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Today at 3:19 PM  Expedition leaders say the beam worked loose Tuesday, so a diver eased it to the lake floor

Friday, June 14, 2013  A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that there will be a nationwide record corn crop this year; but some Northern Michigan farmers say that they are still feeling the harsh impacts of a cold and wet Spring.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  An afternoon fire had firefighters scrambling to try and contain the blaze that destroyed a Grayling business.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Schuette says his office is monitoring the balance of wholesale and retail prices and profit margins statewide.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  Hundreds of cancer survivors are spending 24 straight hours this weekend walking.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Much of our weekend locally will be quiet, although we are expecting rain to sweep across our area by Sunday.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Cool weather and scattered rain look to continue for the next couple of days.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Deputies were sent to the Markey Township home after a call to Roscommon County Central Dispatch.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The permit, issued the the Department of Natural Resources, will allow the team to conduct three small text excavations into the bottomlands.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality provided the funding for the new inland lake testing.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Update: Missing teenager found.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  50 years after it was founded, an employee-owned manufacturing firm in Kalkaska took home the 2013 Hagerty Small Business of the Year award.  The award, in it's 9th year, is presented annually by the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce.

Monday, May 27, 2013  That front will get a kick northward Monday night clouding up the skies over Northern Michigan with showers and thunderstorms becoming more numerous by late Tuesday morning.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to the summer tourist season and officials say their upcoming season for Traverse City looks good

Thursday, May 23, 2013  AAA Michigan says about 1.1 million residents of the state will travel 50 miles or more on vacation during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.