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Yesterday at 11:21 PM  Wednesday night, the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners worked on shrinking their multi-million dollar budget deficit.

Yesterday at 6:06 PM  Petoskey police say Charles Steele walked the streets near downtown Petoskey with a loaded gun before killing himself.

Yesterday at 5:31 PM   Something happened this morning at Cherry Capitol Airport in Traverse City that hasn't happened in three years.

Yesterday at 11:36 AM  Should a politican convicted of a felony while in office be allowed to run again? One Michigan Senator hopes voters will speak their minds at the ballot box this November.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  It was a mixed bag of opinions Tuesday night, as Traverse City commissioners introduced a non-discrimination ordinance designed to prevent gays, lesbians, and transgendered people from being fired from their job unfairly, kicked out of stores or denied housing.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  Another shock wave sent across a small Northern Michigan town. Two elderly people found shot to death inside their home in Montmorency County.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  Many of you want big change in Lansing this year.  Is Proposal 1 the answer?  We take a closer look in tonight's Fact Finder: Decision 2010.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  Patients near Kalkaska Memorial Health Center now have a little help covering the costs of a mammogram.

Monday, September 06, 2010  All Michiganders are proud of the world-renown icon we have in our back yard. Labor Day is a chance to walk across the “Mighty Mac.”

Friday, September 03, 2010  There was a freak accident at an estate sale in Charlevoix County on Friday.  A woman backed through a fence with her car, running over and killing one of the customers. The accident happened on Pearl Street near downtown Boyne City around 11am Friday.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Working 50 hours a week at his regular job is nothing compared to the time he spends volunteering on the soccer field, but Jeff Hamilton says there's no where else he'd rather be.