Grand Traverse County

The cold was biting on the last Saturday in January, but it wasn't enough to keep sledders from zipping down Carly’s Hill in Fife Lake. Only sleds made out of cardboard were allowed.

Grand Traverse County will purchase an armored police vehicle known as a BearCat. The county board of commissioners approved the purchase on Wednesday with a six to one vote. The vehicle will cost $260,599.

Last month, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources trapped and relocated the bear about 90 miles east in an area between Hillman and Fairview.

When Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Clous flashed his rifle while a resident spoke at an online public meeting, it caused an outcry in the community.Now the resident, Patricia MacIntosh is suing the county, arguing the commissioner violated her First Amendment rights.

It’s exactly 1 p.m. Monday when Interlochen residents Aaron and Mary Kay Stander click on Grand Traverse County’s website. Vaccine appointments just went…

A former jail administrator in Grand Traverse County is headed to prison after receiving a minimum of 16-months in jail for embezzlement and neglect of…

State prosecutors have struck a plea deal with a former Grand Traverse County jail administrator charged with abusing his office. In the 13th Circuit…

Northwest lower Michigan is seeing a rapid rise in the number of COVID cases. Until recently, the region has largely avoided COVID spikes.But as…

Northwest lower Michigan health departments reported 37 possible COVID-19 exposure sites since Monday, August 10. They included typical exposure sites,…