Monday, August 10, 2026
HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI. On August 5 at approximately 12:30 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Calumet Post responded to a traffic crash on US-41 near Golf Course Road in Osceola Township. The preliminary investigation indicates that an SUV driven by a 45-year-old female, with two children aspassengers, was […]
The top of the general election ticket has been settled Tuesday night, with a faceoff between Jocelyn Benson and John James to become Michigan’s next governor. Benson rolled to a blowout win that exceeded even the lofty expectations created by a poll showing her up 60 points, defeating Genesee County […]
UPDATE: The Associated Press has declared Al-Sayed the winner of the Michigan Democratic Primary for US Senate against Haley Stevens. Original Story:The Democratic primary for Michigan’s Senate seat hung on a razor’s edge early Wednesday, with the unresolved race becoming the latest and most dramatic example of a lingering divide […]
LANSING, MICH. As Michigan continues to face increasingly frequent and complex disasters that require coordinated response efforts across all levels of government, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared August as Emergency Management Awareness Month. The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is recognizing the dedicated emergency management professionals who […]
DETROIT (AP) — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the […]
Upper Peninsula, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) is pleased to announce thepromotion of Detective Sergeant Matthew LaBonte to Detective Lieutenant, where he willoversee the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET). The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) is a multi-jurisdictional narcoticstask force serving all 15 counties of Michigan’s Upper […]
Michigan has stipulated it will not enforce the state ban on conversion therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors as part of an agreement filed this week with a federal court to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a similar law in […]
Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.” Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of the attacks is being investigated, but they came amid warnings […]
In 1923, Stanley Newton published “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part four going back to the beginning of the Sault, in a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie. Punctuation and grammar have been left intact. – Laurie Davis The dogs used […]
Registration is open for more than 50 in-person hunter safety education classes, all taking place during the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety Education Week Aug. 10-16. These classes, held at locations around the state, provide a convenient way to earn your hunter safety education certificate. To purchase a […]
