Leelanau County News

Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. It's one of the busiest intersections in Northern Michigan and some very frustrated drivers say too many accidents and close calls make it one of the most dangerous ones.

Hide Video We have the name of a man who died in a Leelanau County stabbing. Police say it happened early Monday morning outside of Ricardo Roman Junior's house on French road in Leland Township.

A man is charged with Open Murder in Leelanau County. Ricardo Roman was arraigned Tuesday in the death of 33-year-old Craig Romer of Suttons Bay.A Investigators say Romer was stabbed during a fight Monday morning on French Road in Leland Township.

A fight between two men turned ugly early Monday morning. Now, one of them is dead and the other is in jail.

The Leelanau County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 33-year-old Suttons Bay man.

Investigators are releasing some photos of the people they believe are responsible for a string of thefts at several roadside stands in Leelanau County.

A former Leelanau County 911 dispatcher filed a lawsuit against the county, alleging she was fired in part because of her age.

Leelanau County doesn't have to pay additional arbitration costs stemming from a long-running dispute over a former deputy's employment, an appeals court said.

An appeals court upheld the conviction of a Leelanau County woman who lied during her son's murder trial.

Swine flu immunizations at Traverse City West and East middle schools planned for next week are canceled after a vaccine shipment was delayed.

A union representing two Leelanau sheriff's deputies filed a grievance contending their recent firings were "unjust," the latest incident of discord that's pitted officers against administrators and caught the eye of civil rights advocates.

A photograph and tracks found recently in the Upper Peninsula have rekindled a debate over whether Michigan has an established, breeding cougar population.

Leelanau Sheriff Mike Oltersdorf shouldn't need any help investigating allegations that his deputies illegally entered homes, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

It's been a cold October. Very cold. Historically cold. "I just don't go outside," said Arlene Emerson, a longtime Traverse City resident.

It took almost a year, but the wait is finally over. The newly renovated Leelanau County bridge is back open and businesses are beyond excited.

In my last column, I wrote about a man I'd seen walking daily on the side of a country road.

Hide Video The old Sugar Loaf resort in Leelanau County has been approved as a Brownfield redevelopment site because of suspected contamination.

A man recently stumbled across a box of items that had been shoved under a bed in a guest room of his Grand Traverse County home.

The word "Bioneers" isn't found in the dictionary. But that doesn't mean they don't exist.

Three northwestern Michigan counties will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars from the federal government for transportation-related projects.