Wednesday, October 14, 2026
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters will not be seeking a third term in 2026, he announced this morning. Peters said he’s retiring from Congress, but not from public life, in a video posted online. He said he hopes to spend more time with his family, including his newborn first grandchild. “At this […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY – A woman from Redford, Mich. has been arrested and arraigned in court after smuggling drugs and communications items into a correctional facility. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post is announcing the arrest of 41-year-old Frances Ramirez-Huerta from Redford, for smuggling contraband into the Chippewa Correctional Facility […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.” “Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will […]
BAY MILLS — As Bay Mills Indian Community moves forward with plans to revitalize the area where King’s Club Casino once operated, a new retail space will accompany nine second-floor apartments in the mixed-use facility. The former casino/tribal administration building, located on Lakeshore Drive, will be tentatively be demolished this […]
Schoolcraft County, Michigan. A fatal snowmobile crash occurred last night in SchoolcraftCounty. On January 17, 2025, at approximately 7:20 PM, Michigan State Police (MSP) from theManistique Outpost responded to a snowmobile personal injury crash on the Haywire GradeTrail near Thunder Lake Road in Inwood Township. Some of the driver’s group, […]
Mackinac County, Michigan. A St. Ignace woman has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine, outstanding warrants, and driving without a valid driver’s license. On 1/15/25 at approximately 11:41 p.m., troopers from the St. Ignace Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle for an equipment violation on N. State Street […]
While the snow may be falling and the days are short, the Conservation District is far fromdormant. In fact, these winter months are a time of intense activity, a period for laying thegroundwork for a successful and productive spring and summer. “People often ask me what we do in the […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to all marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform seasonal critical maintenance. Federal regulation (33 CFR 207.440) establishes the operating season based on the […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes is coordinating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reopen the channel to downbound traffic on the St. Marys River today. According to a Jan. 13 news release, the upbound traffic channel on the St. Marys River remains […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN. Two subjects have been arrested and arraigned in courtafter attempting to smuggle drugs into a correctional facility. One of the subjects was a MichiganDepartment of Corrections (MDOC) Officer. Last month, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) East received a tipfrom MDOC regarding a potential smuggling attempt […]
