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Thursday, May 21, 2026
Marquette County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is announcingthe arrest of 34-year-old Gerald Burton of Ishpeming following multiple investigations intoalleged criminal sexual conduct. On April 23, 2025, Burton was arraigned in the 96th District Court on two counts of CriminalSexual Conduct in the First Degree. Following the […]
LANSING, Mich. - Effective 6 a.m. Friday, May 9, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will lift the remaining seasonal weight restrictions on all state trunkline highways in the state of Michigan. State routes typically carry M, I or US designations. Weight restrictions are implemented during the spring frost thaw period […]
LANSING, Mich – The Michigan Department of Corrections released new data reporting a continued decrease in prison population, illustrating success in rehabilitating offenders and saving Michigan taxpayers money. The report measured prison population through the end of calendar year 2024 and finds a total of 32,778 incarcerated individuals statewide, down […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 5th, Seasonal Load andSpeed Restrictions will be lifted on the City Street Systems. This will apply to all CityStreets except for the following streets which are designated as All-Season Routes:
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $126,000 in underground storm sewer repair and roadway rebuilding on I-75 Business Spur (BS) in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County. “Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to grow our economy, helping Michiganders go […]
Marquette County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is announcingthe arrest of 24-year-old Zachary Erik Weisman from Ishpeming for Child Sexually AbusiveActivity and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime. Weisman was arrested following an investigation that was initiated when it was allegedWeisman had numerous explicit images of […]
NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $2.5 million for bridge and roadway rebuilding on M-123 over Bissel Creek, Mackinac County. Work includes culvert replacement, scour countermeasures, drainage, shoulder widening, and guardrail work. “Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to grow our […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, May 2, to honor the life and service of Army Staff Sergeant Troy S. Knutson-Collins, who passed away at the age of 28 during a training accident in Lithuania. The flag lowering will coincide with the day of […]
Marquette County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is announcingthe arrest of 63-year-old Brian Donald Sims of Marquette for Child Sexually Abusive Activity,Accosting a Child for Immoral Purposes, and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime. Sims was arrested following an investigation which was initiated when it was […]
Michiganders, if you were planning to burn outside today – don’t. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Monday, with fire danger higher than normal across the entire Lower Peninsula and in the eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula. “It’s a combination of warm temperatures, relatively […]
