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Monday, September 16, 2024
The Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office, Detective Bureau, has been investigating a Sexual Assault and a Manufacturing Child Pornography case, ultimately resulting in the arrest of the suspect. The initial crimes occurred outside the city of Sault Ste. Marie, but within Chippewa County. This investigation resulted in a search warrant being […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens Advisory Council. The council is designed to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive, and offer insight and […]
Associated Press LANSING — State lawmakers and a gun rights group on Tuesday called for changes to Michigan’s terrorism law after a Lake Superior State University student was charged for posting a photo of his rifle on social media and saying it would make “snowflakes melt.” Lucas Gerhard, 20, faces […]
LANSING – A prisoner is in solitary confinement, accused of inciting a riot, after he and two other inmates wrote a letter complaining about conditions at Chippewa Correctional Facility. The prisoners and their family members say Edward Terrell Walton, 34, did no such thing, but is being punished for speaking […]
President Donald Trump’s fourth budget proposal is the first to recommend fully funding a federal program protecting the Great Lakes. Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year includes $320 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program the president previously tried to cut by 90%. Trump’s […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — Need a reminder that summer is on the way? Or maybe you want to surprise that special someone with a not-so-fancy Valentine’s Day gift in an oh-so-tasty Upper Peninsula destination? You’re in luck! Legendary U.P. burger hot spot Clyde’s Drive-In, which has been around since […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Aaron Payment, chairperson of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, today cheered Ontario Power Generation’s decision to abandon its plans to build a permanent nuclear waste storage site less than a mile from Lake Huron. “The Sault Tribe, along with the rest of […]
Danielle JamesCapital News Service LANSING — Recently introduced bills in the Legislature are in direct opposition about the controversial issue of allowing commercial catching of game fish and are causing conflict between commercial fishers and sport anglers. Recreational anglers like things the way they are, while the industry is pushing […]
