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US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians, not ISIS-K

A US Central Command investigation found the 29 August strike killed an aid worker along with nine members of his family, including seven children. The youngest child, Sumaya, was just two years old. US intelligence had tracked the man’s car for eight hours, believing it was linked to terrorist group […]

Wildfire burning on Isle Royale

ISLE ROYAL, Mich. (AP) — A wildfire that’s burned about 200 acres on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale has prompted the National Park Service to close some trails and campground areas on the wilderness island. The park service said Sunday on the Isle Royale National Park’s Facebook page that the closures […]

Fred Bryner

Fred Dean Bryner, age 76, of Hessel, Michigan, died on August 22, 2021, at his home in Hessel, surrounded by his family. Fred was born on May 3, 1945, in Flint, Michigan, to Harry Lloyd and Lorena June (Harris) Bryner and was raised on a farm in Hillsdale County, Michigan. […]

Gerald Courtney Bawks

Gerald Courtney Bawks, 87, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away August 2, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan at War Memorial Hospital. Born on June 13, 1934, in Keldon, MI., he was a son of the late Clifford J. and Leola (Pennington) Bawks. As a youngster, the family moved […]

William Thomas Murphy

William Thomas Murphy, age 87, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, in War Memorial Hospital in the Sault. William, known as Bill to friends and Tim to his family, was born on March 10, 1934, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to the late William and Helen (Van Brocklin) Murphy.  He […]

Houghton Co Sheriff dies in home accident

Houghton — Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean died Monday after he was injured at his Upper Peninsula home over the weekend, authorities said. McLean had been in critical condition at a hospital in Marquette, his office said in a statement. He was on life support and died at about 8 p.m., representatives […]

Local resident arrested on many sex crime charges

n 2020 Kinross PD investigated a CSC complaint involving a victim, child 13-17 year old. During the time of the investigation the suspect fled the area. The investigation resulted in a warrant for multiple Felony charges. Later in 2021 the Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office investigated another incident involving another victim. […]

Feds: Vice Lords gang conspiracy includes hits on inmates

Detroit — Federal agents Thursday arrested more than three dozen members and associates of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation street gang in an attempt to stem the rise of gun violence in one of the nation’s most dangerous cities.  The arrests coincided with prosecutors unsealing a 39-count indictment accusing alleged Michigan gang leader Kevin “Spaghetti” Fordham, […]