MISSAUKEE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES, MI. In January 2024, a trooper from the Michigan StatePolice (MSP) Cadillac Post was made aware of another victim in a sexual assault case he was working.The original investigation began in March 2023. The victim in this case alleged they had been sexuallyassaulted by now 37-year-old […]
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DNR urges extreme fire caution as crews battle 16 small fires across the Upper Peninsula
Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighters across the Upper Peninsula are reminding the public to be extra careful with fire as numerous small blazes have ignited across the region over the past few days. “Currently, there are 16 fires across the U.P. that we are working or checking daily,” said […]
Brimley Man Arrested for Cocaine Possession
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI. On Friday, October 4, 2024, at approximately 3:15 p.m. a trooper from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Lake Post conducted a traffic stop on US-27 near Eagles Nest inTuscarora Township. The driver of the vehicle, 44-year-old Michael Adam Scott from Brimley, did nothave a valid driver’s license […]
Fire danger elevated in Upper Peninsula; be careful when working, playing outdoors
Burn permits for brush and yard debris will not be issued in the western Upper Peninsula due to an extended dry period this fall. “The western portion of the Upper Peninsula is starting to see drought conditions, and fires that have occurred are taking a significant amount of time to extinguish,” […]
Cheboygan Man Arrested During Traffic Stop
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI. On October 1, 2024, Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement (SANE), with the assistance of theCheboygan City Police Department and Cheboygan County Sheriff Office, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle inCheboygan County. The subsequent investigation led to the discovery of 70 grams of methamphetamine hidden insidethe vehicle. Jonathon […]
Grayling Man Arrested for Possession Methamphetamine and Other Charges
CRAWFORD COUNTY, MI. On Sunday, September 29, 2024, at approximately 3:50 p.m. a trooper fromthe Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post was investigating a vehicle parked on privateproperty near Wa Wa Sum Drive in Grayling Township. The vehicle was registered to a woman with anoutstanding warrant for her arrest […]
New Lock at the Soo Phase 2 complete
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, substantially completed Phase 2 (Upstream Approach Walls) contract on September 17. “Phase 2 work focused on rehabilitating the upstream approach walls to guide vessels into the New Lock […]
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State Police Motor Carrier Officer Receives Fatal Injuries After Being Struck While In Patrol Vehicle on Traffic Stop
The Michigan State Police (MSP) is deeply saddened to share that Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division will be removed from life support pending the completion of his family’s decision to donate his organs. MC Officer Kerstetter was not able to overcome injuries he sustained […]
Chamber Lock Operational Option 3 awarded for New Lock at the Soo
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, awards $222.7 million contract Option 3 (Chamber Lock Operational) to Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) of Westerville, Ohio. The Option 3 award will allow for construction to proceed […]