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

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

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Drivers are being asked to share the road and be aware of cyclists.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Business is booming in the Village of Suttons Bay since last Summer's paved addition of the Leelanau Trails as part of the TART Trails.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: In East Jordan today, crews are working on removing sand from the bottom of the city's harbor.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The Fire Department reports that the mother, who was home with her two children at the time of the fire, said her children were playing with a lighter in a bedroom and started the fire.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Dozens of volunteers or "T.A.R.T. Trail Worker Bees" braved the cold and snow Saturday to celebrate Earth Day by giving back.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  North Korea vows to restart nuke facilities in latest escalation on already tense peninsula

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Monday marked the first day of the 2013 shipping season at the Soo Locks

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Young children in northern Michigan have had their future made a little brighter thanks to a Michigan electric company.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Two hundred low-income infants and toddlers in Michigan can qualify for a new scholarship program to offset the cost of child care.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Michigan’s insufficient amount of preschool classrooms has students getting turned away at the door.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  After a very mild and some would even say warm start to winter, the recent stretch of colder air is starting to quickly add depth to the ice on inland lakes with pancake ice forming on the Great Lakes.

Monday, January 21, 2013 

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Obama previewed an ambitious second-term agenda, devoting several sentences to the threat of global climate change and saying that failure to confront it "would betray our children and future generations."

Friday, January 04, 2013  Students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school in the neighboring town of Monroe.