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

Monday, April 01, 2013  As is the case with lake effect snow, the accumulations can vary greatly, but Sunday night into early Monday morning we saw 7" at Frederic in Crawford County and a 6" report at Alba in Antrim County.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  UPDATED WITH POLL: A push of unseasonably cold air will race across Lakes Superior/Michigan leading to rounds of lake effect snow at times which will be with us through at least Thursday early afternoon.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Randi Laundre', a sophomore at Alba Public Schools will take center stage in the Poetry Out Loud national recitation competition.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Crews battling restaurant fire in Antrim County

Thursday, December 22, 2011  Major changes scheduled for a charter school in Antrim County tonight, and those changes are bringing mixed reactions from parents and students.

Monday, December 12, 2011  Cops: Upstate New York boy, 6, calls 911 after mom's car crashes down 150-foot embankment, overturns

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  An Antrim County school is reporting several students have Chickenpox. Efforts are underway to keep the outbreak from spreading.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  An Antrim County community is mourning the loss of a firefighter who died in his sleep last week.

Monday, April 04, 2011  A medical marijuana dispensary in Antrim County is under the gun. The owner says she's going by the book while township and county officials question if her shop is even legal.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Northern Michigan schools we spoke with are not happy about losing more funding.

Friday, February 11, 2011  The Otsego County Sheriff's Office is investigating a three car accident that happened on Alba Highway.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked a remote area of southwesternPakistan early Wednesday, shaking many parts of the country and causing tremors as far away as India and the United Arab Emirates.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  A stretch of road in Antrim County is back open after a scrap metal truck flipped over.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  An Antrim County community will benefit from a federal grant for first responders.

Thursday, February 19, 2009  Friends of the Jordan River Watershed and the POWER Coalition invited the public to a meeting to raise awareness about the proposed Alba injection well to dispose of toxic cement kiln dust at Bay Harbor.  The environmental groups had petitions available for people to sign and are encouraging residents to take action against the injection well, which they say will be detrimental to area watersheds.