LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Medina Spirit’s victory in the Kentucky Derby is in serious jeopardy because of a failed postrace drug test, one that led Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Sunday in the latest scandal to plague the sport. Baffert denied all wrongdoing and […]
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Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police said. Officers arrived at a trailer to […]
Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper sprayed and fallen to the ground as the crowd rushed the building entrance on Jan. 6. “Let him out, he’s done,” Black claimed to have […]
Charles Wright
Charles P. Wright, 67, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Tuesday May 4, 2021 at Hospice of the EUP surrounded by his family. He was born August 19, 1953 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Everett and Margaret Wright. Charles was a man that gave his all. Every moment […]
James Craig will challenge Whitmer for governor
Detroit — James Craig, one of the longest-serving police chiefs in the city’s history, will run in a bid to challenge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in next year’s gubernatorial race, a source close to the chief said Friday. Craig, who is expected Monday to announce his retirement from the department, told The Detroit […]
Cases on the rise in eastern U.P.; State launches new vaccine milestone tracker
COVID cases continue to rise in four eastern Upper Peninsula counties. Mackinac County added the most cases throughout April with 131 cases, followed by Luce County with 100 cases. Alger and Schoolcraft Counties each increased by a total of 47 cases, according to the Luce, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft District Health […]
MDHHS ending enforcement of school quarantine guidelines
Local health departments will no longer require area school districts to enforce the state’s COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, which says students in close contact to a person with COVID-19 must stay home. Health officials in Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Ionia counties still do recommend districts use the Michigan Department of Health […]
Beverly Kammers
Beverly Ann Kammers, age 84, if St. Ignace, Michigan, died on May 5, 2021 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born January 8, 1937, in St. Ignace, to Adolph Fred and Anna Louise (Hansen) Litzner. Beverly grew up in St. Ignace and graduated from LaSalle High […]
Ethel Rae Autore
Ethel Rae Autore, age 92, of Cedarville, Michigan, died April 19, 2021, at Cedar Cove in Cedarville. She was born on June 24, 1928, in Newberry, Michigan to Herbert and Gertrude Mae (Owen) Duff. Ethel grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and graduated from Soo Area High School in […]
Steven “Sevy” Severance
Steven Cal Severance, AKA “Sevy” age 63 of Kincheloe, Michigan passed away May 3rd, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born June 20th, 1957 in Woodbury, NJ to the late Raymond C Severance and Joan Lee (Eddy) Karlson. Steve was a graduate of Newberry High School […]













