Traverse City

Most plastic ends up in the landfill, some joins local and national supply chains to be made into new products, and the trickiest ones power a northern Michigan factory.

A Grand Traverse County jail diversion program kept 80% of referrals out of jail in its first year. Sheriff Michael Shea now hopes to expand it.

Protestors marched in downtown Traverse City after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, calling for accountability and an end to federal use of force amid national debate.

In the first winter after Traverse City's ‘no camping’ ordinance, people endure winter out of view. IPR looks at where they're ending up — from shelters to shacks. Homelessness in Traverse City hasn't gone away. It's just become less visible.

After a no-camping ordinance cleared Traverse City’s largest homeless encampment, people are surviving winter out of view — sleeping wherever they can as shelters reach capacity.

Authorities say one of the teens shot and killed a city Parking Services worker and shot at — and narrowly missed — a Traverse City police officer during a later foot pursuit.

Authorities believe the shooting death of a man found Sunday morning is connected to a Saturday night foot chase in which two teenagers were arrested.

Voters gave Traverse City Mayor Amy Shamroe a second term on Tuesday, while others outside the city made decisions on services and infrastructure.

The Traverse City Police Department has been using two solar-powered surveillance cameras on mobile trailers.

The Freshwater Research and Innovation Center is meant to boost the region's water-related business sector and provide a hub for learning and research.