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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Comedian and writer Norm Macdonald, best known for his years on Saturday Night Live and his time behind the show’s Weekend Update anchor desk, has passed away, according to his management firm, Brillstein Entertainment. The actor, who had quietly been battling cancer for nine years, was 61 years old. His […]
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig formally announced his campaign for governor Tuesday, but not before protesters derailed his kickoff event at a state park and forced him to move. He effectively has been running for months but waited to make it official. He is among 10 Republicans, all […]
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital is currently experiencing an increase in patient volumes. “At this time, we are over capacity” said Dr. Kyle Raycraft, Medical Director of WMH Emergency Department. “This means there could be a prolonged wait time in the Emergency Department, as there is a shortage […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist issued the following statement after Bryan Newland, a citizen and former President of the Bay Mills Indian Community and a proud Michigander, was formally sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs. “Michiganders are so proud of Bryan Newland for being formally sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “Assistant Secretary Newland is exceptionally […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital will begin enforcing visitor restrictions on Wednesday, September 8 at 7:00 pm. All hospital properties, except Long Term Care, will be closed to visitors. The visitor restrictions are a result of an increase in Chippewa County’s COVID-19 positivity rate. Exceptions to the visitor […]
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – A man is dead after falling from a cliff at Presque Isle Park Monday afternoon. It happened just after 1:00 p.m. on the east side of the park, just north of the observation deck. Marquette police say witnesses reported the fall and police, fire and paramedics […]
AUSTIN, TX – The “Star-Spangled Banner Protection Act” went into effect Wednesday, requiring professional sports teams in Texas to play the national anthem before the start of any home games. In June, Gov. Greg Abbot signed the law, which states that teams that refuse to comply will lose government funding, which […]
A Pinconning woman has been sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to a 2020 arson at the Rodeway Inn and Suites in Mackinaw City. Melissa White pleaded guilty in May 2021 to arson of personal property over $200 but less than $1,000 after police say she purposely […]