Sault Ste. Marie, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet CrimesAgainst Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Marquis Anthonie Harmon 20, for child sexually abusive activity and extortion. Harmon was arrested following an investigation which was initiated when it was learned Harmon wasviewing files […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. – On May 21, 1974, Bob Kuchar was a 24-year-old General Motors employee on vacation when he crossed the Mackinac Bridge on his 1972 Suzuki 250 motorcycle. Turns out, he was riding the 25 millionth vehicle to cross the bridge since it opened in 1957. On May 23, […]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council is scheduled to hear updates on cormorants and white-nose syndrome in bats when the council meets Wednesday, June 5 in Newberry. The meeting will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. EDT in the Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department […]

ESCANABA, Mich. – Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing bridge expansion joint maintenance work on the US-2 Escanaba River Bridge between the cities of Escanaba and Gladstone next week.   Beginning Monday, June 3, motorists should expect the outside southbound lane and shoulder of US-2 to be closed while […]

On 5/26/2024 at approximately 8:15pm, troopers from the Manistique Outpost were dispatched to Hemlock Trail in Thompson Township (Schoolcraft County) for a 911 call of an ATV crash. Upon arrival, troopers found an ATV (4-wheeler) had overturned after losing control and ejected both the driver and passenger. The ATV then […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. – The first season of a two-season repaving project on the Mackinac Bridge’s north viaduct and approach truss spans, originally scheduled to be completed by May 23, will not be complete until June 7. Citing additional patching work and an inability to field full work crews, project contractor […]

Following five years of litigation that spanned all the way to the Michigan SupremeCourt and back, Seth Vincent Horton, age 23 from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan plead guilty tothree felony counts: Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 3rd Degree; Bribing, Intimidating orInterfering with a Witness; and Using a Computer to a […]

First lady Jill Biden is slated to stump across Michigan this week in a push for her husband’s reelection, days ahead of President Joe Biden’s third campaign trek to the state this year on Sunday. Her arrival will kickoff a Women for Biden-Harris event in Marquette on Thursday, before heading […]

NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $3.5 million to resurface nearly 5 miles of I-75 from M-28 north to 3 Mile Road in Chippewa County. The work includes single-course asphalt overlay, joint repairs, guardrail repairs, aggregate shoulders, and pavement markings. Work is expected to start Tuesday, May […]

PRESS RELEASE Rhonda Deuman, 57, of Sault Ste Marie was found guilty by a jury in the 91st District Court on April 23, 2024. The Defendant was found guilty of assault and battery on a 9-year-old child. The case was investigated by Officer Raymond Brooks of the Sault Ste Marie […]