Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

Yesterday at 5:10 PM  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The biggest damage in the area came from the Walloon Lake area with power lines reported down, and 40 trees uprooted at the Walloon Lake Country Club due to ferocious winds estimated at 70 mph.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Thomas Antobelli was sentenced to serve 3-15 years behind bars, but Shafer's family says that is "unacceptable."

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Hundreds of veterans hit the water Saturday morning for a special patriotic fishing trip in Manistee.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is looking for volunteers to monitor lakes of all sizes throughout Northern Michigan.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A high school senior project turned into much more than that in Glen Lake tonight. A community came together in a friendly competition of "Futbol vs Football" to raise money for Breast Cancer Research.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Sheriff Schendel said numerous things were taken from vehicles including oxygen tanks, CD's and "whatever they can get their hands on."

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A Baldwin man is charged with breaking into dozens of seasonal homes over a three month period this spring.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Temperatures will sit close to 70F through Friday with low/mid-70's arriving by the weekend.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Right now, the Leland Harbor Master Russell Dzuba says he's having to turn boaters away and for all intents and purposes, the channel is closed because there's not enough water to navigate through.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  A group of students and teachers got up extra early Sunday morning to celebrate Mother's Day with a special brunch for the entire community.

Friday, May 10, 2013  7&4 classroom salute segment brings you a double dose with visits to Elk Rapids and Vanderbilt.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Any snow accumulation will be very light with a dusting up to an inch on the very high end downwind of the Great Lakes Sunday morning.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The Saint Clair River is a major trunk line for commercial navigation. Is it also possible that it is draining the Great Lakes?

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Right now, it appears the main corridor of rain will set up from Ludington through Cadillac/Houghton Lake up to Alpena running along the M-55 and M-72 corridors where up to an inch of rain may fall by late Friday.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Once again, several locations hit the 80's Tuesday with Indian River and Wellston peaking at 83F.