DAFTER, Mich. (Dec. 6, 2021) – Cloverland Electric’s President and CEO, Mike Heise, has been re-appointed to Michigan’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) taskforce. Heise’s four-year term commenced Oct.15, 2021 and continues until July 25, 2025. The 27-member task force is represented by a range of industries from across the state. Heise […]
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Three areas Law Enforcement Officers receive Life Saving Awards
Two years ago there was a report in the Paradise, MI area of a kidnapping where two adults kidnapped a small child and fled. The problem was that they fled on to the ice of Lake Superior where the weather conditions were deteriorating rapidly and the ice was in terrible […]
Michigan hourly minimum wage will rise 22 cents to $9.87
Michigan’s minimum wage will rise by 22 cents to $9.87 an hour on Jan. 1. State law requires annual increases in the wage until it reaches $12.05 in a decade. The 22-cent raise was supposed to occur in 2021 but was automatically delayed because of high unemployment early in the […]
TriDent arrests local man in jail smuggling, drugs, weapons charges
SAULT STE MARIE, MI — Chippewa County Sheriff Mike Bitnar reports that a Sheriff’s Dept employee was approached to smuggle narcotics into the county Correctional Facility. The employee reported this contact to the administration and then cooperated with the TriDent taskforce. TriDent investigated the complaint and on December 2, Thomas […]
Oxford, MI High School shooting: 3 killed, shooter in custody, officials say
OXFORD, Mich. – Three students have been killed, eight other people are injured and a suspected shooter is in custody after a shooting at Oxford High School on Tuesday, authorities said. 3 killed, 8 hurt, shooter in custody — here’s everything we know about Oxford High School shootingYou can watch […]
TriDent makes meth and cocaine arrests over Thanksgiving weekend
On Thanksgiving day, Trident Detectives concluded an ongoing investigation into large amounts of Methamphetamine being smuggled into the area. Chippewa County Deputy Sheriff’s and U.S. Border Patrol were working with TRIDENT and attempted to stop a suspect vehicle. The vehicle then fled for several miles. During the pursuit bags of […]
MSP delivers Thanksgiving meals to local families
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On November 22nd and 23rd, 2021, members of the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post delivered turkeys and additional food items to local families in Chippewa and Luce Counties. The Thanksgiving meal items were hand delivered to the families. The turkeys and food items […]
Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty on ALL charges
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after testifying he acted in self-defence in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S. Rittenhouse, 18, began to choke up, fell forward toward the defense table and then hugged […]
MSP chase stolen vehicle across Mackinac Bridge
“On 11-17-21 at approximately 11:40 pm troopers from the MSP St. Ignace Post were working directed patrol on the Mackinac Bridge. Troopers observed a green Toyota Tundra traveling at a high rate of speed, north bound across the Mackinac Bridge. The suspect vehicle was traveling at 73mph in a 45-mph zone. […]
Molecular test no longer needed for quick trips across US border
The Government of Canada announced today that effective Nov. 30, it will implement adjustments to border crossing measures, including the exemption of fully vaccinated Canadian travellers from presenting a pre-entry molecular test who depart and re-enter Canada within 72 hours. “This exemption is only for trips originating in Canada taken […]