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Plow crash injures one in Chippewa County

TROUT LAKE TOWNSHIP, MI–   M-123 was closed for nearly three-and-a-half hours Friday morning following a crash between a vehicle and a plow truck. Michigan State Police from the Sault Ste. Marie Post say it happened around 7:55 a.m. north of Trout Lake in Trout Lake Township. A vehicle driven by […]

Trident Detectives have been investigating a group of people believed to be involved with several meth labs in the Sault Ste Marie area. On 2-13-2020, while running surveillance on this group, Detectives were able to identify several people who were actively purchasing components commonly used in Meth Labs. These purchases […]

Local man arrested on multiple sex crime and child porn charges

The Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office, Detective Bureau, has been investigating a Sexual Assault and a Manufacturing Child Pornography case, ultimately resulting in the arrest of the suspect. The initial crimes occurred outside the city of Sault Ste. Marie, but within Chippewa County. This investigation resulted in a search warrant being […]

Leona Elizabeth McCuaig

Leona Elizabeth McCuaig, age 76, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away early Sunday morning, February 9, 2020, at her home. Leona was born on March 19, 1943, in Dafter, Michigan to the late Friidolph and Pearl (Aslin) Lipponen. She graduated from Brimley High School with the class of 1961.  She […]

Betty Jean Evey

Betty Jean Evey, age 61, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Monday evening, February 10, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous battle with thyroid cancer.  Betty was born on March 28, 1958 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Carl and Shirley […]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens Advisory Council. The council is designed to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive, and offer insight and […]

Lawmakers defend LSSU student charged over gun photo

Associated Press LANSING — State lawmakers and a gun rights group on Tuesday called for changes to Michigan’s terrorism law after a Lake Superior State University student was charged for posting a photo of his rifle on social media and saying it would make “snowflakes melt.” Lucas Gerhard, 20, faces […]