia, less than 2 miles from where his vehicle had a flat tire. Howard Maki of Houghton County was last seen on June 7. His body was found on an […]
The Sault Ste. Marie Fourth of July Parade has an extra spark of excitement this year with a homecoming for Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill on tap. The Soo native will be serving as the parade’s first ever grand marshal on July 4. Blashill has spent the last […]
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On June 18th, 2021 at approximately 6:30 p.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a report of a crash between a train and a pickup truck which was towing a boat. The crash happened on the railroad crossing near M-123 […]
The border will remain closed to nonessential travel until at least July 21, Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair announced Friday on Twitter. Restrictions were first imposed in mid-March of 2020 and have been renewed each month since. “Our number one priority as we fight COVID-19 is keeping Canadians safe,” […]
On 6-17-2021 starting at approximately 759 pm Chippewa County Central Dispatch started receiving multiple 911 calls. The calls were reporting reckless driving of a truck starting in the Pickford area heading north towards Sault Ste Marie. The 911 callers, advised the truck was driving at very high speeds, running off […]
The restoration, protection, and preservation of the Munuscong River Watershed is a priority for the Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) community. The Little Munuscong and Munuscong Rivers feed into the St. Marys River system which supports a thriving walleye, salmon, and perch fishery. This fishery helps to support a significant portion […]
