Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced a required five-year Consumer Price Index adjustment for snowmobile trail permit fees. Starting this year, the fee will increase from $52 to $65 and will remain in place for the next five-year period. This change follows a statutory requirement (Public Act 400 […]
Do you love walleye fishing and want to help support a strong fishery? Get out on the water this summer for the Midwest Walleye Challenge — you’ll have the chance to win cash prizes and provide useful information to fisheries biologists. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is partnering with […]
EMMET COUNTY, MI. A Levering woman has been charged with two counts of operating a vehicle whileintoxicated after back-to-back arrests. On May 6, 2026, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to the area ofUS 31 Highway near Litzner Road in Carp Lake Township after receiving a […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11th, Seasonal Loadand Speed Restrictions will be lifted on all City Streets. Normal legal weight limits willresume at that time. Please use designated truck routes for permitted overweight andoversized vehicles. Transport permits may be purchased via Oxcart Permitting […]
At approximately 4:00 pm on May 8th, 2026, the Sault Ste. Marie Fire and Police Departmentsresponded to a report of structure fire at 1924 E. 10th Ave. within the City of Sault Ste. Marie. Uponarrival within 5 minutes of dispatch, a home, well involved with fire and smoke products, wasencountered. […]
LANSING — Four years after a signature fraud scandal rocked Michigan’s gubernatorial race, Republican frontrunners Perry Johnson and John James are facing dueling challenges to the petition signatures they filed to qualify for the August primary ballot. A super PAC backing James is asserting Johnson doesn’t have enough valid petition signatures, alleging […]
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, May 8 to honor and remember former state Representative Steve Adamini. The flag lowering will coincide with the date of the memorial. “Representative Steve Adamini was a great friend, insightful and thoughtful legislator, and downright fun to be around,” said Governor Whitmer. “He dedicated […]
An angler from Lowell, Michigan, caught a new state-record fish: a gizzard shad that weighed 4.45 pounds and measured 20.3 inches long! Sedrick Neinhuis was spincasting on the Grand River in Kent County on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 22, when he brought in the record-breaker. This fish beats the […]
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective 7 a.m. Friday, May 8, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2 from the […]
Washington – Today, Representative Jack Bergman highlighted new record-setting progress by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in suicide prevention efforts, alongside historic funding secured through the appropriations process to support at-risk Veterans. This week, the VA announced that it has reached the highest levels on record for both suicide risk screenings […]
