GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to cooperate and help agents build cases against others. Ty Garbin admitted […]
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Local man becomes MSP Trooper; Assigned to Sault Ste Marie Post
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post is proud to welcome Trooper Christopher Huntley to the post after he graduated from the 139th Trooper Recruit School. Trooper Huntley, originally from San Dimas, California, moved to the Eastern Upper Peninsula area several years ago. Prior […]
The Aaron Lasecki Memorial Scholarship
SAULT STE. MARIE — A memorial scholarship has been formed at the Chippewa County Community Foundation in honor of Aaron Lasecki. Lasecki was a 25-year-old Sault native who passed away in a boating accident last weekend in Brimley. Debbie Jones, executive director of the Chippewa County Community Foundation, said she […]
Chippewa County Health Department COVID-19 Advisory
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., Aug. 24, 2021 – Local transmission of COVID-19 is at “high” level as defined in the CDC COVID Data Tracker. Chippewa County Health Department strongly recommends masking for everyone in indoor, public spaces. Anyone eligible but not yet vaccinated against COVID should do so as soon as […]
Wildfire burning on Isle Royale
ISLE ROYAL, Mich. (AP) — A wildfire that’s burned about 200 acres on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale has prompted the National Park Service to close some trails and campground areas on the wilderness island. The park service said Sunday on the Isle Royale National Park’s Facebook page that the closures […]
Hochul, NY’s 1st female governor, inherits vast challenges
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, inheriting immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office. Hochul, a Democrat and former member of Congress from Western New York, took the oath […]
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met at the height of summer on England’s southwest coast. It was a happy occasion: the first in-person summit of the Group of Seven nations in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the […]
Suspect flees across Mackinac Bridge in 40-mile police chase through Upper Peninsula
MACKINAW CITY, MI – A high-speed police chase that started in Mackinaw City ended more than 40 miles away and on the other side of the Mackinac Bridge early Sunday, Aug. 22, police said. The suspect in the chase, a 27-year-old male from Sacramento, Calif., was allegedly driving a stolen […]
Sudden Afghanistan deployment amid Taliban takeover forces change in Michigan wedding plans
The best man chair at a Michigan wedding will be empty next weekend in a stark sign of how the hasty U.S. military deployment to Afghanistan is having real-life impacts on families across the nation. Instead of the planned best man speech on Aug. 28, groom Robert Perry will use that time to offer a nontraditional […]
After humble beginnings, USA’s ‘Roque’ star ready to take on the Worlds
A Michigan product with Canadian Indigenous bloodlines, Abby Roque “has turned a lot of heads pretty quickly.” She’ll probably turn more at the Women’s Worlds It’s not as though Abby Roque has come out of nowhere. In fact, the good people of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., might take offense to […]