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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Michigan State Police is being sued for alleged racial profiling and unlawful search and seizures when conducting traffic stops. In 2020, about 21 percent of all MSP traffic stops involved drivers who were Black, while about 14 percent of Michigan residents are African-American. Michigan State Police Col. Joseph Gasper […]
June 24, 2021 — The annual Mackinac Bridge Walk is back for 2021, and the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has updated a video explaining the options people have for participating in this beloved event. Based on the success of the 2018 and 2019 events, the MBA will again start the 2021 […]
AULT STE. MARIE — A detour for the I-75 Business Spur near Sault Ste. Marie is planned due to utility work from Wednesday through Friday. Under a permit from the Michigan Department of Transportation, crews will be performing water and sewer work, requiring the closure of I-75 BS (Portage Avenue) […]
Melinda M. Reynolds, 58, of Petoskey, Michigan formerly of Sugar Island, Michigan, passed away Friday June 18, 2021 in Traverse City, Michigan. She was born January 22, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Robert and Martha Reynolds. Melinda enjoyed gardening and crafting. Melinda is survived by her mother, Martha […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich. (Gray News) – A dad in Michigan witnessed a traffic accident in his rearview mirror that killed two of his daughters on Father’s Day. According to Michigan State Police, a 21-year-old woman was driving a Mercury Montego south on I-75 in Bagley Township around 2:30 p.m. In […]
U.S. and Canadian officials are holding biweekly meetings to discuss the potential closure of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac and the ramifications of the shutdown in the context of a 1977 treaty between the two governments. It’s not clear whether the state of Michigan has been a […]
Droughts in parts of West Michigan put large swaths of land at an increased risk of wildfire. Despite storms rolling through much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula over the weekend, some parts of the state are abnormally dry for this time of year. “There was actually a severe drought north of […]
Katelyn Jo “Katie” Robinson, age 20, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, as a result of a car accident. Katie was born on November 8, 2000, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to Kevin and Nancy (Marone) Robinson. She graduated from Sault Area High School with […]
The Sault Ste. Marie Fourth of July Parade has an extra spark of excitement this year with a homecoming for Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill on tap. The Soo native will be serving as the parade’s first ever grand marshal on July 4. Blashill has spent the last […]
Willard Eugene Bumstead, age 76, of Hessel, Michigan, died on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Medilodge of Gaylord in Gaylord, Michigan. He was born on February 8, 1945, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Floyd and Betty (Perkins) Bumstead. Willard was raised on the family farm on Hay Lake Road […]