The 66th season of the Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours got underway Friday at 10 a.m. with nearly two-dozen people taking the first trip of the 2025 season. Some were locals while two brothers made their ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit Friday (PDF) alongside 14 other attorneys general to challenge the Trump Administration’s unlawful declaration of an “energy emergency.” The ...

Nineteen Michigan dams will receive grant funding to help reduce risks and protect residents. The funding is through the Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program (DRRGP) as authorized by the Michigan ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) says elevated wildfire conditions are expected today across all of Upper Michigan as relative humidity levels will fall between 20-30%, potentially lower across the ...

The Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced Thursday that they have approved in principle an amendment to the 2023 settlement agreement they had ...

After two failed millages the future home for the Kinross Township Volunteer Fire Department remains up in the air. It's a story SooLeader has been following since last November's first failed millage ...

LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released data on the devastating impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on Michigan seniors that rip $325 million away from nursing homes and weaken ...

At 12:45 p.m. Saturday, the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Dept., EMS and City Police responded to a report of a structure fire with a burn victim. When city officers first arrived, there was no structure fire ...

Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) Commander Capt. Kevin Sweeney is pleased to announce Mr. Mike Kasper, who serves as the Mackinac County Emergency ...

Billy Mills is a hero in many ways and to so many people. He was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the Oglala Lakota people. His Lakota name, ...

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Justin Ulberg has been named the 2024 Shikar Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year. The annual award, presented to Ulberg at ...

As spring transitions to summer and the warm temperatures roll in, Michiganders weary of winter excitedly begin adventuring across the state. It’s a time of renewal and reinvigoration for many. But as ...