Sault Ste. Marie

A study is looking at potential consolidation and closer cooperation between transit systems in Luce, Mackinac and Chippewa counties. Public feedback is accepted through next Monday.

Voters in Sault Ste. Marie will vote on a new school bond proposal. The Area Public school district says it won't raise taxes.

A school in the eastern UP is holding off on an expansion project to build two new classrooms and welcome 40 new students because of noise pollution from a nearby bitcoin mining farm. Residents are calling for the facility to shut up or shut down and move.

Cyber attacks on municipal systems are on the rise. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians shut down many of its operations, following a data breach earlier this year. And now tribal members and employees are being told to secure their personal information.

"If you're eating fish, especially whitefish, at a restaurant, chances are, a tribal fisherman from one of the 1836 tribes caught that fish," said Chairman Austin Lowes.

If signed into law, the federal funding would cover the project costs for the 2025 fiscal year. So far, $1.97 billion has already gone into the project.

The Sault City Commission recently heard plans from Cherry Capital Communications to expand high-speed internet access by installing new fiber optic lines from Sault Ste. Marie to St. Ignace.

Michigan native and Central Michigan University alum Angeline Boulley's debut novel is this year's Great Michigan Read. WCMU's Brianna Edgar brings us this spoiler-free review.

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) says he stands with nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault who are striking against "unfair labor practices."

Algoma Steel, based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is replacing its coal-powered equipment with electric furnaces. The company will also abandon iron ore and start using scrap metal to produce steel instead.