Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Kenneth “Kenny” Dale Kammers, age 45, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died at his home on August 10, 2022. He was born in St. Ignace, Michigan, on June 19, 1977, to Dale McDowell and Mary Kammers. Kenny grew up in St. Ignace with his mother and grandmother. He spent many hours at […]
Cynthia Sue Cawthorne, of Mackinac Island and East Lansing, passed away Friday, September 2, after a sudden and unexpected two-day illness. She passed at Munson Hospital, Traverse City, after being air-lifted from Mackinac Island. Cynthia was born April 11, 1949, in Hart, Michigan to William J. and Hazel Margaret (Field) […]
Prison facilities in Ionia and Adrian are shrinking this fall in the wake of a plummeting prison population and a crippling shortage of workers. The consolidations won’t result in layoffs, however. There are enough openings in prisons in each of the Michigan communities to absorb the employees of the mothballed […]
An existing law criminalizing most abortions in Michigan is unconstitutional and shouldn’t be enforced, Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled. In an opinion issued Wednesday afternoon, Gleicher said enforcement of the long-dormant ban on abortions except for life-threatening pregnancies would mean Michigan women would be “denied appropriate, safe and […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – A beautiful, nearly cloudless day welcomed participants to the Mackinac Bridge Walk today, likely a big contributor to an uptick in participation over last year. “We’re so glad to have had 26,000 people from across Michigan and beyond join us for this beloved event on such a perfect […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Department of Commerce has invested $2 million in American Rescue Plan Funds to support tourism in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2 million grant to Sault Ste. […]
Officers are investigating gunshots in the 100-block of Albert Street West on Monday morning, Sault Ste. Marie police say. Police responded to reports of gunfire shortly before 4 a.m. in an alley between Albert Street West and Alexandra Street. Upon arrival, officers located a victim suffering from gunshot wounds. The […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — Fifty years ago today, on Sept. 7, 1972, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians was federally recognized, bringing to fruition decades of work by area Anishinaabe people. Through the work of a dedicated group of Anishinaabe, on Dec. 24, 1953, the “Original Bands of […]
The Soo Indians opened up their 2022-23 Midget AAA Hockey Season on September 3, 2022 at the Taffy Abel Arena hosting the Green Bay Bobcats. Being the first game, both teams were nervous and played a little slow in the opening period with neither team able to score. In the […]
MACKINAW CITY, MI – The 64th Mackinac Bridge Walk will welcome tens of thousands of people to step onto Michigan’s famous suspension bridge on Labor Day. Here’s how you can be one of them. The famous 5-mile-long suspension bridge opens to foot traffic once a year. It all started in 1958. An […]
