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The Connor Gorsuch Kids Fishing Day returns this Saturday at Rotary Park in Sault Michigan. It’s a g…
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has decided not to enforce strict paperwork requirements for do…
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The Newberry DNR will be conducting a prescribed burn in McMillan Township, Luce County, today; Mond…
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All eyes will be on Mackinac Island as sailors make their way for the Bayview Yacht Club’s 100th Mac…
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President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election on Sunday, concludi…
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Today, personnel performed a push-in ceremony for our 2024 Ford F-250 Advanced Life Support Intercep…
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It was at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday that the Coast Guard received notification regarding an oil…
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Millions of Michigan households are now receiving a postcard with important voting information from …
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Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider / 1-800-562-4963CLMCAA Hosts Brat Fundraiser to Support Home…
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51st Annual Biggest Little Town Parade in Michigan, in Curtis, theme, Christmas in July float winner…
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Newberry Country Club say they will open Monday July 8th following a strong thunderstorm on June 29t…
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Fall turkey hunting license applications for the 2024 season are available now through Aug. 1. Yo…
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REF: 346 West Spruce Street Fire At approximately 11:18 p.m. on April 15th, 2024, the Sault Ste. …
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In a heartbreaking case out of Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula, an elderly 85-year-old grandfathe…
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Nestled in the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the Kinross Chippewa County International Airpor…
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Lake Superior State University introduces a non-credit/introductory level course designed toenhance …
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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society is humbled to receive the “Superior Award” from the His…
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Hope Snyder, 43, of Kincheloe, pled no contest to Second Degree Murder, First Degree Arson, and two …
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A woman from Chippewa County has passed away following a motorcycle accident with a deer on M-134 cl…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed bipartisan legislation to protect Michiganders from…
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (F…
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Michigan House Bill 5223 and House Bill 5224, along with Senate Bill 617 and Senate Bill 618 look to…
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On Monday, June 17, C2AE Engineering, based out of Escanaba, MI, will begin aiding Water and Light (…
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It’s been another successful summer for the resident peregrine falcons at the Sault Ste. Marie Inter…
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Three climate monitoring and maritime safety buoys have been deployed for the season from the south …
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A fresh face has arrived in the area. Standing at 30 feet tall, primarily composed of metal, and exu…
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Helen Newberry Joy Hospital (HNJH) is thrilled to announce that Dr. Eric Mancini, a board-certified …
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning Michigan residents about medetomidin…
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Cross-Border Collaboration Advances Oil Spill Research and Response: (right-left) U.S. Coast Guard C…
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Time is running out to submit a claim for a cash payment from Walmart. The deadline to submit a c…
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St. Mary’s Catholic School in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, is seeking a full time K-6teachers for t…
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David Livermore, 1997 Engadine Consolidated Schools graduate and 7-12 instructional aid, recently pl…
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Last year, the fourth of July fireworks were not visiable on this side of the river. That’s because …
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Patients who have opted to receive text messages from MyMichigan Health will soon see a new number p…
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The first season of a two-season repaving project on the Mackinac Bridge’s north viaduct and approac…
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U.S. First Lady Jill Biden will make a stop in the upper peninsula Friday to tour the Soo Locks in S…
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Nurses are continuing to organize picket lines at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault after another roun…
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On Friday, May 10th, the Honorable Beth Ann Gibson of the 92nd District Court in St. Ignace issued a…
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Cloverland Cares excitedly announces 13 scholarship recipients in 2024. The Cloverland Cares scholar…
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The House of Bargains building on Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, owned by Cloverland Electric Co…
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MUNISING, Mich. — Charges were formally dismissed against former Michigan Department of Corrections …
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ST. IGNACE – The Mackinac Straits Health System (MSHS) plays a key role in patient care for the Stra…
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday announced a $10.25 million, 50-jurisdict…
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The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge Administration is pleased to see the return of their annua…
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) says it will modernize mail operations at its Iron Mountain …
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The sheriff in Luce County is warning the community about reports of calls from someone claiming to …
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Governor Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Southwest Michigan after a Tuesday night storm sys…
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Ferry Service to Neebish Island will be reduced as the summer season approaches. Earlier this year t…
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) in partnership with The Salvation Army …
