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Gov. Whitmer Lowers Flags to Honor Pope Francis 

LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Trump, has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and across all public buildings and grounds to be lowered to half-staff immediately on Tuesday, April 22, until sunset on the day of interment to honor and remember Pope Francis.      “Pope […]

Schumer’s ‘Apprentice’ praise of Trump goes viral

With President Donald Trump’s former reality TV show “The Apprentice,” streaming on Amazon Prime as of last month, politically astute viewers across the political spectrum have zeroed in on an episode from when Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., now one of the president’s biggest political detractors, praised his fellow New Yorker as a […]

Most MDOT roadside parks reopening April 28

LANSING, Mich. ­– Roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will reopen for the season Monday, April 28.      MDOT maintains 85 roadside parks around the state. Some parks operate seasonally, usually closing in late October and reopening in the spring. The following roadside parks will remain closed until later […]

Michigan State Police Arrest Suspects Wanted in Minnesota Homicide

Marquette County, Michigan. On April 14, 2025, the Michigan State Police (MSP) werenotified by the Moorhead, Minnesota Police Department that two individuals wanted inconnection with a homicide that took place on April 13, 2025, were believed to be in theIshpeming area. The homicide, which occurred in Moorhead, Minnesota, resulted in […]

FREE Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Tire Recycling

The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District is proud to be partnered with Bay Mills IndianCommunity and the Environmental Protection Agency to bring you free Household Hazardous WasteCollection and Scrap Tire Recycling! What is hazardous waste?Hazardous products are those that are dangerous or pose environmental and/or human health risk.Often, hazardous products […]

Soo Locks to host Engineers Day 2025

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau, the United States Coast Guard, the Lake Superior State University Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Hospice of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, and […]