The Michigan State Police from the Sault Ste Marie Post were dispatched to Devil’s Hallow Lake Trail and County Rd 371 in Luce County for a single vehicle snowmobile crash on Wednesday, February 8, at about 9:00 pm. Upon investigation by Troopers, it was learned that a snowmobile driven by […]
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Sault to receive $716,600 grant to improve Alford Park
Lansing, MI – Nearly three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost two dozen of the hardest-hit Michigan communities are benefiting from $14,178,900 in Michigan Spark Grants funding – a big boost toward creating, renovating or redeveloping public recreation opportunities for residents and visitors. “Every Michigander in every […]
Engineers warn of Line 5 explosion risk
LANSING – Two engineers warned the Michigan Public Service Commission that Enbridge’s plans to dig a pipeline tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac could lead to an explosion and the release of oil that could devastate the freshwater, wildlife, and shorelines of Great Lakes. The testimony, submitted on behalf of […]
Conservation officers conduct stepped-up patrols over I-500 race weekend in Chippewa County
On Friday and Saturday, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers ran patrols over hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails, making contacts with nearly 800 sledders over the 54th-annual running of the International 500 snowmobile race in Sault Ste. Marie. For many years, conservation officers have taken advantage of the […]
Michigan State Trooper and DNR Officer rescue couple from burning home in Rapid River
MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Michigan State Police Trooper and a Michigan DNR Officer are being recognized for saving residents from a burning home in Delta County. According to the DNR, five minutes after Delta Dispatch put out a call Monday reporting a structure fire along US-2 in Rapid River, DNR Conservation […]
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,500
ADANA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,500 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble. Authorities feared the death toll would keep climbing as […]
Mackinaw City Welcome Center reopens after window replacement, bathroom upgrades project
GAYLORD, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Mackinaw City Welcome Center reopened today, nearly a week ahead of schedule, after an extensive remodeling project that upgraded the facility’s restrooms and windows. The $409,000 project included replacement of all windows with energy-efficient units, all restroom floor and wall tiles, […]
Man dies in Officer Involved Shooting near Houghton Lake
CRAWFORD COUNTY — A Tawas man died on Friday after Michigan State Police troopers responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch. At about 9 p.m., a trooper and a cadet from MSP Post Houghton Lake responded to the call on northbound I-75 north of the West Federal […]
Judge goes off on Kwame Kilpatrick: You haven’t changed
If former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was looking for mercy from U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds, he not only didn’t get it; he got chastised. In a blistering court opinion, Edmunds on Thursday denied Kilpatrick’s request to end his supervised release early so he could travel more freely as a […]
Governor Whitmer, Democratic Leaders Agree to Deliver the Largest Tax Break in Decades Through Lowering MI Costs Plan
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Speaker Joe Tate released the following statement after agreeing to a framework for the Lowering MI Costs plan that will deliver the largest tax break to Michiganders in decades and ensure that all taxpayers see relief. The […]