Emmet County News

It's going to cost more to feed kids at some northern Michigan schools this year.

Hide Video Deputies in Emmet County arrested a man who they say was drunk and shooting at bear hunters.

Emmet County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man following an incident in which the man allegedly fired shots in the area of some people he believed to be trespassing.

Emmet County has purchased the historic McGulpin Point Lighthouse, which protected shipping on the Straits of Mackinac against storms, fog and rocks between 1869 and 1909.

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. A fundraiser for the Special Olympics has some volunteers riding the waves for five days! A fundraiser for the Special Olympics has some volunteers riding the waves ...

Meetings Friday, July 18 The Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Library.

Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. Severe thunderstorms Tuesday night left some Northern Michigan residents with a lot to clean up.

Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 7:28 p.m. The annual pet show brought out pet owners and their four legged friends to compete in the event.

Heroin is again creeping into northeast Michigan communities, luring in users from a variety of demographics.

Camp Pellston in Emmet County was once a medium security prison, however it was closed in 2002 due to budget restraints.

The Petoskey Department of Public Safety along with the Emmet County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police are investigating a series of break ins from over the weekend at area businesses.

A friend of William Cole's called police after finding Cole's apartment full of smoke.

Economically hard times might suggest that local non-profit organizations, like the Charlevoix and Emmet County United Way, might have encountered difficulties in making their 2007-2008 campaign goals.

"The punishment is not good enough. It's too lenient. Too lenient. He'll walk again." Family members react angrily to the prison sentence for a two-time convicted murderer.

The Emmet County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man they say assaulted an officer today.

About 900 feet of shoreline has been cleared from restrictions in Bay Harbor. Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at 3:00 a.m. Public health officals have issued a revised advisory for the Bay Harbor shoreline in Emmet ...

Ken Homa can see the region's tattered economy wearing on the people his agency tries to assist during tough times.

Among the many homes overlooking beautiful Little Traverse Bay, there is a new addition, a 'cottage,' unlike any other.

Investigators are sifting through ruble trying to determine what caused an afternoon blaze that ripped through a two story building in Emmet County, destroying one business and damaging several others.

Authorities say a Cross Village man whose charred remains were found inside a burning car last month apparently died from carbon monoxide poisoning.