Monday, September 14, 2026
A proposed Michigan law would allow parents full access to their children’s medical records, but some worry it would upend protections for young people needing to speak to doctors privately. As it stands now, Michigan residents under age 18 may access medical treatment in certain circumstances without parental consent — substance use disorder treatment, […]
On May 7th Great Lakes Recovery Centers (GLRC) was awarded $6,400 from the Mackinac Island Community Foundation’s Beaumont Fund, which was created to support health and medical care services and facilities on the island. GLRC will allocate these funds toward procuring new therapeutic exercise and wellness equipment to support trauma-informed recovery programming […]
BAY MILLS — After searching for Bay Mills tribal citizen Druid Lake Warner, 21, throughout the day, Bay Mills Police Department has located him, deceased. BMPD followed their Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons protocol and began searching for him once he was reported missing. Throughout the day officers worked with […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, MI: Donald Dorsten, 51, of Frederic was arrested Thursday evening after allegedlydriving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Preliminary investigation indicates that on June 11 at approximately 10:45 p.m., troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post observed a vehicle parked on the shoulder of the southbound I-75 ramp […]
Mackinac County, Michigan. A St. Ignace man has been arrested and arraigned on a felonycharge stemming from the alleged theft of funds from the Mackinac County Animal Shelter. In July 2025, the Michigan State Police (MSP) St. Ignace Post received a report that a personwith connections to the Mackinac County […]
Chippewa County, Michigan. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. MariePost arrested a man in Kincheloe after he allegedly stole a vehicle in Green Bay, Wisconsin,and kidnapped an individual at knifepoint. On June 9, 2026, troopers were contacted by the Green Bay (WI) Police Department informingthem that a […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff throughout the state of Michigan on Saturday, June 13 to honor the life and service of Army Cpl. George F. Sepsey. The flag honors will coincide with his funeral. “Corporal Sepsey served our country with honor and dignity,” said Governor Whitmer. “After so […]
SAULT STE. MARIE – The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District (CLMCD) is excited to announce the 2026 Jane Bishop Memorial Native Plant & Garden Market. This highly anticipated community event will take place on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the Sault Ste. Marie Market […]
LANSING, MICH. With the addition of 35 new members who completed training this week, the Michigan State Police (MSP) Tactical Bike Team is ready for the busy summer season. Established in 2016, the Tactical Bike Team consists of over 100 troopers and sergeants who are specially trained in crowd management […]
Federal prosecutors say a drug operation that pushed heroin and methamphetamine across Michigan was run, in part, from inside an Upper Peninsula prison. And after years of arrests and convictions, the case just grew again. In April, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan announced that a […]
