More than 100 teachers in 53 school districts are receiving $732,000 in grants from the Michigan Department of Education for earning National Board Certification. Teachers receive grants of at least $4,000, with a $10,000 grant if they work for a school t

A Pinconning man was arraigned recently after Mason County deputies say he threatened two people at a hotel Tuesday. At 6:23 PM, MSP and deputies were called to the Comfort Inn on US10 regarding a reported man with a gun who had threatened two guests to t

The US Drug Enforcement Agency is sponsoring the National Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office and the Traverse City Police Department will be collecting expired/unused me

The Alpena Police Department will be providing residents with free gun locks at the Public Safety Building on Chisholm Street. Gun locks will be provided in the lobby during business hours. Police tell us a key goal of the program is to prevent a firearm

As of Thursday afternoon, in less than 24 hours Grand Traverse Metro Fire has responded to 3 home fires. Grand Traverse Metro Fire states that two of these fires, that resulted in significant damage, were both caused by improperly extinguished smoking mat

A chance for people to dispose of unwanted pills properly

A kayaker is safe after the Coast Guard found them adrift near Illinois. Late Monday night, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City received an initial report from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan of a kayaker adrift near Montrose Harbor in Illino

55-year-old James Allen Morris has been found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault following a three-day trial in Chippewa County. Over those three days, jurors heard from many witnesses including the victim who says Morris sexually molested her in

A major collaboration over 2 days helped clean up dump sites near Cadillac

A garden that honors those who struggle with substance abuse disorder

Officers say on Thursday a multi-jurisdictional task force called MMIONHOST conducted a Human Trafficking/Sextortion Operation. Consisting of the Newaygo, Mecosta, Montcalm, Isabella, Osceola Counties, MSP and the FBI. The operation was set to target

Back in the late afternoon of Thursday April 27th in 1989, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered in Hoosier Valley. The homicide victim identified as 41-year-old Linda Marie Meteer from the Traverse City area. At the time of the murder Linda

Michigan State Police arrest a Kingsley woman for possession of meth. Troopers say on Friday around 11 at night they stopped a vehicle for a moving violation on US-31 South in Blair Township. The driver a 44-year-old woman was looking through her purse

A twist on the STEM event to show ways to recycle and reuse

2 people were arrested after the Grand Traverse Sheriff's Office told us they were involved in the death of a man last year. On September 6th at 5pm, the Sheriff’s Office and MMR responded to a wooded area within Garfield Township near Veterans Driv