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Stolen Car Suspect Leads Local Police on 120+ mph Chase

On 9/19/2025, Central Dispatch advised all units that a vehicle had just been reported stolen from Sault Ste Marie, MI. Sault Ste. Marie PD was handling the initial investigation. A description was given, including the registration plate. Further information was that the driver was a suspect for a strong-arm robbery and […]

Annual Walk for Warmth Event Set For October 4th

Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community Action Agency (CLMCAA) is proud toannounce its annual Walk for Warmth event, set to take place on Saturday, October 4th, 2025. Thisyear’s event is generously sponsored by Albert Heating & Cooling, Inc., with support from localcommunity members and businesses. The Walk […]

Memorial Erected

In 1923, Stanley Newton published “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part twenty-nine 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 A permanent memorial of […]

Special teams power Voodoos by Eagles

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos rode the strength of two power play tallies as well as a pair of shorthanded efforts to help power them to a 5-1 victory over the Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday night at the Powassan Sportsplex. Taking the lead just […]

M-48 detour lifted in Chippewa County

NEWBERRY, Mich. – The detour of the M-48 overpass project at I-75 near Rudyard in Chippewa County has been lifted and the bridge is now open to traffic. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) invested about $5 million to repair the second of two M-48 overpasses over I-75 this summer. Work included deck overlays; deck, substructure and […]

Thunderbirds trim Eagles in OT 

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A nifty Deven Jones-McDonald individual rush, 13 seconds into overtime, saw him cap-off a 4-3 come from behind triumph by the Soo Thunderbirds over the Soo Eagles Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition action at John Rhodes Community Centre. The Eagles opened the scoring […]

MSP Find Lost Survival Challenge Contestant in Pigeon River

On September 6, Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to the Pigeon River State Forest to assist the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office in locating a 36-year-old woman missing from California. The woman was a contestant in a YouTube survival challenge and had become lost the previous […]

MSP Rescue Man in Traverse City After He Walks Into Lake

Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Traverse City Post responded to Voice Road in Kingsley for a 54-year-old man who was experiencing a mental crisis and attempting to walk into traffic. Upon arrival, troopers quickly established rapport with the man, who voluntarily agreed to be transported to Munson Medical […]