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Sunday, April 12, 2026
With President Donald Trump’s former reality TV show “The Apprentice,” streaming on Amazon Prime as of last month, politically astute viewers across the political spectrum have zeroed in on an episode from when Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., now one of the president’s biggest political detractors, praised his fellow New Yorker as a […]
LANSING, Mich. – Roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will reopen for the season Monday, April 28. MDOT maintains 85 roadside parks around the state. Some parks operate seasonally, usually closing in late October and reopening in the spring. The following roadside parks will remain closed until later […]
SAULT STE MARIE, MI – Central Savings Bank a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBank Indianapolis), awarded the Chippewa County Family Project $125,000 in grant funds through the Community Multiplier – Member Match Program. The $125,000 grant will support CCFP’s work in on-site housing supportive services […]
Douglas Allen Smith, 66, from Lewiston pleaded not guilty to four charges related to impersonating an emergency responder in the Montmorency County 88th District Court on Friday. Smith faces one misdemeanor charge for the unlawful use of fire department/emergency medical services emblems and three felony charges, including: On Feb. 18, […]
Marquette County, Michigan. On April 14, 2025, the Michigan State Police (MSP) werenotified by the Moorhead, Minnesota Police Department that two individuals wanted inconnection with a homicide that took place on April 13, 2025, were believed to be in theIshpeming area. The homicide, which occurred in Moorhead, Minnesota, resulted in […]
CEDARVILLE, MI — On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District (CLMCD) held its 76th Annual Meeting at Les Cheneaux Distillers in Cedarville, Michigan. The event featured the presentation of the District’s annual awards: Land Steward of the Year, Cooperator of the Year, and MAEAP Landowner of the Year. A keynote […]
The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District is proud to be partnered with Bay Mills IndianCommunity and the Environmental Protection Agency to bring you free Household Hazardous WasteCollection and Scrap Tire Recycling! What is hazardous waste?Hazardous products are those that are dangerous or pose environmental and/or human health risk.Often, hazardous products […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau, the United States Coast Guard, the Lake Superior State University Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Hospice of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, and […]
LANSING, Mich. – Last night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order declaring an energy emergency in the Upper Peninsula. Severe ice storms closed the Mackinac Bridge multiple times this week, including for a record 30-hour time period, preventing commercial fuel trucks from crossing the Straits of Mackinac. “My top priority right now is ensuring that first responders […]
Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a cocky naval pilot to wearing the Batman suit, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New York Times and the Associated Press. He was 65. The […]