BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds picked up a pair of tallies, and an assist, from Caleb Wood to help their side skate to a 5-1 decision over the Blind River Beavers Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Blind River Community Centre. A tight-checking opening […]
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Michigan women’s basketball plane has emergency landing; team makes it home safely
The Michigan women’s basketball team’s run in the NCAA Tournament ended abruptly on Saturday. But the road back home to Ann Arbor was just as bumpy and, quite honestly, way scarier. U-M women’s basketball assistant coach Toyelle Wilson shared on social media on Saturday night that the team plane, going from San […]
Robbery suspect apprehended in Sault, ON
(SaultOnline) — On March 26, 2021 officers with Sault Ste. Marie Police, Patrol Services, charged 28-year-old Corey McIntyre with robbery. Around 1:00 p.m. a woman was walking west bound on Queen Street East and it’s alleged the accused approached her, knocked her to the ground and demanded money. The victim […]
Michigan GOP could circumvent Whitmer with proposed changes to state voting laws
Michigan Republicans this week proposed changes to state voting laws and have come up with a veto-proof way to circumvent Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to reports. The 39 bills proposed in the GOP-led Legislature this week would require identification for new voters, prohibit prepaid absentee envelopes, limit the number of absentee dropboxes and […]
Five Arrested In Child Sex Exploition Sting Operation
On March 18, 2021, a joint sting operation was conducted by members of Marquette County Law Enforcement in collaboration with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. The focus of the sting was to identify and arrest suspected consumers of child sex crimes. The agencies involved included the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, […]
Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Arrest
ON March 11, during the late evening hours, Michigan State Police troopers from the St. Ignace post conducted a routine traffic stop for a motorist traveling 72mph coming north across the Mackinac Bridge. As the troopers were initiating the stop, the driver of the vehicle threw a plastic baggie out […]
Biden administration considers flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing
A new spike in the number of families and children crossing the Rio Grande into South Texas over the past several hours is forcing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to request airplanes that will allow the Biden administration to transport migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing, according […]
Laker Hockey’s Historic Season Comes to a Close in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The No. 13 Lake Superior State hockey team’s historic 2020-21 season came to a close following a 5-1 loss to the No. 6/5 University of Massachusetts Minutemen on Friday, March 26 in the Opening Round of the NCAA National Tournament at the East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn. at […]
Sault, St. Ignace girls claim district titles (with photos)
The Sault High Blue Devils and St. Ignace Saints girls’ basketball teams both claimed district titles on the road on Friday night, joining the Rudyard Bulldogs and Cedarville Trojans, as teams advancing to next week’s regionals. The Sault had no trouble with host Cheboygan in their Division 2, District 34 […]
Melvin “Wimpy” Smith
Melvin (Wimpy) W. Smith, age 91, passed away peacefully at the War Memorial Hospital Long- Term Care Unit on March 22, 2021, surrounded by his family. The son of William and Lillian Smith, he was born on September 23, 1929, in Flint, MI, and grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, […]