Republican Vice President nominee and Senator JD Vance is headed back to battleground Michigan.

A county official is accused of showing up at a Michigan hotel after seeing an advertisement for prostitution.

The majority of Lower Michigan is at risk for severe weather on Friday.

There are worse ways to save up money for college than scuba diving.

A giant Smokey Bear hot air balloon will visit Michigan this week.

On your way to Traverse City, Leelanau, Alpena or Mackinac -- there are plenty of smaller attractions to check out on your way.

Cruise ships have become more popular on the Great Lakes over the past few years, and there’s no sign of the booming business slowing down anytime soon.

Michigan State Police Traverse City Post arrested two men for possession of methamphetamine, carrying machetes and drug pipes, amongst other things.

A Michigan coffee shop owner has plead no contest to charges for allegedly installing a hidden camera in a bathroom at his business.

A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety.

A Michigan coffee shop owner is facing charges for allegedly installing a hidden camera in a bathroom at his business.

There’s a chance that the annual National Cherry Festival in Traverse City could be missing one of its biggest attractions -- the air show.

The state has filed a motion to dismiss claims filed by a Traverse City hair salon against the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) based on lack of jurisdiction.

Railbikes are pedal-power carts that are ridden on railroad tracks and have the same style as recumbent bikes in the way people sit on them and pedal.

Michigan sends about 2 billion pounds of food waste to landfills every year. One of the goals in the state’s climate plan is to cut that in half by 2030.

A 350-pound black bear is dead months after captivating a northern Michigan neighborhood in May by perching in a tree.

A dog helped police rescue her owner after he fell through the ice into a lake in Northern Michigan.

Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer Kammeron Bennetts responded to a call of a 65-year-old Traverse City man who had fallen through the ice in Arbutus Lake in East Bay Township.

A Michigan-based photographer captured the photo of a lifetime hovering 4,000 feet above the Rose Bowl.

Michigan sends about 2 billion pounds of food waste to landfills every year. One of the goals in the state’s climate plan is to cut that in half by 2030.

Parts of Lower Michigan will see several inches of snow on Monday.

Parts of Lower Michigan will see accumulating snow to start the workweek thanks to a quick moving clipper system.

Most of Michigan will be getting at least some snow on Sunday, through Monday, with some parts of the state getting several inches in the first winter storm of the season.

Forget a white Christmas, parts of Michigan will be enjoying a white Halloween!

Michigan State Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a tour bus carrying students from a Traverse City school sports team.

The hype surrounding the Detroit Lions was already through the roof before their matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs, but now it's hit a whole new stratosphere as merch has been flying off the shelves, and we haven't advanced to week two of the season yet.

A federal judge has approved an updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between four Native American tribes and government agencies.

Local 4 has encouraged you to check off your summer bucket list with us, including outdoor concerts, baseball games, discovering a new hiking or biking trail, or one of our many lighthouses.

The woman, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her winning “Diamond-Wild-Time” ticket at a Village Pantry store in Traverse City

A northern Michigan city is investigating after a local hair salon owner posted on social media that anyone identifying as other than a man or a woman is not welcome at her business.

Charges have been issued against the person suspected of injuring two people in a shooting last week in Manistee.

A passenger was caught openly holding a crack pipe inside a car when police pulled it over for driving on the wrong side of the street in Michigan.

A man carrying a knife and a woman who gave police a fake name were both arrested after their car was pulled over for violations in a Michigan construction zone.

Police in Manistee, Michigan, are investigating after two men were shot.

A 41-year-old woman was arrested for delivering methamphetamine and several other charges in Traverse City.

Memorial Day is a special day for many Americans whose loved ones have fought for our country.

If you have plans to visit Traverse City this summer, there’s a major construction project you need to know about.

A northern Michigan company has partnered up with Michigan DNR to be the department’s official apparel supplier for Michigan parks, trails, and waterways.

A Michigan distillery is honoring the passing of its master distiller with a limited edition cherrywood bourbon.

Some of the purest Michigan spirits are produced out of Traverse City.

After nearly two decades delighting fans of the cinema, the Traverse City Film Festival is coming to a close.

A former Western Michigan University officer has been arrested on child pornography charges.

Insiders: We’re on a special quest this summer, and we could use your help.

Most of Northern Michigan will see several inches of snow on Saturday as a late March winter storm plows through the area.

Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end.

You can enjoy a “Friday in the park” as the band Chicago will perform at the National Cherry Festival this summer in Traverse City.

There’s a distillery tucked away in Northern Michigan that makes a one-of-a-kind spirit -- and it should be on your radar.

Railbikes are pedal-power carts that are ridden on railroad tracks and have the same style as recumbent bikes in the way people sit on them and pedal.

A group of 78 nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers in Michigan won a $1 million Powerball prize, meaning they will each receive about $12,800.

Are you looking for a fun winter Michigan getaway? Caroline Rizzo with Grand Traverse Resorts joined Tati Amare on “Live in the D” to discuss everything they have to offer.

Four Native American tribes have agreed with Michigan and federal officials on a revised fishing policy for parts of three of the Great Lakes, officials said Monday.

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Nov. 29 in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

Traverse City Whiskey Co. is expanding in northern Michigan, resulting in the opening of 100 new jobs and a new headquarters location.

A court denied a Michigan woman’s request for a protection order against a man who later shackled her inside a sound-proof bunker and held her hostage for 13 hours, according to UpNorthLive.

