Dafter Fire Department Receives Major Grant to Improve Equipment

Dafter, MI – The Dafter Township Fire Department is excited to announce that they have been awarded two highly competitive FEMA Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grants, totaling $490,780.94 in federal funding! $449,523.80 – New Tanker$41,257.14 – New Fire Hose & Nozzles NEW TANKER The new tanker will replace the current […]

One Driver Arrested Following Crash that Injured Four on Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac County, Michigan. – A serious two-vehicle crash on the Mackinac Bridge resulted in multiple injuries and the arrest of an individual for Reckless Driving Causing Serious Impairment of a Body Function, which is a felony offense. The bridge was temporarily closed while emergency personnel responded to the scene and […]

Wrong turn leads CBSA to catch kidnappers of Ontario teen: police

A wrong turn onto a bridge in Sault Ste. Marie has led to two men being arrested and charged with kidnapping. The two men, a 40-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie and a 29-year-old from Sudbury, picked up a 15-year-old on Sept. 19 who was allegedly not allowed to leave the […]

Senators move bill that would allow homeless youths 14+ to consent to healthcare services

Senators reported a bill Tuesday along party lines that would allow homeless or runaway youths who are at least age 14 to receive medical care without parental consent authorizing the care. The move, Sen. John Cherry, D-Flint, told fellow members of the Senate Housing and Human Services Committee, would enable youths […]

GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. used his proximity to the presidency for financial benefit, after his recent wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.  In a letter sent Tuesday, Curtis called on the committee to subpoena Trump […]

Two-vehicle crash causing serious injuries closes down Mackinac Bridge for hours.

The Mackinac Bridge has reopened to traffic due to a serious two-vehicle crash that occurred on the bridge. Preliminary investigation indicates the two involved vehicles were travelling southbound when one vehicle rear-ended the other. Multiple individuals were injured, including two seriously. The MSP St. Ignace Post is leading the investigation, […]

International Bridge closure planned for foot race Sept. 26

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario ­and Mich. – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the Sault International Festival of Races on Saturday, Sept. 26. The bridge will close to vehicle traffic at 7:30 a.m. and will reopen at 9:30 a.m. The 5-mile bridge run crosses the bridge as part of its course. This is […]

Two Michigan residents charged with making terrorist threats against state officials

Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday announced charges against two Michigan residents accused of making terrorist threats against public officials in unrelated incidents, including the mayor of Dearborn, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and members of the Michigan Supreme Court. Alicia Choucair, 33, of Roseville, Michigan, and […]

Trial for ex-Speaker Lee Chatfield delayed after lawyer challenges witness

The trial of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, who faces multiple charges alleging he misused hundreds of thousands of dollars from a series of political funds, faces another delay after his attorney said he will appeal the inclusion of a government witness. Chatfield had been scheduled to face trial starting […]

Mike Rogers, breaking from Trump, calls for Iran war to ‘end quickly’

After previously speaking in defense of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who is running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, now says it needs to “end quickly.” A spot aired on the social media platform X by Rogers on Monday, Sept. 21, showed […]