Officers from the Traverse City Police Department are investigating an infant's death.

It's too late for bicycle lanes on a section of Eighth Street, but a plan to mark the road for bicycle safety is "better than nothing" for area cyclists.

Three of the state's heaviest political hitters -- representatives of labor and business -- are aligned against Grand Traverse County's prosecutor and his criminal probe of Meijer Inc. for campaign finance violations. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Michigan Education Association, and the Michigan Teamsters filed a joint motion with the Michigan Supreme Court.

School districts will lay off more teachers, reduce bus service and trim support for sports next academic year unless Michigan shores up its education funding system, an advocacy group said Monday.

Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold support of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, said Rep. Bart Stupak, a key congressman and Michigan Democrat.

A casino employee cut off alcohol service to a Michigan State Police sergeant shortly before she was arrested for drunken driving on M-22. Authorities charged Sgt. Monica Ann Bradford, a desk sergeant at the Traverse City post since 2004, with drunken driving.

Police arrested a Gaylord man for drunken driving after they said he drove the wrong direction on a local street.

A Marquette teen faces a felony drug charge after she sold ecstasy to an undercover officer, authorities said.

Northern Michigan Hospitals, Inc. in Petoskey received a federal grant to develop a rural health network.

A grant deadline for Traverse City Area Public Schools classroom programs is this week.