Mackinac County News

The streets in downtown St. Ignace were packed with people today as an estimated 20 thousand or more came out for the annual car show.

June 26, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is removing over 65 percent of lane restrictions on state routes this weekend to accommodate Fourth of July holiday traffic.

An extensive search for a missing 13-year-old Moran boy ended in smiles this morning.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:34 a.m. ST. IGNACE -- Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. It's good news for the missing 13-year-old boy in the eastern UP.

Hide Video THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN... MACKINAC COUNTY IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 315 PM EDT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

Hide Video Nearly $7.4 million in federal stimulus money is headed to Michigan for forest projects.

Troopers say the 47-year-old man from Barbeau was weaving on M-129, and when they began to give chase, ran the stop at the intersection of M-134. Monday, May 25, 2009 at 8:18 a.m. ST.

Persistently dry, windy conditions over the last few days have left much of Chippewa and Mackinac counties vulnerable to wildfires.

WHAT: Staff from the Michigan Department of Transportation Newberry Transportation Service Center will present an overview of construction, safety, and transportation enhancement projects planned for Chippewa, Luce and Mackinac counties during the next five years.

The following news release was issued today by the Michigan Department of Transportation about construction activity at the Cut River Bridge in Mackinac County, one of the longest truss arch bridges in the United States.

The state budget cuts announced this week have led to the closing of 12 state forest campgrounds in Michigan.

COUNTY: Mackinac HIGHWAY: I-75 CLOSEST CITY: St. Ignace ESTIMATED STARTING DATE: Monday, May 4, 2009 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Friday, Aug.

Regional unemployment rates rose in all 17 of Michigan's major labor markets in March.

Sentences are handed down for two people in Mackinac County. In the first, 22-year-old Roy Desmond Roach of Saint Ignace was sentenced to 4 to 15 years in prison.A A This is after he pled guilty to manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Seth Tamlyn last year.

Hide Video A man will spend at least 4 years behind bars for a deadly shooting that killed his friend.

Regional unemployment rates rose in all 17 of Michigan's major labor markets in March.

Hide Video Police are asking for your help finding the vandals who smashed up to 40 mailboxes in the Upper Peninsula.

Around 20 businesses are expected to attend. Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 4:36 p.m. ST.

Hide Video Mackinac County Deputies arrested a man for his role in a rollover crash that sent a juvenile to the hospital.

Deputies were called to the accident scene for a one car roll-over accident. Thursday, April 02, 2009 at 4:04 p.m. CURTIS -- Mackinac County Sheriffa s Deputies are continuing an investigation of a personal injury accident which occurred near Curtis, Michigan.A Deputies were called to the accident scene at 4:20AM on Sunday March 29, 2009 for a one ...