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Sault Ste. Marie shooting incident leaves one dead

SAULT STE. MARIE — An apparent domestic dispute in Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday left one person dead and a second injured from flying glass, police said. Officers were called about 1:40 p.m. Thursday to a residence on Young Street on reports of multiple gunshots fired, according to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department. While officers were enroute, they were advised that a man had shot himself, the department stated in a news release. Police determined a domestic dispute had led up to a man shooting at a neighboring residence several times, leaving an occupant with minor injuries ...

Still waiting to see if loon nest yields chicks

The watch continues on whether Six Mile Lake’s loon pair will successfully hatch chicks this summer. A loon was still on nest Friday, roughly two weeks since I’d spotted one among the tall grasses and other vegetation in a narrow side pool where the lake flows into Six Mile Creek. While ...

No retirement plan? State bills could change that

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — A split Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed legislation requiring the state Treasury to create automatic retirement savings plans for ...

Blood drives set for coming weeks

MARQUETTE — Two upcoming American Red Cross blood drives have been set for Kingsford, with others in Florence, Wis., and Powers. The first will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 395 Hamilton Ave., and the second will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at Maranatha Assembly of God, 920 S. Carpenter Ave. A blood drive also will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center, 5628 Forestry Drive in Florence. An additional blood drive is planned from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Powers Spalding Fire ...

Appeals court called on to reject demand for Wisconsin’s voter lists

The Trump administration U.S. Justice Department has no authority at all to demand Wisconsin voter records it has sought in federal court, the Wisconsin Justice Department said in federal court papers filed Thursday. In addition, Attorney General Josh Kaul and assistant AG Charlotte Gibson ...

Whitmer’s working trip to Europe draws criticism

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing criticism from Republicans for traveling to Europe as critical state budget negotiations are ongoing ahead of a July 1 deadline. This comes as Whitmer, a Democrat, is currently leading a “Team Michigan” delegation to France, Belgium and ...