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The Petoskey City Council is expected to vote Monday on a settlement related to the Little Traverse Wheelway. The future of part of the trail could be at stake.

The Grand Traverse County prosecutor says Traverse City officers acted within the bounds of the law during the March 13 incident at a Munson Avenue apartment.

Two-thirds of the Michigan's 2,600 dams have exceeded their lifespan; in all, they need $1 billion in repairs. Severe, unpredictable weather brought about by climate change makes the situation worse, experts say.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources planned to start collecting 4.6 million steelhead eggs on Tuesday. “This is all of our worst nightmare,” said one DNR fisheries biologist.

Federal officials have repeatedly told the owner of a nonfunctioning hydro plant connected to the dam to bring it back online, but the company has not done so. Now, state officials are scrambling to restart the plant in hopes of staving off dam failure.

Updates on the flooding across northern Michigan, from the IPR newsroom and other reporting partners.

On April 3, 1851, a man who escaped slavery to Boston was kidnapped by slave catchers. The Fugitive Slave Act turned cities across the North into hunting grounds. But resistance was growing. In Pennsylvania, William Parker was building a network to fight back.

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.