A Michigan man is facing kidnapping, stalking, torture, and rape charges after he shackled a woman inside a sound-proof bunker he’d built and held her hostage for 13 hours, prosecutors said.

A canoeing competition held on Lake Michigan turned deadly this weekend when a racer died after falling off his boat multiple times.

Two women have been arrested for going to the Michigan State Police recruiting booth at the Cherry Festival in the middle of the night and stealing the department’s tent, officials said.

The co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party is accused of being blatantly homophobic in a tweet about openly-gay U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Sixty-seven years ago today, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of Records” was published.

Isle Royale National Park’s gray wolf population has reached 28, a dramatic comeback after the species nearly disappeared from the Lake Superior island chain, researchers said Wednesday.

A federal judge Thursday kept jurisdiction over a lawsuit seeking to close an oil pipeline crossing a section of the Great Lakes, rejecting Michigan’s effort to shift the case to state court.

A plan to activate a railroad corridor that runs from Southeast Michigan to Traverse City and Petoskey has received new funding to advance planning stages.

Developers were just given money to study what it would take to get a passenger rail line up and running. It would connect Detroit and Ann Arbor to Traverse City and Petoskey with stops along the routes seen in the video player above.

A plan to activate a railroad corridor that runs from Southeast Michigan to Traverse City and Petoskey has received new funding to advance planning stages.

The Great Lakes might be home to the world’s most abundant supply of freshwater whitefish, and to many, that treat tastes even better when it is smoked to give it even more flavor.

The Michigan football program embarked on a jam-packed tour of Michigan this summer.

A 23-year-old woman from Traverse City was arrested over the weekend for assaulting the father of her baby, according to Michigan State Police.

Five Michigan men were arrested when officials broke up a drug deal and found fentanyl in one vehicle and cash in the other, according to authorities.

Macy’s has partnered with WHP Global to bring the Toys”R”Us brand to every Macy’s store in America.

The United States Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, has officially changed his residency from Indiana to our mitten state, where he plans to vote this fall.

Two women went to the Michigan State Police recruiting booth at the Cherry Festival in the middle of the night and stole the department’s tent, officials said.

Here you’ll find a bucket list of places to visit around the state that are not your run-of-the-mill spots. You may have never heard of these places, some were new to me as well. Happy touristing!

Michigan lighthouses have been shining a light on the Great Lakes for centuries. With more than 3,200 miles of shoreline, lighthouses greatly impact the water community.

Memorial Day is a special day for many Americans whose loved ones have fought for our country.

Memorial Day is a special day for many Americans whose loved ones have fought for our country.

If you are looking for a way to remind your family what the holiday is really about, we gathered a list of veteran memorials you can visit throughout the state of Michigan.

Preliminary fact-finding by Federal Aviation Administration investigators indicates a flight instructor had 14 seconds to safely land a plane after its engine died during its final approach.

No injuries have been reported after a small plane crashed Tuesday evening in Traverse City.

The Republican-led Michigan Senate has approved a 5% increase in base funding for K-12 schools but pared back Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposals to recruit and retain teachers and didn't include her proposed $1 billion fund for school infrastructure projects.

A man was arrested last week after he tried to steal more than $700 worth of meat from a Traverse City store and attacked employees with a shovel, police said.

Rapper Nelly will perform at the 2022 National Cherry Festival in Traverse City this summer.

It is a shift in mindset to be an all-electric car owner. Simply forgetting to plug in your vehicle at the end of the day could pose a problem, especially if you don’t have a quick-charge option on your route.

Voters in Traverse City will decide whether the city gets a large new building.

Winter is changing across the Great Lakes region, and scientists want to know what that will mean.

A 72-year-old northern Michigan man has been charged with animal abuse and neglect after authorities said 164 dogs were found in and around his Traverse City-area home.

Federal prosecutors are trying to reinstate charges against a former Michigan lawmaker from the Traverse City area who was accused of trading votes for campaign money when he served in the House.

Authorities discovered more than 160 dogs at a rural property near Traverse City after arriving to enforce blight violations.

A Michigan man who was a freighter shipmate has died in an accident aboard a 1,000-foot freighter along northwest Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline.

A major health care provider in northern Michigan says it's putting an emphasis on COVID-19 care and reducing other services after a spike in the region.

Tourists flowed through Traverse City at a strong pace during vacation season 2021.

To some, staying in a haunted hotel or Airbnb is a bucket list experience, but when I found out my friends booked an Airbnb in a building that used to be a psychiatric hospital, all I could think was that some ghosts were going to visit me at night.

Electric vehicles heading to northern Michigan are invited to get some juice in Saginaw.

A prosecutor has filed criminal complaints against two northern Michigan men in connection with an attack on a newspaper reporter covering a meeting by a group opposing masks and vaccination mandates.

The message we are receiving here is simple: Seider is beyond playing in the prospects tournament. Nothing more, nothing less.

On your way to Traverse City, Leelanau, Alpena or Mackinac -- there are plenty of smaller attractions to check out on your way.

A newspaper reporter says he was punched in the face while covering an anti-mask event near Traverse City.

A thrill ride has been dismantled and an investigation started after the machine appeared to tip and pitch with riders aboard at a popular festival in northern Michigan.

A whimsical new candy and soda shop will be opening its doors soon in downtown Ann Arbor.

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Biden remained mostly quiet to reporters on major issues facing Michigan, like infrastructure, climate change and the 2022 midterm elections.