MISSAUKEE COUNTY. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Emergency Support Team (EST) and troopers from the MSP Houghton Post attempted to arrest 41-year-old Dale Steven Dziesinski from McBain who had made death threats to health care professionals in the Traverse City area. The standoff ended after Dziesinski took his own life. […]
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Hospital Association urges extension of “three week pause”
The Michigan Health and Hospital Association in a statement this morning said the Department of Health and Human Services should continue its current three-week pause on things like in-person dining, in-person instruction in high schools and other congregate activities to continue slowing the spread of coronavirus. The group, which represents […]
NOJHL Commissioner, Detroit Tigers catcher guests tonight on “The Game”
By Scott Nason“The Game” 1400 ESPNTheGameSportsShow.podbean.com Many local sports in the area continue to be in a pause and their immediate future unknown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are many others able to play, including the LSSU hockey Lakers, Soo Indians, Soo Jr. Greyhounds, and we will talk […]
Kinross man arrested for domestic violence and other charges
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On December 5, 2020 at approximately 8:30 p.m. a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a reported domestic violence incident at a residence in the area of M-80 Highway near Lakeview Road in Kinross Township, Chippewa County. The suspect, […]
Newberry man arrested for possession of meth
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On December 4, 2020 at approximately 10:15 p.m. a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle for a traffic violation on County Road 402 near County Road 405 in Pentland Township, Luce County. The driver […]
Lakers 1-0-1 on the weekend to close out 2020.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie against the Alabama Huntsville Chargers in the opening game of a non-conference series on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. At the close of the first period, […]
Devotion: HELP ME
“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 (NIV) I can usually spot the person from a distance, one who is weary and burdened. It shows in their face, their gait, and demeanor. It’s as if they are carrying the […]
State Troopers make felony drug arrest
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On December 4, 2020 at approximately 12:30 a.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle for an equipment violation on M-123 Highway near County Road 428 in McMillian Township, State.Troopers identified the driver as 32-year-old […]
Lost couple found safe in remote area of Drummond Island
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — An Upper Peninsula couple is safe after being found on Drummond Island. According to Chippewa County investigators, Central Dispatch received a 911 call from the couple on the island in the early evening hours on Wednesday. One of the lost people was able to communicate […]
Canada: US border measures to last until COVID is under control
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the ban on nonessential travel with the United States will not be lifted until COVID-19 is significantly more under control around the world. Canada and the U.S. have limited border crossings since March, extending the restrictions each month. “Until the virus is significantly under […]