SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN. At approximately 11:18 a.m. yesterday, Troopers RachelOlesen and Noah Misiak from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post respondedto a report of an unresponsive woman in the passenger seat of a vehicle located on SouthMackinac Trail near 4 ½ Mile Road. Upon arrival, troopers […]

Chippewa County Commissioner Scott Shackleton and Sheriff Mike Bitnar have set Saturday, December 7th as the date for the annual food drive. This will be the 26th year of the event which has become an annual tradition. “We live in a very generous community,” said Bitnar, “and there are always […]

Munising, Michigan – The Michigan State Police (MSP) is ending the search for a previouslyreported missing man. On September 29, 2024, MSP Negaunee Post responded to a report that65-year-old John Kueber was missing after he was believed to have gone kayaking on LakeSuperior. Mr. Kueber was last heard from on […]

All agencies worked together on Friday November 22nd working on multiple criminal investigations. Trident had already been working on the Methamphetamine investigation when stolen property investigations connected the same suspects. The investigations lead law enforcement to executing multiple search warrants. The investigation lead to the seizure of approximately 8 ounces […]

LANSING, MICH. Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 52 state troopers whograduated this afternoon from the 147th Trooper Recruit School. During the ceremony in Lansing, Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP),administered the Oath of Office to the graduates who begin their […]

What’s happening: Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie has enacted its “STEP UP” program, a prison education program designed to help those incarcerated in the Chippewa Correctional Facility a chance to earn an associate degree in small business administration. The program will include a full-time curriculum focusing on business […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and New Lock at the Soo contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) will host an in-person and virtual public meeting at 6 p.m., November 21, 2024, to inform the public of test blasting activities needed for project construction.  The […]

Munising, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is completing a death investigation involving a body that washed ashore from Lake Superior along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Miners Beach.  On 11/8/2024 troopers responded to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore after hikers spotted a deceased subject’s body had washed ashore and […]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI – When World’s Greatest!…, the popular television series, first reached out to Northern Sand & Gravel, owner Kathleen VanSloten thought it was a mistake. “I didn’t think it was real. Why would a national TV show be interested in us?” she laughed. But after a few conversations, she realized World’s […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Recognizing the increased costs for credit and debit card transaction fees, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) today approved collecting a 2.3 percent convenience fee for tolls paid by credit cards to recoup some of those expenses. Authority members cited the rising costs of transaction fees from […]