Grand Traverse County

The Michigan Department of Transportation said they had trouble getting power to new lights on Youker Road, part of a massive detour off U.S. 31.

The event, hosted at the Great Wolf Lodge, doubled as a kind of pep rally for the 2026 election, when Michigan will elect a new governor and senator.

Also: The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday it been looking for Gille for about 24 hours before the attack.

The disease causes high fevers, open sores and can lead to other health issues like pneumonia, blindness and brain swelling.

There have been calls to improve or replace the Grand Traverse County Jail for years. This week, we go inside, hear about some problems and learn why the conversation around the jail has been stuck for so long.

There seems to be wide agreement that Grand Traverse County needs a new jail. So why, after decades of conversation about it, is the idea still seemingly stuck in place?

County commissioners will give Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $125,000 a year for two years, with a possible extension for a third year. They also discussed the need for a better process on awarding excess cannabis, opioid, and American Rescue Plan funds.

All eyes are on the race to determine who will go to Lansing to represent the Traverse City area, along Leelanau County and part of Benzie County.

In 1998, a hunter named Mitch Rompola claimed he’d shot the biggest whitetail in North America. It was all over the news, and people waited in anticipation for it to be entered in the record books. But then Mitch just went silent. And instead of becoming a famous hunter, he became an infamous one.

Voters will decide whether or not to renew millages for regional services that rely heavily on the money.