Yearly Archives: 2026

Fact of the Day 01/08/2026

Where was the site of Traverse City’s biggest school fire? Central Grade School fire and the fire occurred in 1934 See photo here

NMC Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Honors Outstanding Alumni

Traverse City, MI — January 7, 2026 — Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) officially kicked off its year-long 75th anniversary celebration this week with the...

Fact of the Day 01/07/2026

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show visited Traverse City in 1898 The Show at Its Peak By 1898, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was an international...

Traverse City Man Pleads No Contest in DUI Crash That Killed Volunteer Lighthouse Keeper

Leelanau County, MI — A 71-year-old Traverse City man has entered a no-contest plea in connection with a drunk driving crash on M-22 that...

From Forensic Files to Smartphones: How True Crime Became a Daily Habit — and When Technology Gets It Wrong

Traverse City, MI — Long before smartphones and push alerts put crime stories in people’s pockets, many Americans were already hooked on real-life investigations....

Fact of the Day 01/06/2026

Guns at the Bottom of Grand Traverse Bay After the Civil War, many guns used by solders like Grandfather Brady became obsolete and uncared for....

Parental Negligence- 3 Y/O Ingests a Large Amount of Gummies

From the files of Traverse City Police Dispatch- Roughly 5:30pm on January 4th 2026 Opinion- Lock up your stash <///////}~ If you’re a parent...

Edible Marijuana Incident at Traverse City Middle School Raises Concerns About Student Access

Traverse City, MI — An incident involving an eighth-grade student bringing marijuana edibles to East Middle School From the Traverse City Police Department...

Local Government-Traverse City Commission is scheduled to meet tonight.

The Traverse City Commission is scheduled to meet tonight (Jan. 5) with a full agenda that includes parking projects, a city clerk appointment, and...

Winter Weather Advisory Expected

Winter weather alerts are in effect for parts of Mid-Michigan including Traverse City, with freezing rain and slippery conditions expected late Monday night into...

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