SAN DIEGO (AP) — A packed boat suspected of being used in a human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said. Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded […]
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Track & Field Has Strong Showing at GVSU Extra Weekend Meet
ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in Grand Valley State University’s Extra Weekend Meet in Allendale, Mich. on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, March 1. The Lakers had another strong weekend as a number of athletes recorded new personal records while David Mitter once […]
UPDATE: MSP Sault Troopers looking for voluntarily missing person
UPDATE: Russel Ulrey, reported as missing on April 28, was located in the Rudyard area on May 1. His rental vehicle was located last week but there was no sign of Ulrey. Ulrey became lost in the wooded area around Rudyard and found shelter in a deer blind. He was […]
91-Year-Old Active Police Officer Has No Plans to Retire Anytime Soon
At 91 years of age, LC “Buckshot” Smith may just be the world’s oldest serving police officer, but he says he has no plans to retire just yet. Buckshot doesn’t move around as fast as he used to, but that hasn’t been stopping him from patrolling the street of his […]
Local fires keep fire departments busy
Soo Fire Dept was called to the 1500 block of Ryan St. Monday evening for a garage fire at 9:51pm. By the time firefighters arrived on-scene the fire had spread to the unattached residence on the property as well as had done heat damage to the exterior of a neighboring […]
Susan Currie
Susan Ann Currie, age 76, of Mackinaw City, Michigan, died April 22, 2021 in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born September 23, 1944 in Cheboygan, Michigan to Ray Currie and Hazel Hamlin. Susan grew up in Cheboygan and moved on to live in Curtis, Michigan for some time. She eventually made […]
Robert “Bob ” Nicholls
Robert “Bob” Nicholls, age 84, of Sault Ste. Marie passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2021, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Bob was born in Sault Ste. Marie on December 31, 1936, and graduated from Sault High School with the class of 1956. He served in the U.S. […]
Michigan State Agency approved a permit for the Line 5 Pipeline replacement in the Straits of Mackinac before required analysis was completed
LANSING – On Monday evening, Bay Mills Indian Community has challenged a permit issued to Enbridge Energy by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) that would allow Enbridge to build a massive tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house a new segment of its Line […]
India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system
NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms health care systems on the brink of collapse. The health ministry reported a single-day record 3,293 […]
Six Lakers Receive All-GLIAC Honors
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Six Lake Superior State student-athletes received All-Conference honors as announced by Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) officials on Monday, April 12. On the men’s team, Juho Kantola was named to the All-GLIAC First Team while Xavier Vicent Navarro was named to the All-GLIAC Second Team. […]













