Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones were among 31 arrested as part of a widespread FBI investigation on Thursday, Fox News Digital confirmed. The investigation was tied to a probe into members of the La Cosa […]
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MSP Troopers Respond to Rollover Crash on I-75 in Soo Township
Chippewa County, Michigan. An 18-year-old driver was ejected and injured in a rollover crashon I-75 this afternoon after losing control of his vehicle and not wearing a seatbelt. On October 21, 2025, at approximately 3:45 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police(MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a single-vehicle […]
Lakers Sweep Exhibition Series, Beat Simon Fraser 3-2
Branden Piku scored twice, and Lake Superior State capped off a great weekend in Plymouth, MI with a 3-2 win over the Simon Fraser Red Leafs after beating the US Under-18s 6-2 on Friday. With Great Lake State Weekend at Taffy Abel Arena next weekend, these were two big wins for […]
Gov. Whitmer Lowers Flags to Honor Former Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, October 22 to honor and remember former Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. The flag lowering will coincide with the date of thefuneral. “Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was a stalwart voice for Detroit,” said Governor Whitmer. “Whether it was […]
Eagles outlast Storm in goal-filled affair
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A frenzied finish that featured six third period goals saw the Soo Eagles eventually outlast the Iroquois Falls Storm 6-5 in overtime Saturday in a wild Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Pullar Stadium. The Eagles began the scoring midway through the opening stanza as […]
Brimley Woman Arrested on Felony Charges Following Traffic Stop
Chippewa County, Michigan. A 45-year-old Brimley woman has been arraigned on felony drugand obstruction charges following a traffic stop in which she allegedly resisted troopers and wasfound with suspected methamphetamine and open intoxicants. On October 16, 2025, at approximately 3:39 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police(MSP) Sault Ste. Marie […]
Osborn Elected Governor
In 1923, Stanley Newton published “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part thirty of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and the area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis In 1908, Mr. Osborn […]
I hope Democrats learn from this shutdown. But we know that they won’t.
In the third week of the government shutdown, both sides are fully in the midst of playing the blame game, trying to convince voters that the other side is responsible for the government coming to a screeching halt. Republicans are claiming that Democrats are forcing a shutdown to score political […]
Obelisk Being Removed from Native Burial Site
After decades of advocacy to protect a historic Native American burial site, on what is known as Brady Park in Sault Ste. Marie, the large obelisk is finally being removed. The obelisk was placed at the site without tribal consultation in 1907 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Soo […]
Railroad Bridge Repair Causes Detour on US-2
POWERS, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Menominee County Road Commission have issued a permit for railroad bridge work near the US-2/US-41 intersection in Powers, Menominee County, requiring a short detour Oct. 20-31. A five-day closure of US-2 will begin at about 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20. The detour […]












