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Sunday, April 12, 2026
SAULT STE. MARIE— The city now without a Downtown Development Authority director after the DDA board fired him Thursday night. Jon De Roo was hired as the DDA director this past July. Before that, the city was without a director for 18-months. Several members of the community spoke up in […]
ANTRIM COUNTY, MI. In March of 2025, a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Postbegan investigating a criminal sexual conduct (CSC) complaint after being notified that 34-year-old Travis Miller of Alden was allegedly having inappropriate, sexual conversations with juveniles. Through the investigation, troopers learned that Miller sexually assaulted […]
WEXFORD COUNTY, MI. On September 3 at approximately 10:00 p.m., troopers from the MichiganState Police (MSP) Cadillac Post responded to a residence in Cedar Creek Township for a house fire witha man still inside. Firefighters from the Cedar Creek Township Fire Department arrived on scene andrescued the man from the […]
At approximately 5:45 pm on September 30th, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Departmentresponded to a report of an automatic fire alarm on the campus of Lake Superior State University.Upon arrival it was determined that multiple buildings on campus had visible smoke with alarmactivation and active evacuation of occupied buildings. […]
UPDATE: THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED. No dates have yet to be announced. ORIGINAL ARTICLE…NEWBERRY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $500,000 to perform substructure repairs on the M-123 overpass at I-75 in Mackinac County. This is additional pier repair work to a rebuilding project completed last year. Drivers should […]
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Speaker Matt Hall issued the following statements on the Michigan Legislature’s bipartisan deal to pass a full state budget. The budget will ensure top priorities for both Democrats and Republicans are included in the bipartisan budget, such as funding to fix state and local roads, decreasing taxes for working families, protecting Medicaid […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils are scheduled to hear presentations on the DNR budget and land transaction process, as well as receive updates on the DNR’s wolf abundance trail camera survey and moose research study when the council meets Wednesday, Oct. […]
Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officer Garrett Johnson recently completed a local corrections officer training academy held at Kirtland Community College. The four-week Local Corrections Officer Academy offers a comprehensive, interactive instruction program in various disciplines specific to Local Correction Officers. Training topics include custody and security, defensive tactics, first […]
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the State of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor and remember the victims of the shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, at approximately 3:45 p.m., a male subject entered theSault Ste. Marie Police Department and asked for help. Sault Fire Ambulance respondedand transported the male to the hospital. Officers were granted a search warrant for the residence, and the conditions of the homedid not appear fit […]