Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9th, Seasonal Loadand Speed Restrictions will be imposed on all City Streets. This will apply to all CityStreets except for the following streets which are designated as All-Season Routes:
Luce County, Michigan. Individuals from lower Michigan were arrested by the Michigan StatePolice (MSP) following an attempted drug smuggling incident at the Newberry CorrectionalFacility. On February 28, 2026, troopers from the MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post were notified by NewberryCorrectional Facility staff of a possible smuggling attempt. Troopers conducted surveillance […]
Chippewa County, Michigan. Details are now being released regarding a fatal snowmobilecrash that occurred in Whitefish Township. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, at approximately 3:20 p.m., troopers from the Michigan StatePolice (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a report of a serious snowmobile crash on W.Green Shack Road near […]
ALPENA, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Jacob Robert Hanna, 25 of Alpena, for distributing sexually explicit matter to a minor and using a computer to commit a crime. Hanna was arrested following an investigation which […]
ALANSON, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Steven Randall Maki, 34 of Alanson, foraggravated possession of child sexually abusive material, possession of child sexually abusive material,and using a computer to commit a crime. Maki was arrested […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — Lake Superior State University is investing more than $10 million in multi-phase campus infrastructure improvements aimed at updating facilities, enhancing campus spaces and improving safety for students, faculty and visitors. The university said the work will use significant new donor support. Projects include major roof repairs, repairs to […]
Kevin Wade Farnquist was sentenced this morning in the 50th Circuit Court by Judge James Lambros.Farnquist was found guilty on December 10, 2025, of Impersonating a Police Officer to commit a crime under MCL 750.215(3). He was also be sentenced as a habitual 4th offender. Pursuant to Farnquist’s Michigan Sentence […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – Reflecting on his many years of service and stewardship of the Mighty Mac, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) is mourning the Feb. 16 death of longtime former Chairman William H. Gnodtke. “Bill’s love and devotion for the Mackinac Bridge was second to none, and I had the privilege […]
A multibillion international border crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, on the cusp of opening after a 20-year saga thrown into chaos by one presidential social media post? Sure, why not? President Donald Trump’s Monday evening post to his Truth Social platform denouncing the soon-to-open Gordie Howe International Bridge and […]
The Chippewa County Prosecutor’s Office is pleased to announce that Michael Edwards was sworn in asan Assistant Prosecuting Attorney on February 9, 2026. Mr. Edwards brings more than 30 years of litigation experience to the office, including a decade devotedspecifically to criminal law. Over the course of his career, he […]
