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Friday, February 7, 2025
(Sault Ste. Marie) May 8, 2023 – Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours and Sault Historic Sites invite Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) residents to their second annual Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 21. For a donation, all EUP residents 16+ with proper identification and children of all ages can visit […]
The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS” — short for “Right Wing Death Squad” — a phrase that has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists who glorify violence against their political enemies. Authorities have not said what they […]
The body of a St. Clair County woman missing since Wednesday was located Sunday around 1 p.m. in Big Creek Township, Oscoda County. Karen Adams, 77, of Kimball, was last seen around 1:40 p.m. May 3 when she left a family member’s residence, located on Schmallers Road in Loud Township […]
Fast facts:– A pair of peregrine falcons have returned to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this spring, where the birds have been returning for years. This year, they have laid four eggs in a nest box on the Canadian side of the bridge.– While a live video stream of […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge Walk will return this summer after a three-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced. The bridge spanning three miles over the St. Marys River connects Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Ontario, Canada. Pedestrians generally aren’t allowed on the bridge. […]
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught […]
GORDON LIGHTFOOT — a genius-level Canadian singer-songwriter whose most enduring works include “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” “Early Morning Rain,” and “Rainy Day People” — died on Monday, the CBC confirmed. He was 84. Lightfoot’s deceptively simple songs, which fused folk with pop and country rock, […]
Michigan lawmakers are introducing legislation to establish the holidays of Diwali, Vaisakhi, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Lunar New Year as official state-recognized holidays in Michigan. “These bills embrace the diverse fabric of our state by recognizing various religious and cultural holidays,” House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) said. […]
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies continue to adjust annual spring weight restriction areas to protect roads. Effective 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2/US-141 at the […]
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MI. The Michigan State Police, United States Coast Guard, and local agencieswill be conducting an emergency response training exercise on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County onApril 28th and 29th. Local residents on Beaver Island will see an increase in emergency response activities as multipleagencies will be testing response […]