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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police say they exchanged gunfire with a suspect during a shooting at a shopping mall in Boise, Idaho, that killed two people and injured four — including an officer. Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee said at a news conference the shooting was reported about 1:50 p.m. […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – With the recent FDA approval, recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the endorsement of the CDC director, Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is encouraging community members to get a booster vaccine if they received the Moderna or Johnson &Johnson (J&J) primary […]
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Emergency Support Team (EST) and troopers from the MSP Alpena Post responded to a residence on US-23 in Ossineke for barricaded gunman last week. The incident led to a standoff that lasted several hours. It ended when the suspect surrendered later that […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital has committed to supporting the Soo Theatre Restoration Project with a $10,000 donation. The funds are in support of the Soo Theatre’s exterior restoration project, helping to revitalize the historic building. The theatre’s mission is to foster the enjoyment, understanding and development of […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye is now Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last name. “There being no objections, the petition for change […]
A new Michigan State University study finds less than one percent of Michigan third graders were held back this year for failing to meet the state’s reading standard. According to MSU researchers, of the students who participated, 76.1% (or 54.2% of all third-grade students) were eligible for promotion with no additional literacy support, […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet CrimesAgainst Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Matthew Bartkowiak, 27, a full-time residentof Mackinac Island, for aggravated child sexually abusive material. The investigation was initiated when a tip was received from the National Center for […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a statewide court holiday on Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery. The court said it will accept public comment and hold a hearing in the months ahead. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of […]
Colin Powell, who served as secretary of state during the presidency of George W. Bush and led the first Gulf War as chairman of the joint chiefs, has died at age 84 of complications from COVID-19, his family confirmed. Powell, the first African American to serve in both of those […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) voted on Thursday to reinstate its suspended driver assistance program on Nov. 1, along with the pedestrian, bicyclist, and snowmobile transportation programs. Based on recommendations from staff and the authority’s Fees, Fares and Classifications Committee, reinstatement of those programs will include […]