The Sault High Boys and Girls track teams traveled to Alpena on Tuesday for a Tri meet with Alpena and Traverse City Central. The girls easily won the meet with a team score of 66, with Traverse City Central coming in second with 34 points, and Alpena finishing with 32 […]
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Whitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Anyone who wants to buy a gun in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely store all firearms and ammunition when around minors under new laws signed Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The signing took place […]
MyMichigan Sault hospital goes into lockdown due to shooting threat
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., — MyMichigan Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie went into lockdown on Tuesday after authorities learned about a potential shooting threat. At around 1:30 p.m., Chippewa County Central Dispatch “received information suggesting threat(s) of violence with a firearm were made by someone towards the My Michigan Hospital,” […]
Conservation officers help family stranded in northern Luce County
Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers were called to assist in a search late Saturday night for a Livonia woman, four children and a family dog whose minivan was stuck in deep snow along a seasonal county road. Conservation officers Justin Vinson and Cole VanOosten responded to the incident […]
Sault High Track and Field Off to a Good Start
Seven teams from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Michigan competed at the LSSU Second Annual Yooper Invite 2023 on Friday afternoon. The first meet of the season gave athletes from Boyne City, Charlevoix, Indian River Inland Lakes, Kalkaska, Manistique, Rogers City and Sault Ste. Marie an opportunity to test […]
Chippewa County Prosecutor addresses recent social media concern regarding sentencing guidelines
Did you know? It has become apparent through the questions on various posts that many members of the community wish to have a better understanding of what goes into determining sentences in criminal cases. Sentencings, whether they occur in Circuit, District or Probate Court (Juvenile Defendant), are imposed by a […]
Marquette Man Arrested for Child Porn Material
MARQUETTE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is announcing the arrest of Samuel Walter Numikoski, 49 of Marquette, for child sexually abusive material-aggravated possession, child sexually abusive material-possession, and using a computer to commit a crime. Numikoski was arrested following an […]
DNR: Your ‘burning questions’ answered
Warmer weather has arrived in some parts of the state and is coming soon to the rest! While setting out the lawn chairs, you might notice your yard has accumulated some unwanted scenery: fallen leaves, twigs and branches from seasonal pruning, and the remnants of last year’s foray into gardening […]
91st District Court Report – April 6, 2023
Bruce HortonMotor Vehicle-Operation Without SecurityFines and costs $600 Dalton Lee SmithOperate While Visibly ImpairedFines and costs $85093 days, credit 1, balance suspended80 hours community service Tyler James DykstraOperate With Presence of Controlled SubstanceControlled Substance-Use-MethamphetamineAttempted Police Officer-Assault/Resist/ObstructFines and costs $300365 days, credit 58, serve 307 Delaney Ann WaldenOperate While Visibly ImpairedFines […]
Victims of fatal Shallows fire identified
In a joint press release issued today by Police Chief Wesley Bierling and Fire Chief Ed Miller, the victims of the fatal fire that occurred in the Shallows area of Sault Ste Marie have been identified and the cause released. The four victims from the fatal fire on March 14th, […]