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Friday, May 9, 2025
A northern Michigan drug team arrested a man for selling heroin and meth in Chippewa County. Police arrested Steven Pomranky on Thursday after TRIDENT says an undercover officer bought drugs from him. They say Pomranky had meth on him as well as prescription drugs. The drug team then searched his […]
The Senate today approved a plan agreed to by legislative leaders and the administration stipulating various requirements on attendance, testing and communication with students for schools as they begin the 2020-21 academic year amid the new coronavirus pandemic. While the four legislative leaders and Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday they […]
Sunday night the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard were called to Lake George off of Sugar Island. The call was for a 30 foot wooden boat taking on water. We were advised that there were 7 occupants on the boat and it was sinking. We were […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. — Michigan State Police say a man who dragged a trooper alongside his vehicle at the Mackinac Bridge Wednesday night was arrested Thursday morning. MSP said the Alger County Sheriff’s Office in the Upper Peninsula put out a warning about the suspect, who as driving recklessly, around […]
OTTAWA — Canadian and U.S. officials have agreed to keep the border between the two countries closed to non-essential travel for another month. This comes as both countries are still working to stop the spread of COVID-19, and as tensions continue to flare between Canadians and prospective American visitors. The […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has chosen U. S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California for vice president, bringing to an end months of speculation and even frenzy about the possibility that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer could be the choice. Ms. Whitmer emerged as a growing national figure at the […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has extended her order declaring a state of emergency through Sept. 4, allowing her to keep intact COVID-19-related powers that were set to expire Tuesday. By Sept. 4, the state of emergency will have been in place for 178 days or almost half of the year. The new […]
Today Governor Gretchen took action to elevate Black voices in state government, signing Executive Order 2020-163, which creates the Black Leadership Advisory Council. The governor also signed Executive Directive 2020-9, recognizing racism as a public health crisis and taking initial steps to address it within state government. Under the Executive […]
LANSING — Three prisoners, assisted by two others, ran for the fence at an Upper Peninsula prison Monday night, but were captured, officials confirmed. The incident happened about 10:30 p.m. at Chippewa Correctional Facility near Kincheloe and was over quickly, said Chris Gautz, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, The Salvation Army – Sault Ste. Marie, and United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula work together every year to coordinate a distribution of backpacks and school supplies, assisting 500 plus students in Pre-School through 8th grade. With schools readying […]