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UPDATE: Deputy US Marshall shot in Stalwart; Shooter dead
UPDATE: CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI — The U.S. Marshals have confirmed a shooting took place Wednesday that left one person hospitalized and that a suspect wanted by police for child abduction is dead. US Marshalls identified the suspect as Giovanni McNab, who was wanted in Missouri for abduction and parental kidnapping. U.S. Marshals […]
At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years. The fire took the island by surprise, leaving […]
Sportsmans Off Road Vehicle Association (CC-SORVA) improving and creating trails for off roaders
CC SORVA is a local non-profit group dedicated to improve riding of Off Road Vehicles (ORV’s) in theEastern UP. The club recently obtained approval and funding to open up 38 miles of connector trailsbetween Strongs and Brimley, Strongs and Hulbert, and Strongs and Trout Lake. These trails are inaddition to […]
U.P. Health Departments Launch Campaign to Promote LOCAL Public Health
This summer, U.P. public health departments teamed up to promote the importance of local public health, to raise awareness of the public health services provided in local communities, and to build stronger community relationships. To bring these goals to life, the six U.P. health departments formed the U.P. Local Public […]
Mackinac Bridge auctioning off 96 circulated tokens
The Mackinac Bridge is auctioning off bridge tokens that stopped being accepted at the end of 2022. According to the bridge, there are 96 used circulated tokens being auctioned off in various conditions and random tokens. The Mackinac Bridge Authority stopped accepting tokens as of Sept. 10, 2019, but still […]
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe transforms former motel into transitional housing
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is taking a major step in addressing homelessness in the community. The Tribe has converted a former motel into transitional housing to create what is only the second homeless shelter in the Upper Peninsula. What used […]
Swimmer’s Itch detected at Whitefish Bay and Waishkey Bay
The Chippewa County Health Department has issued an advisory to recreational swimmersto be aware of possible infections with SWIMMER’S ITCH, which has been detected inpeople swimming in the surface waters of Lake Superior in areas of Whitefish Bay off WestLakeshore Drive/Curley Lewis Highway, and Waishkey Bay, in Bay Mills Township,Michigan. […]
BMCC to offer paramedic certification
BAY MILLS — Individuals holding a basic EMT certification will have the opportunity to upgrade their skills this fall as Bay Mills Community College begins offering paramedic certification. The five-term paramedic certification program was given Letter of Review status from the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency […]
How Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Barbie, known as Lil Gretch, came to be
When Mitzi Hoffman saw a photo of the doll, she wanted it. “There has to be a way to get it,” the Royal Oak woman in her 70s wrote the Free Press, trying to find out if the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer doll was possibly for sale. If so, she’d buy […]