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Saturday, May 18, 2024
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — An Upper Peninsula couple is safe after being found on Drummond Island. According to Chippewa County investigators, Central Dispatch received a 911 call from the couple on the island in the early evening hours on Wednesday. One of the lost people was able to communicate […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the ban on nonessential travel with the United States will not be lifted until COVID-19 is significantly more under control around the world. Canada and the U.S. have limited border crossings since March, extending the restrictions each month. “Until the virus is significantly under […]
A freighter ran aground early Wednesday in the lower Detroit River near Grosse Ile causing a vessel attempting to avoid it to hit bottom and a logjam for other ships rushing to move cargo ahead of the close of the shipping season. The Harvest Spirit, carrying about 74,000 gallons of diesel fuel and […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police has announced the promotion of D/Lt. Rob Allen to first lieutenant and commander of the Sault Ste. Marie Post. As commander of the Sault Ste. Marie Post, F/Lieutenant Allen is responsible for the operation of the Sault Ste. Marie Post and the […]
DETROIT FREE PRESS — In the midst of another deadly coronavirus surge in a pandemic that has already taken more than 267,000 American lives, including 9,134 in Michigan, there’s hope on the horizon in promising news about potential COVID-19 vaccines. Massachusetts-based biotech company Moderna applied Monday for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
December 2, 2020 — The Michigan State Police is investigating a case of felony trespassing on the Mackinac Bridge, discovered after photos of the incident were posted on social media. “This is not a harmless stunt; it’s inexcusably reckless,” said MBA Executive Secretary Kim Nowack. “This individual risked not only his […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at approximately 9:00 a.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) 7th District Hometown Security Team stopped a Chrysler Town and Country minivan for an equipment violation on northbound I-75 near Mile Marker 277 in Bagley Township. A 30-year-old Kinross man was […]
Former state Sen. Tom Casperson died Sunday after a two-year battle with lung cancer. The former Upper Peninsula lawmaker was 61. Casperson, of Escanaba, was a conservative voice on taxes and regulation who frequently criticized state agencies for overreach in regulation of wetlands and forests. He was also a decisive “yes” vote when […]
SAULT STE MARIE, MI — The Soo Locks were closed down for a short time this morning due to a fuel leak discovered within the locks. Around 10:00 am Thanksgiving day, the CSL Tadoussac started leaking fuel while inside the Poe Lock. Linemen noticed the sheen. The Coast Guard had […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge filed a legal challenge Tuesday to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent demand that the company shut down its oil pipeline that crosses the waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The Canadian company accused the state of overstepping its bounds, arguing that Enbridge’s Line […]
