CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) -- Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of Banished Words List. For 2022, LSSU received more than 1,000 nominations of words and terms for banishment for misuse, overuse, and uselessness to help...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- Three people are in jail after investigators said they accosted a child. According to Traverse City Police, a video showing a six-year-old performing sexual acts with a man was posted on Facebook Live on...

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Each summer, an 85-year-old Benzie County woman hits the open water hoping to show that age is only a number.With only a slight obsession with the water, it’s all Nancy Mayes has known for the...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) - The Village of Omena inaugurated its fourth mayor Saturday morning, a 9-year-old cat named Sweet Tart.Omena has had a four-legged mayor for more than a decade, and has used the election to raise money for...

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) - A northern Michigan World War II veteran jumped out of an airplane over the weekend, all in the name of charity.Richard Dick Grout, 97, made his second jump during the Parachute for Polio fundraiser held...

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- A quarter honoring the PicturedRocks National Lakeshore could soon be in your pocket.The United States Mint is hosting an event in Munising to launch the America the Beautiful Quarter Program.The quarter will launch on February 7.N