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Citizens object to surveillance cameras in Dickinson County

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County officials will take a closer look at law enforcement cameras installed on local roadways after pushback from the public. Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon said the leaders of a local drug enforcement agency that paid for the system will soon review policies and safeguards and "discuss everything that's being talked about." Rochon's comments came after several citizens addressed the county board Monday to protest automated license plate readers -- or Flock surveillance cameras. The technology has been a subject of controversy in many ...

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State issues Line 5 permits despite conceding its ‘significant impacts’

LANSING — State agencies on Wednesday issued key permits for the controversial Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac, concluding the project’s benefits outweigh drawbacks that include disruption to Native American burial sites and harm to wetlands and rare species. The permits issued ...

Bergman joins other lawmakers demand action from Canadian government over wildfires

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, joined fellow representatives John James, Lisa McClain and John Moolenaar in addressing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to demand “immediate action” on wildfires in Ontario which are causing hazardous air quality across the state of Michigan. “Our constituents in Michigan are once again under air quality alerts,” reads the letter. “Our hospitals are once again treating children, dialysis patients and older residents for the effects of smoke that did not originate anywhere near them. This is the third consecutive ...

Subject in custody for alleged operating while intoxicated causing death

BAY MILLS — A subject is in custody following a fatal two-vehicle crash in Bay Mills Township. On July 13, 2026, at approximately 10:48 a.m., a trooper from the Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie post responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash on W. Lakeshore Drive near West Lake Street in Bay Mills Township. The preliminary investigation indicates a Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling westbound on West Lakeshore Drive when it crossed the centerline and crashed head-on with an eastbound Ford Fiesta. The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 62-year-old woman from Lake, ...

Hazardous air quality to continue through at least today, likely longer

MARQUETTE — Hazardous levels of wildfire smoke will continue through at least today in the Upper Peninsula, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. As of Thursday, the entire state of Michigan was experiencing air quality in the “hazardous” range. ...