Michigan health officials said an 80-year-old Traverse City-area man is 17th person from the state to die as a result of contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

GH cruises into Class A regional final with 54-34 win over Gaylord

Since the early 1970s, Roy’s General Store at the corner of Hammond and Three Mile Road has used a portable sign by the road to attract the attention of passers-by. From “EAT HERE — GET GAS AND WORMS” to “IT’S TOO COLD TO CHANGE THE SIGN,” the family-run business tries to use humor and wordplay to attract customers. But a recent attempt to promote a grill igniter modeled after an M-16 automatic rifle may be a sign of changing times, and more of a political statement. A few weeks ago the sign read: “GET YOUR M16 RIFLE HERE BEFORE IT IS OUTLAWED.”

A Traverse City utility may pull the plug on a windmill that's been familiar to motorists for years in the northwestern Lower Peninsula.