Gogebic County, Michigan. At approximately 11:20 pm on March 26th, troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post and deputies from the Gogebic County Sheriff’sDepartment responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash on M-64 in MareniscoTownship. The vehicle was traveling southbound on M-64 when the driver lost control […]
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One Person Dies After Dirt Bike Crash
PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MI. On Saturday, March 1, 2025 at approximately 7:00 p.m., troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post witnessed a dirt bike crash on County Road 451 in Presque Isle County. Troopers’ investigation indicated an 87-year-old Rogers City man walked across County Road 451 with a flashlight […]
Prison near Baldwin to open as ICE detention center
WEBBER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The closed private prison near Baldwin will reopen as a federal immigration processing center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the prison company announced Thursday. The GEO Group, based in Florida, said the prison would be immediately activated as a processing center. It said the […]
State Trooper Named Officer of the Year for Marquette County
Trooper Mack Schlicht of the Negaunee Post is being recognized as the Marquette County Law Enforcement Administrator’s Association (MCLEAA) – 2024 Officer of the Year Award. Trooper Schlicht enlisted with the Michigan State Police in July of 2004 as a member of the120th Trooper Recruit School before being assigned to […]
First cougar cubs verified in Michigan in more than a century
For the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the Michigan wild. State biologists on Wednesday confirmed the existence of two cougar cubs on private land in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. The spotted cubs, believed to be 7 to 9 […]
Marquette County Man Arrested on Several Felony Charges Following DV Complaint
Marquette County, Michigan. A Gwinn man was arrested yesterday (03/04/2025) for multiplefelony offenses including Home Invasion First Degree, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon,Felony Firearm, Assault Causing Great Bodily Harm, Aggravated Domestic Violence, andResisting/Obstructing a Police Officer. On 03/03/2025 at approximately 11:10 PM, Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers from theNegaunee Post […]
Marquette Corrections Officer Presented with MSP Award afterAssisting Trooper in Roadside Struggle
Marquette County, Michigan. A Negaunee man was presented with the Michigan State Police(MSP) “Pride of the Eighth” award today by the MSP Negaunee Post Commander, F/Lt. TomNolan in a ceremony at the Negaunee Post. On February 15, 2025, at approximately 5:00 AM, Trooper Jenich from the MSP Negaunee Postwas attempting […]
Manistee Man Arrested for Threats Against Local Sheriff
40-year-old, Leonard Sannes of Manistee was arrested on February 23 in connection with serious threats made against the Manistee County Sheriff. On February 23 at approximately 7:45 a.m., troopers from the Cadillac Post received a report of a person who was posting numerous Facebook messages threating to kill the Sheriff […]
Suspicious Death Investigation in Gaylord
On February 26, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m. troopers from the Gaylord Post, deputies from the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, and members of Otsego County Fire and EMS were dispatched to an address on Murner Road, regarding an adult male who was found deceased in his driveway, by a passing […]
Defendant Sentenced after Embezzling over $130,000 from Vulnerable Adult
Houghton County, Michigan. Defendant Jason Heikkinen was sentenced yesterday in the 12 thCircuit Court in Houghton for his charge of Embezzlement- Person in a Relationship of Trustwith a Vulnerable Adult. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post began this investigationin 2023. 47-year-old Jason Heikkinen from Dollar Bay, Michigan had been […]