For many Michigan police departments, turning on a body camera is part of an officer’s daily routine. The state Department of Natural Resources could be suiting up similarly if a recently introduced House bill is passed. The bill by state Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, would require conservation officers to […]
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Outdoor Conversation on Hunger and Homelessness
SAULT STE MARIE– Now that the first snow of the season has graced the sidewalks of Sault Ste. Marie many residences are preparing for the long winter ahead. While most of our community try to enjoy the last fleeting days of sunshine some of our neighbors are faced with the […]
Gov. Whitmer Signs Second Bill Repealing Tampon Tax, Drives Down Costs for Families
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed SB 153, the second half of a bipartisan package to repeal the tax on essential menstrual products, including tampons, driving down costs and saving families from paying taxes on up to $4,800 of spending over the course of a lifetime. “I am proud to be signing legislation that will put Michiganders first, drive down costs on essential products, and lead the way towards creating economic […]
One Month Remains to Submit Words and Terms to Banish for 2022
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Last year, people across the U.S. and around the world wearied of hearing and reading about COVID-19. What words and terms rate bad or excessive this year? One month remains to submit entries for Lake Superior State University’s annual tongue-in-cheek Banished Words List. The deadline to […]
State’s top court looks at law that makes convicts pay bills
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to look again at a law that allows communities to collect millions of dollars from poor criminal defendants to pay salaries, keep lights on and wax floors in courthouses up and down the state. The issue is whether it’s unconstitutional, especially when a […]
Whitmer Vetoes Bills Toughening Voter ID Requirements
Bills that would require voters to show identification when voting in person, supply identity verification information when voting absentee and make state IDs available for free to low-income persons were vetoed Friday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Senate Bills 303 and 304 would have removed the current voter identification system, where voters can […]
Sault Ste. Marie Man Arrested on Methamphetamine Charges
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich – A Sault Ste. Marie man is behind bars after being arrested on drug charges. 37–year–old Michael Causley was arrested on September 29th after the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department received a complaint about Methamphetamine inside a hotel. Causley was arrested later that night. He was arraigned […]
A remote Upper Peninsula white pine has been crowned Michigan’s tallest tree
MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICH. — It was after nightfall during a backpacking trip through the Upper Peninsula’s rugged McCormick Wilderness this spring when Nick Hansen first spotted the giant Eastern white pine. Towering on the banks of a stream, illuminated only by the beam of his headlamp, the tree was so […]
War Memorial Hospital Signs Agreement to Join MidMichigan Health
War Memorial Hospital and MidMichigan Health have signed an agreement which would make War Memorial the eighth Medical Center in the MidMichigan Health system. War Memorial and MidMichigan leadership expect the affiliation to be completed in early 2022. “This is a very exciting time for our organization. We are pleased […]
Cadillac Man Arrested After Leading Police on Chase
A 39-year-old Cadillac man was arrested Sunday after leading law enforcement on a chase through downtown Cadillac and eventually onto M-115. Around noon Sunday, officers from the Cadillac Police Department attempted to stop a Ford Ranger on north Lake Street near Haynes Street for having an improper license plate on […]















