The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS” — short for “Right Wing Death Squad” — a phrase that has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists who glorify violence against their political enemies. Authorities have not said what they […]
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Search team locates body of missing St. Clair County woman in Huron National Forest, Oscoda County
The body of a St. Clair County woman missing since Wednesday was located Sunday around 1 p.m. in Big Creek Township, Oscoda County. Karen Adams, 77, of Kimball, was last seen around 1:40 p.m. May 3 when she left a family member’s residence, located on Schmallers Road in Loud Township […]
Falcons return to International Bridge
Fast facts:– A pair of peregrine falcons have returned to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this spring, where the birds have been returning for years. This year, they have laid four eggs in a nest box on the Canadian side of the bridge.– While a live video stream of […]
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge Walk to return after 3-year hiatus
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge Walk will return this summer after a three-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced. The bridge spanning three miles over the St. Marys River connects Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Ontario, Canada. Pedestrians generally aren’t allowed on the bridge. […]
At least 6 dead after dust storm causes crashes on Interstate 55 in Illinois
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught […]
Singer Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian ‘rare talent,’ dies at 84
GORDON LIGHTFOOT — a genius-level Canadian singer-songwriter whose most enduring works include “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” “Early Morning Rain,” and “Rainy Day People” — died on Monday, the CBC confirmed. He was 84. Lightfoot’s deceptively simple songs, which fused folk with pop and country rock, […]
Hounds Exit to Soo Indians
The reasons are not exactly clear. And really, why would anyone want to say anything publicly for fear of possible reprisal? But the fact is that no less than four local lads who suited up for the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in 2022-2023 […]
Laker Athletics and SAAC Host 2023 Anchor Awards
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State University (LSSU) Athletic Department and the LSSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the annual Anchor Awards on Wednesday with the six main departmental awards voted on by the head coaches. Senior tennis player Aaron Osmond (Cheltenham, U.K.) was awarded with the 2022-23 Cliff Everett […]
Blue Devils Sweep Bulldog Invite
“As if to prove that the recent win in the 18 team field of the Ram Scram was no fluke, the boys took first place honors in the Inland Lake Invitational. We haven’t won that meet since 2008, we took runner up at States that year, so it was a […]
Tough Competition for Blue Devils Track and Field in Tri-Meet
Coming off of a win for the boys team and runner up honors for the girls team in the recent Harbor Springs Ram Scram, both teams put forth a good effort in a Tri-meet on Monday against some tough competitors from Petoskey and Traverse City Central. For the boys, the […]