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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies are enacting spring weight restrictions, an annual move to protect roads. Effective 6 p.m. Monday, March 3, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways from the Indiana/Ohio border north to and including US-10 in Ludington […]
40-year-old, Leonard Sannes of Manistee was arrested on February 23 in connection with serious threats made against the Manistee County Sheriff. On February 23 at approximately 7:45 a.m., troopers from the Cadillac Post received a report of a person who was posting numerous Facebook messages threating to kill the Sheriff […]
On February 26, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m. troopers from the Gaylord Post, deputies from the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, and members of Otsego County Fire and EMS were dispatched to an address on Murner Road, regarding an adult male who was found deceased in his driveway, by a passing […]
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was found dead alongside his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday afternoon. Hackman was 95 at the time of his death and his wife 63. The office confirmed that foul play is not suspected as a factor in the […]
Houghton County, Michigan. Defendant Jason Heikkinen was sentenced yesterday in the 12 thCircuit Court in Houghton for his charge of Embezzlement- Person in a Relationship of Trustwith a Vulnerable Adult. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post began this investigationin 2023. 47-year-old Jason Heikkinen from Dollar Bay, Michigan had been […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced today it willbegin welcoming guests back to Kewadin Casinos on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Kewadin Casinos, which was the victim of a cyber incident earlier this month, has restored its systemsand will reopen operations in the following […]
Mackinac County, Michigan. On 2/21/2025 at approximately 3:00 pm, troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) St. Ignace Post responded to a welfare check at a residence onPortage Street in Moran Township. As troopers arrived and were outside the residence, thehouse suddenly erupted in flames. The fire spread rapidly and is […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from the court by the end of April, opening the door for the court to have a 6-1 majority of Democratic-backed justices. Elizabeth Clement did not give a reason for her upcoming resignation. […]
The Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) fishing community has expressed concerns regarding fishing opportunities behind the hydro plant in Sault Ste Marie. Cloverland recognizes fishing the north side of the hydro plant turbines has been utilized for many years. Concerns expressed by the fishing community are premature. As a member-owned cooperative, […]
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., encouraged President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency to audit the country’s gold reserve at Fort Knox. Elon Musk, whom Trump put in charge of DOGE, responded to an X user who said it “would be great if @elonmusk could take a look inside Fort Knox just to […]
