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

Yesterday at 5:23 PM  Sara Bageris' third grade class of 30 students at Central Grade School in Traverse City were busy Tuesday coordinating and kicking off a school-wide penny drive for the tornado victims in Oklahoma.

Yesterday at 5:10 PM  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The biggest damage in the area came from the Walloon Lake area with power lines reported down, and 40 trees uprooted at the Walloon Lake Country Club due to ferocious winds estimated at 70 mph.

Yesterday at 3:31 PM  A domestic assault complaint led deputies to find and seize nearly 1,000 marijuana plants in Antrim County.

Yesterday at 9:57 AM  The Department of Natural Resources will be holding public meetings on informal shooting ranges near Traverse City.

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.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A 21-year-old Cadillac man is being charged with drunk driving after he slammed his car into a liquor store in Cadillac.

Monday, May 13, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: 45-year-old Derek Lavis was charged with attempting to aid a escaping prisoner and malicious destruction of property. His bond was set at $1 million.

Friday, May 10, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The Ludington-based health system made the announcement at a meeting this morning.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Barbara and Louis Fochtman saw the bird roaming around on their driveway Sunday morning, and then a few days later at the cemetary near their home

Thursday, May 09, 2013  60-thousand fingerling Chinook Salmon were released into pet nets in the Boardman River.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A new 12,000 square foot building is in the works for a busy intersection in Traverse City. The Larkin Group of Traverse City is planning to build it's new headquarters at the intersection of M-72 West and Grandview Parkway.