Grand Traverse County

The ceremony takes place at the Grand Traverse 9/11 Memorial Park at 897 Parsons Road in Traverse City. Those attending will gather around the roughly 3000-pound World Trade Center beam for moments of prayer and silence to honor those lost.

When popular band director John Stanley Ross left Interlochen Arts Academy in 2000, he wrote a letter attributing his departure to personal reasons. Until recently, Ross’s true reason for leaving has been unknown to the public. His story is a part of a larger phenomenon called "pass the harasser."

After hitting local permitting hurdles, the developer of the 375-megawatt solar farm will likely use a new state law for approval, one that limits local governments’ ability to say no to large-scale renewable energy projects.

A renewable energy developer wants to build a large-scale solar array straddling Wexford and Grand Traverse counties. Local opposition blocked an application for the project from moving forward, earlier this summer. Now, the developer might use a new law to try to get approval from the state. Vivian La brings us up to speed.

State Rep. Betsy Coffia is urging Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg to accept help from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office investigating past sexual abuse at Interlochen.

They won't elaborate on their plans or say how many signatures they did collect in their effort to remove Prosecuting Attorney Noelle Moeggenberg from office.

A Grand Traverse County jury convicted Steven Gary Koon, 64, of the killing of Linda Meteer, who went missing on April 20, 1989, from a bar near Chum's Corner.

Michigan's Board of State Canvassers approved a recall petition against Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg, allowing organizers to begin collecting signatures.

A Kingsley mother says Grand Traverse County’s court system sent her 15-year-old son to a Missouri mental health facility despite known abuse allegations and her repeated warnings to the court.

Last year, multiple lawsuits alleged physical and sexual abuse at a Missouri mental health facility. Around the same time, Grand Traverse County kids were sent there for treatment.