Sunday, August 30, 2026
WEXFORD COUNTY, MI: On August 26 at approximately 1:50 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Post responded to a threevehicle traffic crash on M-115 near South 45 Road in Clam Lake Township. The preliminary investigation indicates that a box truck driven by a 36-year-old man from Inkster was traveling […]
The Michigan House of Representatives is forming a new select committee to consider policy changes at the state Bureau of Elections and Board of State Canvassers. The canvassing board this week blocked a proposed state constitutional amendmentfrom appearing on the November ballot. The measure would tighten Michigan’s voter ID laws and […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Morgan Charles Mitchell, 24 of Dalhart, Texas, for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material, using a computer to commit a crime, and capturing an image of […]
LANSING, Mich.—Today, in accordance with an order issued by President Donald Trump, 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 at 6:00PM on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to honor […]
State taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the polarizing Copperwoodcopper mine in the far western Upper Peninsula following a vote Tuesday by the Michigan Strategic Fund. Toronto-based Highland Copper Inc. pitched the project in 2023 as a $425 million mine that will create 380 jobs during its 11-year lifecycle — […]
Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. “I loved that little doll,” Parton wrote decades later. “I expressed myself and my feelings through writing – I’m […]
As the President Donald Trump threatens to increase tariffs on Canadian goods, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized Trump’s tariff policy saying Michigan families will have to pay for it. The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal over the last few days, and Trump imposed a 50% tariff […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room for additional court challenges that could further slow […]
The Board of State Canvassers rejected the initiative petition today from Americans for Citizen Voting Michigan that would amend the Constitution by requiring the purging of non-citizens from the voting rolls and new proof of identification requirements for all voters. The board deadlocked 2-2 on whether the group had sufficient […]
Mackinac County, Michigan. The suspect in a stabbing that took place on August 21, 2026, in Mackinac County has been arraigned on his charges. 18-year-old Maxwell Phillips of Little Lake, Michigan was arraigned in the 92nd District Court on August 24, 2026. His charges were one count of attempted murder, […]
