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1 hour, 45 minutes ago  The Traverse City Wine and Art Festival is coming up next month.

Yesterday at 7:45 AM  The Winemakers Party is June 21st from 6-9 PM under the big tent at the festival grounds at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons.

Yesterday at 4:48 AM  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.

Friday, May 17, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The 2013 Cherry Capital Cup is coming to town this weekend and businesses all over Traverse City are looking forward to the large crowds it draws to the area.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Coast Guard announced Friday that it will replace the lantern and solarize the light along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Schooner Inland Seas celebrates 20 years on the water today.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Fishtown is still an active commercial fishing community with the help of it's two tug ladies: the Janice Sue and the Joy.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is stepping up salvaging of trees that are dying from infestations of the emerald ash borer and beech bark disease.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman called the drunk driving situation in America a "national epidemic" that kills about 10,000 people each year.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  “Is economic development a responsibility of the Leelanau County Board, or is it something that the private sector needs to handle?” – Leelanau County Administrator Chet Janik.

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.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A grant of $503,592 has been approved by the MEDC to support the restoration of the Vogue Theatre.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A section of a trail in Kalkaska County is temporarily closed due to logging operations.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Holiday Inn West Bay in Traverse City has been undergoing multi-million dollar renovations.The hotel is transforming into a Holiday Inn Resort, the first of its kind in the Midwest.

Friday, May 10, 2013  With summer right around the corner, local hotels and resorts like the Holiday Inn West Bay are gearing up for tourist season.