“Honeybees are in the news a lot these days, for good reasons and bad”, says McBean, a U.P. beekeeper for 34 years. One third of the food we eat is pollenated by a honeybee. Did you know that 92% of beekeepers in the U.S. are hobbyist? The role of the […]

The melting snow reveals many things that have been buried since the fall. You may find that leaf rake that you’ve been looking for. The kids will realize that they have more toys than they thought. And, the dog will be happy thinking she has new toys to play with. […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. – Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay starts breaking ice Monday, March 9, 2020 in the lower St. Marys River in preparation for the 2020 shipping season. Later in the week, Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw, Neah Bay, Morro Bay, and Bristol Bay will augment the icebreaking fleet […]

SAULT STE. MARIE – The fifth annual Hockey for Heroes Tournament runs March 13-14 at Pullar Stadium and benefits Veterans at Hospice of the EUP, including a Special Veteran Fund. The Corps of Engineers, M&C Water, U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard, Sault Printing and Michigan Department of Corrections are among […]

ST. IGNACE TOWNSHIP, MI – Police have arrested a 54-year-old St. Ignace man accused of breaking into a Loyal Order of Moose lodge in the Upper Peninsula. Troopers from the Michigan State Police St. Ignace Post responded to a breaking and entering complaint at a lodge in St. Ignace Township […]

Earlier today, (3/4/2020) The Rudyard Area School Administration received information that a student possibly had a handgun at the school. The Chippewa County School Liaison Deputy Sheriff responded to the school and met with the School Administration. The school had located the suspect student and detained him. At this time […]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020, Seasonal Load and Speed Restrictions will be enforced on the City Street Systems until further notice. The Seasonal Load and Speed Restrictions will apply to all City Streets except for the following streets which are designated […]

SAULT STE MARIE – United States Coast Guard Officers held a ceremony today at the Sugar Island Ferry Dock today to honor the crew of the Sugar Island ferry and the Good Samaritans that worked together on a fateful day on January 21 when they all worked together to rescue […]

CHIPPEWA COUNTY — On the evening of February 29, Michigan State Troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie Post were dispatched to a tavern in Chippewa County, Chippewa Township, after the owner of the establishment reported that a patron was refusing to leave. An on-scene investigation showed that the patron was […]