NEWBERRY, Mich. – The detour of the M-48 overpass project at I-75 near Rudyard in Chippewa County has been lifted and the bridge is now open to traffic. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) invested about $5 million to repair the second of two M-48 overpasses over I-75 this summer. Work included deck overlays; deck, substructure and […]

Chippewa County, Michigan. There are still openings for the upcoming free Teen DefensiveDriving School hosted by the Michigan State Police (MSP), but interested students must registerby 5:00 PM on Friday, September 5, 2025. Held at the Continental Brimley Development Center, the course offers four hours of hands-on,behind-the-wheel instruction using MSP […]

ALGER COUNTY, MI – On September 3, 2025, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) arrested a 27-year-old man from Alger County for possession of firearms. After a 6 month long joint investigations involving agents from with the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and UPSET, it […]

Planning to be on the water this fall? Be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel conducting nighttime walleye recruitment surveys from late September to mid-October. These surveys are an important tool for fisheries managers to determine whether walleye that hatched in the spring (known as young-of-year) […]

Delta County, Michigan. At approximately 12:33 a.m. on September 1, 2025, troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gladstone Post responded to a report of a fire at the Rapid RiverPub, located at 10491 S. Main Street in Rapid River. At the time of the fire, the building was occupied by […]

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – At 1:57pm MIFD along with EMS was dispatched for a man who fell down a cliff and had a possible broken arm. Updates from dispatch while units were enroute was that the man was slipping and couldn’t hold on much longer. Squad 1 went to the […]

Menominee County, Michigan. Further details are being provided regarding a fatal shootingwhich took place at a residence in Harris Township in the early hours of Thursday, August 28,2025, which resulted in the death of an adult male. On August 28, 2025, at approximately 12:19 a.m., troopers from the Michigan State […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $550,000 to restore concrete pavement on I-75 from the Mackinac Bridge plaza to US-2 in St. Ignace. Work includes concrete repairs in each direction of I-75, including associated ramps. “Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. – A vibrant sunrise set the stage for a bright and calm day for the 2025 Mackinac Bridge Walk. More than 33,000 people who made plans to participate today were treated to comfortable weather in the Straits of Mackinac. “It was a picture-perfect day, with bright blue skies and […]

Alger County, Michigan. – The Alger County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) is actively investigating a missing person case involving a local woman who was reportedly last seen at her residence late Friday evening, August 15, 2025. ACSO deputies were notified on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at approximately 6:30 P.M. after the […]