KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — An FBI agent who testified about an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing an assault charge, according to court records. Richard Trask appeared in a Kalamazoo court Monday and was released. Online records show the alleged offense occurred Sunday. The court file doesn’t list […]
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Falcons banded at International Bridge
July 20, 2021 — It’s been a productive summer for the resident raptors at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, with peregrine falcons successfully raising two chicks this year. One egg laid earlier this year did not hatch. Karl Hansen, bridge engineer for the International Bridge Administration (IBA), reported on the […]
MSP investigate homicide in Gould City
UPDATE: The Michigan State Police have issued an update statement as follows: 42 year old Brian Michael Webb was arraigned this afternoon in the 92nd District Court of Mackinac County on a single charge of Open Murder. The victim, 30 year old Johnathon Palmer, was a brother to Webb. This […]
Houghton Co Sheriff dies in home accident
Houghton — Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean died Monday after he was injured at his Upper Peninsula home over the weekend, authorities said. McLean had been in critical condition at a hospital in Marquette, his office said in a statement. He was on life support and died at about 8 p.m., representatives […]
State legislators formally ask Ottawa, White House to reopen Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON — A well-known American advocate of stronger Canada-U.S. ties helped state lawmakers from across the Midwest formally vent their bilateral frustrations Wednesday with an official request that the two countries “immediately” open their shared border to fully vaccinated travellers. Scotty Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council, was […]
St. Ignace Post Motor Carrier Officer Receives Bravery Award
ST. IGNACE, MICH. Michigan State Police (MSP) MCO Jacob Lauer, assigned to the St. Ignace Post, received the department’s Bravery Award during an Employee Recognition ceremony in Lansing today, Monday, July 12. The award is tied to an off-duty incident that occurred this past March as Lauer was beginning a vacation and […]
Lake Superior State University Renews Annual Tuition Agreement With Area U.S. Coast Guard
Lake Superior State University recently renewed its long-standing annual tuition agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The collaboration, dating to 2009, encourages active duty personnel, their spouses, and dependents to pursue higher education at LSSU by lowering the cost of study to do so. “Every […]
Michigan GOP is repealing Whitmer emergency powers. It won’t change much.
LANSING — Michigan’s Republican-led Senate on Thursday voted to repeal an emergency powers law that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used to issue public health orders early in the COVID-19 pandemic. But the repeal, which the House could make official with a vote as soon as next week, will have no discernible effect […]
Criminal justice system finds justice for local children
July 13, 2021 marked the conclusion of two important cases that have been pending in the criminal justice system for years – slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and various legal adjournments. These cases demonstrate the difficulty in investigating and prosecuting child abuse and the pressures that are placed on child-victims […]
Does Michigan’s civil rights law apply to LGTBQ people? Michigan Supreme Court will decide.
The Michigan Supreme Court is will soon hear arguments in what could be a landmark case for LGBTQ rights. The high court announced it will hear an appeal of a lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed by two businesses that denied service to LGTBQ people based on […]