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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office praised several pieces of the economic development proposal that cleared the Senate on Tuesday but didn’t directly address the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund bill that would move up to $250 million toward community-focused projects. The Senate in a late night session on what was […]
GAYLORD, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is continuing the construction phase of a two-year, $52 million investment to rebuild 9 miles of I-75 from Levering Road to US-31 in Cheboygan County. This year’s work includes rebuilding the northern half of the project (northbound lanes first, then southbound […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) basketball program (23-9) fell to the Ferris State Bulldogs (28-7) in the closing moments of the Midwest Regional Championship in a hard-fought game by a final score of 86-81 on Tuesday. “The finality of it always hurts no matter what time of the […]
I never knew my paternal grandfather. He died when my dad was three years old, but my step-grandfather was very special to me, and I always called him Grandpa. My grandparents lived on Superior Street, and they had one of the largest gardens in town. My grandfather worked hard in […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau, the United States Coast Guard, the Lake Superior State University Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Hospice of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, and […]
LANSING, MI — A Chippewa County man has plans of retirement in the near future after he recently won a $500,000 prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s $500,000 Cash Multiplier instant game. “I buy instant tickets every day, typically on my way to work,” said the 59-year-old winner who chose to […]
WASHINGTON — During a speech Saturday night in front of hundreds of politicians and Washington media members, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hinted (jokingly?) at a possible stop in Washington in the coming years. Whitmer was one of a handful of speakers at the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner where she […]
DEEPHAVEN, Minn. – Lake Superior State (LSSU) senior goaltender Ethan Langenegger (Kamloops, B.C.) has been named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday. Langenegger recorded 34 saves in the Lakers’ Mason Cup Semifinal game at Bemidji State on Saturday, and his 34 saves were tied for […]
“Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.” – Psalm 57:1 (ESV) I don’t think I will ever forget November 10, 2002, the day […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) basketball program (23-8) are dancing their way to the Midwest Regional Championship game after a thrilling 88-80 victory over the Upper Iowa Peacocks (22-10) on Sunday. “Hard fought game both ways,” said LSSU Head Coach Steve Hettinga. “Upper Iowa is a great team, […]