SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. and Ontario – It’s been another successful summer for the resident peregrine falcons at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, with the pair of nesting raptors successfully raising three chicks this year. Karl Hansen, bridge engineer for the International Bridge Administration (IBA), gave an update on the […]
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MSP K9 Team Finds Hit and Run Suspect
OSCODA COUNTY, MICH. A Michigan State Police (MSP) canine handler and his partner, assigned to the Alpena Post, recently assisted the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Department with tracking a subject believed to have fled the scene of a vehicle crash. On May 27, Tpr. Charles Scruggs, and his canine partner, Waco, responded to […]
Mackinac Bridge repaving completion delayed
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – Completion of the first season of a two-season repaving project on the Mackinac Bridge’s north viaduct and approach truss spans has again been delayed, with completion now expected next week. Citing rainy weather that has prevented paving, along with projected rain in weather forecasts, project contractor Zenith Tech […]
Lane closures for M-129 work start Monday
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Motorists should expect lane closures on M-129 between the I-75 Business Spur and 18th Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie beginning next week. Starting Monday, June 10, and continuing for about two weeks, crews will be performing drainage repairs, curb work and repaving. The schedule is weather dependent. There […]
M-134 resurfacing in Mackinac County starts June 17
NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $1 million to resurface nearly 7 miles of M-134 from Nunns Creek Road to 3 Mile Road in Mackinac County. The work includes double-chip seal, fog seal, over-band crack fill, asphalt mastic repair, aggregate shoulders, guardrail repair, and pavement markings. Work […]
Local Man Facing 40 Years for Child Sexually Abusive Material and Extortion
Sault Ste. Marie, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet CrimesAgainst Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Marquis Anthonie Harmon 20, for child sexually abusive activity and extortion. Harmon was arrested following an investigation which was initiated when it was learned Harmon wasviewing files […]
Michigan Man Arrested for Computer Sex Crimes Against a Child
MESICK, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Paul Jester (23) of Mesick, for aggravated child sexually abusive activity and using a computer to commit a crime. Jester was arrested following an investigation which began when a […]
25 millionth Mackinac Bridge crosser returns to celebrate a 50-year anniversary
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – On May 21, 1974, Bob Kuchar was a 24-year-old General Motors employee on vacation when he crossed the Mackinac Bridge on his 1972 Suzuki 250 motorcycle. Turns out, he was riding the 25 millionth vehicle to cross the bridge since it opened in 1957. On May 23, […]
DNR’s Eastern UP Citizens’ Advisory Council to meet June 5 in Luce County
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council is scheduled to hear updates on cormorants and white-nose syndrome in bats when the council meets Wednesday, June 5 in Newberry. The meeting will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. EDT in the Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department […]
Lane closures for US-2 Escanaba River Bridge maintenance set for June 3-10
ESCANABA, Mich. – Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing bridge expansion joint maintenance work on the US-2 Escanaba River Bridge between the cities of Escanaba and Gladstone next week. Beginning Monday, June 3, motorists should expect the outside southbound lane and shoulder of US-2 to be closed while […]