CALUMET, MI – A teenager has been arrested after a woman was found dead in the Upper Peninsula. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to the scene of the shootingat a home on Quincy Street in Franklin Township at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Monday. Deputies from the […]
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Sault Tribe conducts broadband survey
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is requesting all residents (tribal and non-tribal) of the St. Ignace and Kinross area to complete a Broadband Survey that will provide the tribe with the information required to compete for federal funds to add and improve broadband […]
Marquette Man Arrested for Child Sexually Abusive Material
MARQUETTE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Thomas Charles Raymus, 37, of Marquette, forchild sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The investigation was initiated when a tip was received from the […]
Corps of Engineers receiving $561 million from infrastructure bill for Michigan, Great Lakes
DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit District is receiving $561 million in fiscal year 2022 of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA) funds for work in Michigan and on the Great Lakes. IIJA operations and maintenance funds are allocated one year […]
State Police Seeks Participants for National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Missing Children’s Clearinghouse invites fifth grade students statewide to participate in the 2022 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The annual contest creates an opportunity to promote child safety while discussing the issue of missing and/or exploited children. There are over 900 missing children […]
Cloverland Electric Calls for Board of Director Nominations
DAFTER, Mich. (January 17, 2022) – Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces election packets are available for members interested in serving on the cooperative’s board of directors. Cloverland’s service area is divided into districts A, B and C with three directors serving each district. Each director serves a three-year term with one director seat […]
United Way hosts virtual reading honoring Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy
SAULT STE MARIE – Every year, AmeriCorps is committed to maintaining Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy by encouraging volunteer service in every community across the nation. Along with thousands of other organizations across the nation, United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) invites the […]
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes Kicks Off 2022 Girl Scout Cookie Season
Northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—On January 21, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes will kick off the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie Season. Consumers can support local Girl Scout entrepreneurs by purchasing their favorite cookies. Girl Scouts are now selling the new Adventurefuls, an indulgent brownie-inspired cookie with caramel-flavored […]
Michigan accused of undercounting COVID deaths in long-term care facilities
Michigan may have undercounted the number of COVID-19-related deaths in long-term care settings by nearly 30 percent, according to a state review expected to be released Monday. But preempting the public release of the report, the head of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services criticized the findings as […]
Sault Police respond to another threat at the high school
Tuesday afternoon, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department responded to the Sault Area High School for a threat made towards the high school. School leadership reported they had found a threatening message written on a bathroom wall. The threat suggested acts of violence with a firearm towards those at the […]