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 […]
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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 […]
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
begins phasing out Prox toll cards
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. and Ontario – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will begin to phase out its Prox toll cards starting March 31. While Prox cards for personal commuter accounts will be accepted for toll payments through the end of the year, customers will have to use the card […]
Governor Whitmer Celebrates Record-Breaking Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment, New Savings
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox announced that a record number of Michiganders signed up for comprehensive health insurance on the Health Insurance Marketplace during the recent open enrollment period. More than 322,000 Michiganders enrolled and will be able to save money on health insurance throughout 2023 thanks to state and federal actions championed by Governor Whitmer. […]
Vocational Village students gift model of the Mighty Mac to the Mackinac Bridge Authority
ST. IGNACE, Mich. - The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has a new model of the bridge on display in its St. Ignace office, a gift from the Vocational Village students at the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia. A rotating group of students at the first-of-its-kind skilled trades training […]