LANSING, Mich – Last week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill into law that appropriates funds for the school breakfast program, supports special education, and appropriates federal resources to promote safe, healthy learning environments by investing in violence and bullying prevention. “Every kid in every district deserves to feel safe […]
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Spare Ribs Anyone
I hurt my ribs a week ago. I won’t say how or where it happened, but needless to say, I am in excruciating pain. I have never had pain like this. But now I know why God made toes. I said that at the doctor’s office the other day, and […]
Charity Hockey Classic Raises Dollars for Compassionate Needs Fund
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. –The Charity Hockey Classic raised more than $8,000 this past weekend for MyMichigan Medical Center Sault’s Compassionate Needs Fund. Players from MyMichigan Medical Center Sault competed against representatives from Clark Construction to raise money and awareness for this new fund in Sault Ste. Marie. During the game […]
Soo Locks Engineers Day 2023, a multi-event occasion
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 and the Craft Show are planning the […]
Laker Women’s Basketball Fall to No. 5 Grand Valley
ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State University women’s basketball program (6-19, 3-14 GLIAC) fell to the Grand Valley State Lakers (25-2, 16-1 GLIAC) by a final score of 77-42 on Thursday. Grand Valley pushed out ahead early, but Lake State was able to close late with five straight points […]
Laker Men’s Basketball Take Down GVSU To Secure Home Court Advantage
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State University (LSSU) men’s basketball team (12-13, 11-6 GLIAC) earned a 65-57 victory over the Grand Valley State Lakers (16-11, 10-7 GLIAC) to secure home court advantage in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament. Caden Ebeling opened up the scoring […]
Stepmother Feels Slighted By Teen’s Birthday Episode
DEAR ABBY: I am a first-generation Mexican American who married into a Caucasian blended family. My husband, my stepdaughter, “Lisa,” and her mother and stepfather make up a beautiful unit. I have no children. Although my family initially ruffled at my interracial marriage, they got with the program — so […]
Crawford County Prosecutor clears State Trooper in the fatal shooting of man earlier this month
CRAWFORD COUNTY, MI – Crawford County Prosecutor Sierra Koch has determined that a Michigan State Police trooper will not be charged in the fatal shooting of a man earlier this month. In findings released Wednesday, Koch said the trooper used “reasonable, justified and legal” action when they shot David Alan […]
Mackinac Trail business destroyed by fire
SOO TOWNSHIP, Mi — Between 8:30 and 9:00 this morning, a fire broke out at Proline Automotive, located at 5977 S Mackinac Tr, on the corner of Mackinac Tr and 6 Mile Rd. By the time Soo Township Fire Department arrived about 9am, black smoke was billowing from the building […]
Court: Sault PD can’t conceal police force policy
The Sault Ste Marie, MI Police Department has been ordered to release its full policy on the use of force after failing to convince the state appeals court that portions should be concealed from the public. The court noted that Amy Hjerstedt’s request in Sault Ste. Marie followed the killing […]