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LANSING — In an effort to maintain safety in and around a popular tourist hotspot, Michigan lawmake…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments of Whitney Gravelle and Kevin Co…
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Saturday saw the 77th commencement ceremony take place on the campus of Lake Superior State Universi…
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Speed Limit signs may be coming to Mackinaw Island. While motor vehicles are not used on the Island…
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WASHINGTON – Cargill Meat Solutions, a Hazleton, Pa., establishment, is recalling approximately 16,2…
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Thursday (5/2), Bay Mills Indian Community received the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation f…
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Parents and caregivers who think child heatstroke deaths could “never” happen on their watch should …
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Temperatures are heating up which means it’s the perfect time for ice cream! Join St. Mary’s Catholi…
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DEARBORN — The discovery of an issue that potentially cause tail lights to not illuminate has prompt…
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Boating season is approaching fast and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Op…
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (N…
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Newberry, MI — LMAS District Health Department (LMAS) in partnership with Michigan Department of H…
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WHITEFISH POINT, MICH. – The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) is proud to announce t…
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $5.6 million to consumers as the …
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Michigan businessman and candidate for U.S. Congress in the First district J.D. Wilson announced his…
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DETROIT — With the signing of two new bipartisan bills into law, Govevor Gretchen Whitmer is ensurin…
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(Gray News) – The possibility of E. coli contamination has prompted the U.S. Department of Agricultu…
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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday the Department of Transportation made an announcement stating that airline…
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MARQUETTE, Mich. – Despite the increasing strength of Cannabis retail sales in Michigan concerns rem…
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Grand Marais, Mich. – With the cancellation of the U.P.’s two premiere sled dog races, The UP 200 an…
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As the struggle with year-round housing and worker shortages continues to plague Northern Michigan l…
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WASHINGTON — On Saturday the House passed legislation Saturday potentially banning TikTok in the U.S…
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This week, Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI-01) and Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) introd…
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will begin providing payments this fall…
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Newly announced awards of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) dollars in two national programs mark a sign…
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WASHINGTON — On Monday the Supreme Court will consider whether or not banning homeless people from s…
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GLADSTONE, Mich. – In response to the ever increasing crisis around violence in schools such as shoo…
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April 20, or 4/20, has become an unofficial holiday for cannabis enthusiasts. The Michigan Office of…
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NEW YORK — An issue with battery detection potentially resulting in loss of drive power, increasing …
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As part of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Awareness Week, the Michigan Department of Health …
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MUNISING, Mich. – The LMAS District Health Department in partnership with the Luce County Sheriff’s …
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LANSING – Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced 13 felony charges against form…
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HOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. – Jacob Kempainen, 20, the second of two people accused in the shooting that …
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The LMAS District Health Department has partnered with the Luce County Sheriff’s Office, Mackinac C…
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At approximately 11:18 pm on April 15 th , 2023, the Sault Ste. Marie Fire and Police Departmentsres…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins today an…
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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there is no link that has been dete…
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MARQUETTE — The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) in cooperation with local partners, utiliz…
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CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., — Nurses in Sault Michigan are now on strike following negotiations between…
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The Easterday Ave. Truck Route Reconstruction and Carbide Dock Port Reconstruction projects are star…
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LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joined by Department of Licensing and Regulatory …
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CHIPPEWA COUNTY – Chippewa County has been chosen to receive $22,529 for Phase 41 to supplement emer…
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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – After another full day of negotiating, an agreement between MyMichigan Hea…
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PONTIAC, Mich. — On Tuesday the parents of a Michigan school shooter were each sentenced to a minimu…
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) ha…
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Biden-Harris Administration leaders will fan out across the country as President Biden announces his…
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MARQUETTE, Mich. – In a vote that was unanimous, the Marquette City Commission supported maintaining…
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The Bay Mills Indian Community Executive Council authorized the placement of $1,000,000 from their s…
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LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is alerting Michigan consumers to a massive data bre…
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