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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A bipartisan package of bills could see the state chip away at its Truth in Sentencing laws by offering inmates the ability to seek an earlier release or parole date through earning what is being referred to as productivity credits. Michigan currently uses mandatory minimum sentencing, meaning that if an […]
Star Line Ferry service is making a first-of-its kind offer to thank frontline workers. Star Line is giving a free round-trip ride to Mackinac Island for medical staff and first responders in October. “You know since we take people to Mackinac Island, we thought hey let’s give them a free […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is temporarily closing the Soo Locks Visitor Center from Oct. 4, 2021 to Oct. 8, 2021. The Visitor Center will temporarily close to protect the safety of visitors and contractors while repairs are made to the roof and ceiling […]
NEWBERRY, MICH. Troopers from the Michigan State Police, Sault Ste. Marie Post are investigating a traffic crash in Luce County that took the life of a Newberry resident. On Thursday, September 23 at approximately 1:30pm, Nancy Whalen, 75 years old of Newberry, entered the intersection of M28 and County Rd […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has recorded more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the health department said Wednesday. The state crossed that threshold by reporting 6,079 new cases over the last two days. There have been at least 20,781 deaths in Michigan linked to […]
(Sault Ste. Marie, MI) – Preschool Storytimes are continuing through the month. For more information or to sign up, call or consult the circulation desk. Every Tuesday at 2PM, the library screens films for their Movie Matinee program. Film selections can be viewed inside the library. Be advised that not […]
On Sunday September 19, 2021 at approximately 1720 hours St. Ignace Police responded to the intersection of Ellsworth and Marquette for a report of an accident where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. St Ignace Police Officer Rogers arrived on scene and located a lone male with severe injuries […]
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A man who spent more than 30 years reporting the weather on TV in northern Michigan said he’s out of a job after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Karl Bohnak began working at WLUC-TV in 1988. He said the Upper Peninsula was one of the […]
A US Central Command investigation found the 29 August strike killed an aid worker along with nine members of his family, including seven children. The youngest child, Sumaya, was just two years old. US intelligence had tracked the man’s car for eight hours, believing it was linked to terrorist group […]
On September 16th, 2021 at 0850hrs, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department responded to the report of a suspicious package at the AT&T store in the City of Sault Ste. Marie. The AT&T store is located at 2972 w. 8th Street within the Cascade Crossing business district. An […]