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

Today at 8:40 AM  Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister

Thursday, May 16, 2013  At least 6 dead, dozens left homeless as tornadoes leave trail of destruction in North Texas

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Temperatures will sit close to 70F through Friday with low/mid-70's arriving by the weekend.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Mushroom lovers had a place to celebrate this weekend, the Mushroom Capital of the United States, right here in Northern Michigan.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Once again, several locations hit the 80's Tuesday with Indian River and Wellston peaking at 83F.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The warmest temperatures Monday came from Grayling and Wellston where the temperature shot up to 82F Monday afternoon.

Friday, May 03, 2013  A few thunderstorms west of I-75 Friday evening will end with dry weather this weekend.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Northern Michigan is squarely in the warm sector of a storm system with south winds and really, not much in the way of even clouds Wednesday.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The warmest days so far this spring are set for Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday in a few spots, but will come at the cost of a few showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Temperatures will surge above normal late this weekend into next week.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Osceola County has been under a National Weather service flood warning for the last several days, and officials say evacuations could be necessary if it gets much higher.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Rain Thursday and Friday will lead to what could be significant rises on area rivers, especially those along/south of highway M-32 Thursday into the upcoming weekend with the potential for minor to even moderate flooding.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Mother Nature hit us hard with an icy rain mixture the last 24 hours, causing problems all over Northern Michigan.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The blast of winter weather is causing several schools to cancel classes.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  UPDATE: Power has been restored for customers in Clare and Newaygo counties but hundreds more in northern Michigan remain without power.