SAULT STE MARIE, MI — Leadership, employees, providers and volunteers of War Memorial Hospital recently gathered to celebrate the completion of its affiliation with MyMichigan Health. The partnership makes the hospital the tenth Medical Center in the MyMichigan Health system. To reflect the hospital joining MyMichigan, War Memorial Hospital has […]
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Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after deadly fight in Texas
A nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system remained in effect Tuesday after two inmates were killed Monday during a gang fight at a penitentiary in Texas, officials said. Multiple inmates were involved in an altercation at U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont in Texas about 11:30 a.m., according to the Bureau of […]
16-Year-Old Runaway Girl in Ishpeming
Authorities are currently on the lookout for a runaway teenage girl in the Upper Peninsula Monday afternoon. Via Facebook posts by Jamie Koski and WBUP ABC 10 Ishpeming, police say that 16-year-old Aili Biddle ran away from home during the early morning hours between 12:00 and 5:00 am. Aili is believed […]
Local neighbor’s concern frees homebound resident
The Luce County Sheriff Department snowmobile patrol along with a local Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer were flagged down by a local citizen who was concerned about a local resident living off grid who recently lost their spouse. They had not been seen in a few days and […]
State Police offer Home Inventory Form
The Michigan State Police (MSP) wants everyone to be prepared in case they are a victim of crime or when disaster strikes. Troopers are often called to complaints of breaking and entering where the victim can be out thousands of dollars in stolen property. Being the victim of a crime […]
Michigan is distributing 10 million free KN95 masks
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan is distributing 10 million free KN95 masks to help protect residents from COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday. Health experts suggest stepping up protection against the highly contagious omicron variant with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s. The state health department […]
Rare eagle seen in Maine, wowing birders, might stay a bit
GEORGETOWN, Maine (AP) — A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving in Maine last month might not be in a hurry to leave. The Steller’s sea eagle arrived in Maine in late December after a brief stop in Massachusetts more than a month […]
Teenager arrested after police find 38-year-old woman dead in Calumet
CALUMET, MI – A teenager has been arrested after a woman was found dead in the Upper Peninsula. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to the scene of the shootingat a home on Quincy Street in Franklin Township at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Monday. Deputies from the […]
Sault Tribe conducts broadband survey
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is requesting all residents (tribal and non-tribal) of the St. Ignace and Kinross area to complete a Broadband Survey that will provide the tribe with the information required to compete for federal funds to add and improve broadband […]
Marquette Man Arrested for Child Sexually Abusive Material
MARQUETTE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Thomas Charles Raymus, 37, of Marquette, forchild sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The investigation was initiated when a tip was received from the […]