A Traverse City Film Festival panel Wednesday bemoaned the lack of audiences willing to immerse themselves in a movie at a theater.

Governor Granholm ordered United States flags throughout the state of Michigan and on Michigan waters lowered today, in honor of Marine Corporal Paul J. Miller of Lake Ann.

Taxpayers in Elk Rapids Township will decide if they should chip in about $800,000 toward a $1.1 million cleanup of lead contamination at the former Elk Rapids Sportsman's Club.

A broken air line on a press at the Record-Eagle production facility delayed printing and delivery of Wednesday's newspaper.

Prosecutors on Wednesday played recorded interviews of Michael Marvin, 48, as he told Grand Traverse sheriff's deputies that he killed his wife. But it's uncertain whether the audio tapes will be admissible during Marvin's trial.

Benzie County voters will be asked to approve a millage for conservation efforts to make up for cuts in state funding.

Two residents on Wednesday escaped their home on Wolverine Drive without injury before flames torched their roof.

Rehabilitation of the historic village of Glen Haven in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore continues this week.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment may buy 80 acres in Wexford County surrounded by state land on three sides.

A Traverse City man faces multiple felony charges after police said he repeatedly sold drugs to undercover officers.