SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MI — An Upper Peninsula man was found dead after a snowmobile crash in Schoolcraft County. Deputies from the Schoolcraft County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched about 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to Road 442 on Trail 2 for a report of a snowmobile crash, according to the […]
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State Police Investigating Two Snowmobile Crashes – Alcohol and Speed Suspected
Portage Township, MICH. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie Posts investigated two snowmobile personal injury crashes that occurred almost simultaneously on Big Manistique Lake. The crashes happened at approximately 12:35 a.m. yesterday. Both snowmobiles were traveling north bound across Big Manistique Lake, when […]
Snowmobilers threaten closure of trail in Newberry
PUBLIC NOTICE This will be the final warning. Any sled that chooses to disregard the signage that marks the path for travel will ruin this access for all. This past Saturday there were four sleds that drove right by the “No Snowmobiles” and “No Trespassing” signs and had a play […]
Fat Thursday: Pączki Take the US by Storm
As the winter holiday season comes to a close, Poles go out in search of pączki, or traditional deep-fried doughnuts with sweet fillings like fruit jam. But Fat Thursday traditions have long since spread far beyond Poland’s borders. Celebrated in the United States on Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras – […]
Bill would outlaw declawing cats in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Declawing cats could be a crime in Michigan under a bill before the Michigan Legislature, an idea that is dividing lawmakers and veterinarians. House Bill 5508, introduced Thursday, would make declawing a civil infraction punishable by a $1,000 fine. Michigan would join New York as […]
U.P. man sentenced to 25-50 years in prison on child sex assault convictions
Detroit Free Press PETOSKEY — A judge has sentenced an Upper Peninsula man to a lengthy prison term following his recent conviction on two child sexual assault charges. On Thursday, 57th Circuit Court Judge Charles W. Johnson sentenced Logan Robert Zeedyk, 28, of Goetzville to serve concurrent terms of 25-50 […]
Michigan senators grill natural resources appointee who doesn’t hunt
Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointee to a state commission that regulates hunting and fishing said Thursday that he made a “personal decision” decades ago that “killing things was not for me.” George Heartwell, the former mayor of Grand Rapids, made the comments during a Michigan Senate Advice and […]
Chippewa County Sheriff Receives Donation
On 2-19-2020 Dep Larry Hough and I attended the EUPSC (EUP SNOWMOBILE CLUB) meeting which was held in Hulbert Mi. EUPSC donated $1,500 to the Sheriff’s Office to assist in our Snowmobile Patrols. Sheriff’s Offices all across mid and eastern U.P. were in attendance and received a donation. Dep Larry […]
DEPUTY SHERIFFS IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY HIT BY DRUNK DRIVER
Deputies Sheriff’s from the Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office were on a traffic stop on the I-75 Bus Spur, in the Sault Ste Marie area, just after 10 pm on 2-20-2020 when the incident occurred. During the traffic stop a different vehicle crashed into the back passenger corner of the patrol […]
Do I need a permit to control wildlife on my farm?
By Erin Lizotte and James DeDecker, Michigan State University Extension, and Tim Wilson, USDA Wildlife Services While wildlife have aesthetic and recreational value, large numbers of wildlife have the potential to cause damage to agricultural producers. Producers may encounter damage to their crops and might not be aware of all […]