On March 17, 2022, Shawn Alex Vert (age 35) was sentenced by the Honorable James P. Lambros of the 50th Circuit Court in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Mr. Vert was sentenced to 35 years to 60 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections, based on his conviction of one count […]
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Brimley woman injured in car accident on I-75
NUNDA TOWNSHIP — A woman from the Upper Peninsula was taken to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey after she sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries when she lost control on the wet roadway of I-75. At 3:01 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, the Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to […]
Annual spring weight restrictions extending to parts of Upper Peninsula Friday
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies are enacting additional annual spring weight restrictions to protect roads. Effective 6 a.m. Friday, March 18, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways from the Michigan/Indiana and Michigan/Ohio state lines north to and including […]
Sharon Kennedy – A Shamrock, a Shillelagh, and a Stout
Every St. Patrick’s Day, Dad drilled into us kids the importance of wearing something green and proudly pinning a shamrock to our clothing. March 17 was the only day of the year orange was an absolutely forbidden color for it was a reminder of the old troubles between Catholics and […]
With new invasive carp money, the Great Lakes learns from past invasions
It was a year ago this month when Michigan fish and wildlife regulators caught wind that aquarium moss balls sold in a Washington state pet shop were infested with zebra mussels, an invasive species that has decimated Great Lakes ecosystems. Within a day, Corporal Nick Torsky and his fellow Michigan […]
Historic Mackinac Island home owned by doctor, nurse destroyed in fire
A two-story historic clapboard home on the East Bluff of Mackinac Island, overlooking the harbor and filled with a century of memories, is now gray ash and rubble. “The fire was spotted by a security guard at the Grand Hotel. He saw an orange glow,” Kathryn Kavanaugh Ledtke, of Fort Gratiot, told the […]
Glen Eric Ludwig
Glen Eric Ludwig, age 72, of Raber, Michigan, died on February 10, 2022, at his home. He was born on May 3, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan, to Thomas Omar and Margaret Elizabeth (Gribben) Ludwig. Glen grew up on Willis Road in Ypsilanti, Michigan and graduated from Lincoln Schools. He married […]
David James Shields lll
David James Shields lll, age 33 of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on February 27, 2022. On July 19, 1988, David was born in Phoenix, Arizona to parents Robert “Rob” James Shields and Jacqueline “Jackie” Robin Perron. David grew up in Phoenix, Arizona; Orlando, Florida; and Sault Ste. Marie, […]
Maple Syrup season well underway
Spring in Northern Michigan marks the return of the maple syrup season. For many this is the first opportunity to get back into the woods after a long winter. There is a lot of debate over the origins of maple tapping, but the practice goes back to indigenous culture where […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI — Detectives from Trident have been investigating individuals involved with the smuggling of narcotics into our area. On 3-13-2022 at approximately 0322 am a traffic stop was conducted on I-75 in Chippewa County. A search warrant was also conducted. As a result of the search Detectives seized […]












