Monday, September 28, 2026
Another week, another Ontario Provincial Police officer facing serious sexual-related charges. Const. Damien Morin, a 23-year veteran of the Sault Ste. Marie detachment, was already facing sexual assault, sexual assault causing bodily harm, and indecent exposure charges stemming from alleged incidents on Valentine’s Day involving two victims — one of […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is announcing the arrest of Morgan Charles Mitchell, 24 of Dalhart, Texas, for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material, using a computer to commit a crime, and capturing an image of […]
LANSING, Mich.—Today, in accordance with an order issued by President Donald Trump, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the State of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff at 6:00PM on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to honor […]
State taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the polarizing Copperwoodcopper mine in the far western Upper Peninsula following a vote Tuesday by the Michigan Strategic Fund. Toronto-based Highland Copper Inc. pitched the project in 2023 as a $425 million mine that will create 380 jobs during its 11-year lifecycle — […]
Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. “I loved that little doll,” Parton wrote decades later. “I expressed myself and my feelings through writing – I’m […]
As the President Donald Trump threatens to increase tariffs on Canadian goods, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized Trump’s tariff policy saying Michigan families will have to pay for it. The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal over the last few days, and Trump imposed a 50% tariff […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room for additional court challenges that could further slow […]
The Board of State Canvassers rejected the initiative petition today from Americans for Citizen Voting Michigan that would amend the Constitution by requiring the purging of non-citizens from the voting rolls and new proof of identification requirements for all voters. The board deadlocked 2-2 on whether the group had sufficient […]
Mackinac County, Michigan. The suspect in a stabbing that took place on August 21, 2026, in Mackinac County has been arraigned on his charges. 18-year-old Maxwell Phillips of Little Lake, Michigan was arraigned in the 92nd District Court on August 24, 2026. His charges were one count of attempted murder, […]
CHAC is honored to have received $15,000 in grant funding from the Mackinac Island Community Foundation through the following funds: · Mackinac Island Community Fund · Beaumont Fund · Donald and Valeria Bortz Health and Medical Fund · Health and Medical Care Fund The Community Foundation’s Spring Grant is funding salaries and operating expenses […]
