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

27 minutes ago  Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states.

1 hour, 22 minutes ago  Tuesday the Michigan Supreme Court ruled medical marijuana users aren't automatically breaking the law if they're caught driving after using the drug.

Yesterday at 5:23 PM  Sara Bageris' third grade class of 30 students at Central Grade School in Traverse City were busy Tuesday coordinating and kicking off a school-wide penny drive for the tornado victims in Oklahoma.

Yesterday at 1:10 PM  The bones were found in the area of Morton and Chauvez roads about five miles south of Ludington.

Yesterday at 12:34 PM  The local chapter of the Red Cross has placed volunteers on standby and will be ready to respond with volunteer support if they're needed.

Yesterday at 11:10 AM  Michigan's attorney general is backing a proposed new program aimed at preventing violence in the state's schools.

Yesterday at 8:55 AM  Severe weather in the overnight and early morning hours have left many homes without power.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The school year is winding down, but contract negotiatons between Traverse City Area Public School Administrators and teachers are heating up.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Updated with video. Two Cadillac houses are destroyed and two others damaged after a house fire spread through a neighborhood near Lake Mitchell.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A frontal band is moving across the area and pulling warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A 46 year old South Boardman man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase through Osceola and Mecosta counties Sunday night.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Central Michigan University trustees have approved an additional $350,000 for planning and design for the Saginaw campus of its new medical school.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The federally funded mobilization is meant to reverse a decline in the state's seat belt use rate that began in 2010 and continued through last year when belt use hit 93.6 percent, down from the all-time high of 97.9 percent in 2009.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Thousands of people made their way to the bay Sunday, for the 58th Annual Northwestern Michigan College Barbeque in Traverse City.

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