Gone are the days when Canadians and Americans could freely drive across their shared border for a quick shopping trip or to visit family and friends. Now, the Canada-U.S. land border that was once wide open is closed to non-essential travel, affecting the lives of many people on both sides. Here’s […]
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Coast Guard locates lost jet skier off Drummond Island
A missing jet skier off Drummond Island is safe thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard in Sault Ste. Marie and the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office. The Coast Guard says they found the person just before 10 Saturday night after they got lost after leaving Drummond Island on their jet ski. […]
MSP arrest local man for drugs and trying to smuggle “butt plug” into jail.
On August 1, 2020 at approximately 11:30 p.m., a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Ashmun Street near Marquette Avenue in the city of Sault Ste. Marie. The driver was identified as a 29-year-old male subject from […]
State Troopers arrest man activiely breaking into home
On August 1, 2020 at approximately 8:30 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste Marie Post were dispatched to a report of a male subject actively breaking into a residence on E. Avenue D in Newberry. When the troopers arrived on scene, the suspect saw the troopers […]
Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Penalty sent back to lower court for re-evaluation
The death penalty sentence for the convicted Boston Marathon bomber has been overturned by a federal appeals court. On Thursday, a Boston appeals court handed the case down to a lower court, which will decide the fate of 27-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The judges claimed the jurors were not properly screened […]
War Memorial Hospital considering joining health system
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — For over 100 years, War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie has remained an independent hospital, but that may be changing soon. Officials said that after two bad financial years in 2017 and 2018, War Memorial Hospital is considering joining a health system. Officials said […]
Michigan AG Concedes Defeat On Enbridge Tunnel
Enbridge Energy won a major victory Wednesday when Attorney General Dana Nessel unexpectedly reversed course and declined to appeal a Court of Appeals ruling holding that a 2018 law setting up an authority to oversee the construction, maintenance and operation of a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house […]
Toledo Man Arrested for Driving Drunk on Mackinac Bridge
Mackinaw City police say a Toledo man was arrested on the Mackinac Bridge for drunk driving Friday morning. Police started following the man just south of the bridge. They tried to pull him over, but the man drove onto the Mackinac Bridge. The chase ended about a mile and a […]
Please wear face mask at Mackinac Bridge toll booths
Wear your face mask at Mackinac Bridge toll booths. The bridge Twitter account, run by the Michigan Department of Transportation, issued the call on Tuesday, saying drivers need the coverings during transactions, “even though it takes just a few seconds.” “Our collectors interact with thousands of customers each day, so […]
MSP traffic stops lead to 3 arrests for drugs
On Wednesday, July 29, at about noon, a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste Marie Post conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Seymour St near 4th Avenue in Sault Ste Marie. Following an on-scene investigation, a 25-year-old St. Ignace man was arrested for possession of […]