The Michigan State Police has announced a couple of promotions within the department.

Congratulations to D/Lt. Kevin Ryan on his recent promotion. D/Lt. Ryan will be in charge of the 8th District Special Investigative Section and oversee the fine detectives at the U.P. posts. D/Lt. Ryan is a member of the 116th Trooper Recruit School (1998).

Congratulations to Sgt. Brock Artfitch on his recent promotion to the St. Ignace Post. Sgt. Artfitch will oversee day-to-day operations at the post which covers Mackinac County. Sgt. Artfitch graduated from the 127th Trooper Recruit School (2014).

 Press release was submitted by the Michigan State Police