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Thursday, June 06, 2013  The new law makes sure the state performs a monthly match of records to make sure welfare recipients haven't died or are in prison.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A joint meeting was held between the Grand Traverse County Road Commission and the Board of Commissioners Wednesday evening regarding the fate of the Cass Road Bridge, how it will be replaced, and the best option for the driving public.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The Coast Guard was called to the area Wednesday around 6am after a witness reported the man jumping from the lower section on the east side of the Mackinac Bridge.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Wednesday evening, traffic was temporarily stopped so that Michigan native and NASCAR superstar, Brad Keselowski could drive his No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion (also known as the Blue Deuce) across the bridge.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  A recently released federal report is raising questions about the stability of bridges around the country.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Two large voids were discovered on the bridge, which goes over the north branch of the Thunder Bay River, late last week.

Friday, April 19, 2013  As of 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013: 7&4 News is told by the Mackinac Bridge Authority that the bridge is going into partial closure.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Michigan has won approval from the Obama administration to build a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A group of homes along the Boardman River are being threatened by flooding, and residents living there say the Brown Bridge Dam removal project is to blame.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Parts of the Boardman River in Traverse City are flooding.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Traverse City voters will be deciding if area parks should get a makeover with money from a trust fund set aside for the Brown Bridge.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Michigan will start selling two new license plates featuring the Pure Michigan tourism logo.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Crude oil leaked into the Mississippi River and the waterway was closed.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO. Three area school districts ranked in the Top 10 and were named Academic State Champs 2012 by Bridge Magazine. Crawford AuSable Schools ranked 4th, Mason County Eastern Schools ranked 6th and Kingsley area schools ranked 7th.

Friday, January 04, 2013  It was a very windy start to our Friday with gusts exceeding 50 mph in spots.