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Mackinac Trail business destroyed by fire

SOO TOWNSHIP, Mi — Between 8:30 and 9:00 this morning, a fire broke out at Proline Automotive, located at 5977 S Mackinac Tr, on the corner of Mackinac Tr and 6 Mile Rd. By the time Soo Township Fire Department arrived about 9am, black smoke was billowing from the building […]

Court: Sault PD can’t conceal police force policy

The Sault Ste Marie, MI Police Department has been ordered to release its full policy on the use of force after failing to convince the state appeals court that portions should be concealed from the public. The court noted that Amy Hjerstedt’s request in Sault Ste. Marie followed the killing […]

Two men die in accident that closed US-2 for hours Sunday past

According to the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred approximately 13 miles west of St. Ignace on US-2 in Moran Township on Saturday, February 4. Two Ohio residents, 22-year-old Jordan Hostetler and 27-year-old Joas Miller, both of Plain City, Ohio, were killed when the vehicle they were passengers in […]

Luce Co snowmobile crash claims life of Indiana man

The Michigan State Police from the Sault Ste Marie Post were dispatched to Devil’s Hallow Lake Trail and County Rd 371 in Luce County for a single vehicle snowmobile crash on Wednesday, February 8, at about 9:00 pm. Upon investigation by Troopers, it was learned that a snowmobile driven by […]

Sault to receive $716,600 grant to improve Alford Park

Lansing, MI – Nearly three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost two dozen of the hardest-hit Michigan communities are benefiting from $14,178,900 in Michigan Spark Grants funding – a big boost toward creating, renovating or redeveloping public recreation opportunities for residents and visitors. “Every Michigander in every […]

Engineers warn of Line 5 explosion risk

LANSING – Two engineers warned the Michigan Public Service Commission that Enbridge’s plans to dig a pipeline tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac could lead to an explosion and the release of oil that could devastate the freshwater, wildlife, and shorelines of Great Lakes. The testimony, submitted on behalf of […]