Wednesday, September 16, 2026
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Corrections today announced the launch of the L.E.A.D Academy, a new leadership development program coming to the department this fall. The academy represents a key component of MDOC’s Safe Prisons Initiative, which was launched in March 2026 to improve safety and security across the […]
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II applauded Attorney General Dana Nessel for her efforts to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from converting a Romulus warehouse into a mass immigration detention facility. Attorney General Nessel filed a lawsuit against DHS and ICE in March, seeking to declare the detention center as unlawful and […]
On June 18, 2026, at approximately 1:40p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department and Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department were dispatched to a residence on Young Street for a report of multiple gunshots having been fired at a residence. While enroute, responders were advised that a man shot himself. Officers […]
The GOP-led state House passed a politically-charged bill Wednesday to ratchet down the legal authority of formal opinions from the Michigan Attorney General. The bill would dilute a key power used by state attorneys general of both parties to offer binding advice on constitutional questions and interpretations of state law. Attorney […]
MARQUETTE COUNTY – Officials in Marquette County passed a resolution on Tuesday to further explore the possibility of bringing a U.S. Air Force Base back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Marquette County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the resolution to begin initial talks with defense personnel about utilizing […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. and Ontario – One lane of alternating traffic will be open on a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this summer during ongoing maintenance work, including painting of the lower U.S. arch steel and bridge deck resurfacing. A portion of one lane on the south […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes personnel held a change of command ceremony Tuesday at the Lake Superior State University Arts Center in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Capt. William C. Albright relieved Capt. James R. Bendle as the commanding officer of Sector Northern Great Lakes. […]
The U.S. Senate campaign of Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed began airing his first major television advertisement on Tuesday, an introductory piece highlighting his medical background and support for progressive policies. The 60-second ad, entitled “Chorus,” is his campaign’s first major ad buy. Coupled with an ad from the Fighting for […]
Now that Stephanie Chatfield has taken a plea agreement, all eyes turn to her husband, former House Speaker Lee Chatfield, who claims his wife’s plea doesn’t change anything in the status of his upcoming trial. Stephanie Chatfield pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzlement from a nonprofit organization in the amount of […]
The US Air Force has confirmed that all eight people aboard the B-52 Stratofortress that crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday were killed, the deadliest crash involving the bomber in more than 40 years. The aircraft went down on a routine test mission shortly after takeoff, […]
