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UP Man Pleads Guilty In Explosives Case
TRAVERSE CITY (WWJ/AP) - A man from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula accused of buying and hiding more than 4,000 pounds of explosives has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. John Francis...
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Sheriff: Man Tried To Swallow Cyanide In Courtroom
CHEBOYGAN (AP) - Police say a man tried to swallow cyanide in court after being sentenced for polluting a Lake Huron bay. Scotland Stivers of Sault Ste. Marie was given a 30-day jail term and fined...
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GLITR Tech Tour Hitting The Michigan Road Again
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) — It’s time again for the Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report to hit the Michigan highway for the GLITR Spring Tech tour 2012. This year’s tour will be held May 10-18. Look,...
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Tech Tour Day One: Road Trip!
SAULT STE. MARIE — Greetings from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan’s first city, as the Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report’s 2012 Spring Tech Tour kicks off. This town of 14,000, founded all the...
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Tech Tour Day Two: High Tech’s Growing In The Soo
SAULT STE. MARIE — Michigan’s oldest city dates back to the 1660s. Its most famous feature, locks that get freighters around treacherous rapids between Lake Superior and the Lake Michigan-Huron system,...
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Tech Tour Day Three: On The Northern Michigan Road
TRAVERSE CITY — Getting from Sault Ste. Marie to the Traverse City area took a little longer than I thought it might because of a couple of really fascinating stops on Saturday, Day Three of the Great...
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June Celebration Set For Soo Bridge 50th Birthday
SAULT STE. MARIE (WWJ/AP) - U.S. and Canadian officials are planning a celebration next month for the 50th anniversary of the bridge that links Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and its Ontario namesake. The...
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1,000-Foot Freighter Runs Aground In St. Mary’s River
SAULT ST. MARIE (WWJ) - The Coast Guard responded to a 1,000-foot freighter that ran aground early Wednesday morning in the downbound channel of the St. Mary’s River. The vessel is on the west side of...
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EPA Gives $2.6M To Improve Great Lakes Beaches
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says more than $2.6 million in grants are being awarded to help improve water quality at Great Lakes beaches in Michigan and Wisconsin. The...
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Soo Library Boasts New Fiber-Optic Connection from Merit
SAULT STE. MARIE – Merit Network Inc. announced Friday that it has connected Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie with a new fiber-optic line as part of the REACH-3MC project. The connection was...
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Verizon Brings 4G LTE Network To Sault Ste. Marie
SOUTHFIELD — Verizon Wireless expanded its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Sault Ste. Marie and its immediate surrounding communities. Customers who visit or live in the covered area can use...
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Man Charged In Daughter’s Accidental Shooting On Hunting Trip
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) – A 43-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of his 12-year-old daughter during a hunting trip. Jose Enrique...
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Michigan Arena 1 Of 4 ‘Hockeyville USA’ Finalists; Voting Ends Wednesday
SAULT STE. MARIE (WWJ) – “The Mitten” might be home to Hockeytown with the Detroit Red Wings, but an Upper Peninsula city is vying to become Hockeyville USA. The Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie has...
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Man Dies, Trucker Jailed After Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-75
SAULT STE. MARIE (AP) — Authorities say a driver is dead, several others hurt and a trucker jailed after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and several vehicles on an Upper Peninsula interstate near...
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New Toll Lanes, System Coming To International Bridge
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge is opening toll lanes and upgrading its system with a new frequent-user rate structure. The International Bridge Authority and...
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Soo Locks Are Now Open For The 2016 Season
SAULT STE. MARIE (WWJ) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have officially opened the Soo Locks for the start of the 2016 shipping season. The locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan are among 16 locks that...
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Tugboat Brings Food, Water To Crew On Freighter Grounded Off Michigan Coast
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) – A tugboat has brought food, water and other supplies to crew members on a grounded freighter in Whitefish Bay off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Roger Blough ran aground in...
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A Michigan University Is Offering College Students A Scholarship To Study...
(CNN) – Students at Lake Superior State University have had the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in cannabis chemistry since 2019. Now, they can also get cash to do it. The university in Sault...
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Frustrations Grow In Sault Ste. Marie Over US-Canada Border Restrictions
(CNN) – “Disappointment. Very disappointed. I was hoping that we’d be able to open up,” said Linda Hoath, who serves on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge Authority. It’s going to be at least...
View ArticleFBI Asks Public’s Help After Explosives Found In N. Michigan
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (AP) — Explosive devices were found in boxes outside two phone stores in northern Michigan, the FBI said Friday, Sept. 17. The devices were discovered Thursday in Cheboygan in the...
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Soo Locks To Close Jan. 15 For Annual Winter Maintenance
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are shutting down to marine traffic to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform critical maintenance. Sault Ste Marie, Mi...
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