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Scientists are trying to reintroduce whitefish to rivers as the species dwindles in Lake Michigan. It's not an easy job. Listen in on an overnight journey to the Jordan River.

Grand Traverse County commissioners are pressing the treasurer’s office to catch up on delayed financial reconciliations, citing repeated audit concerns and oversight risks.

Since the pandemic, Traverse City’s largest private employer has allowed many of its employees to work remotely. Now the company, best known for insuring classic cars and boats, is bringing hundreds of employees back to its downtown offices, giving local restaurants and businesses hope for a long-awaited economic lift.

The change includes a facility in Wellston. Critics called the move ‘very disappointing’ and a blow to Michigan’s millions of acres of forests.

Grand Traverse County and other Michigan communities have been slow to spend money meant to battle the opioid crisis. A report from the Attorney General’s office will offer more details this spring.

Projects include a roundabout on U.S. 31 in Interlochen, traffic light work near the state park and upgrades to Cass Street and Hammond Road near Traverse City.

Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow permitless concealed carry, removing CPL training requirements. While unlikely to pass now, the proposal reflects a growing national trend.

After their father was detained at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, two sisters from Grand Rapids committed to helping other detainees.

Opponents said they’re worried about potentially unsafe conditions, like weak bedrock, high water pressure and dangerous gases beneath the Straits.

It's been a year since the devastating ice storm. Poles and wires have since been replaced, but some residents wonder whether it makes more sense to bury them out of the reach of increasingly damaging snow, wind and ice.