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

Yesterday at 8:00 AM  Michigan prison inmates are being offered a new path to higher education while behind bars.

Yesterday at 6:20 AM  In survey, economists say consumers are poised to boost spending, offset government cuts

Yesterday at 5:54 AM  The project will include 21 new homes to create the Depot Neighborhood in Traverse City.

Yesterday at 5:23 AM  Jon Peterson is a passionate woodcrafter from Tustin.You can find out more about Jon Peterson and JRP Handcrafted Woods on the website here.

Yesterday at 5:17 AM  Central Michigan University trustees have approved an additional $350,000 for planning and design for the Saginaw campus of its new medical school.

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.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  A suspect who attacked two people with a knife Sunday morning is now dead after leading police on a car chase through two northern Michigan counties.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Summer is festival season in Northern Michigan and one of the first events of the season is the Asparagus Festival in Empire.

Friday, May 17, 2013  UPDATE: Barricaded man in custody, hospitalized in Osceola County. Lockdown lifted, but questions remain.

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  Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self

Friday, May 17, 2013  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Third graders in Mackinaw City took a step back in time Thursday and used horses to plow fields.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Maples, a county owned non-profit skilled nursing facility faced Benzie County Commissioners Thursday morning with proposals on how they plan to pay tax payer money back to the county.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Traverse City Light and Power (TCL&P) and Cherryland Electric Cooperative are teaming up to provide a new program that will allow customers to invest in solar energy.