Nicholas Simon

A jury found Steven Koon guilty of second-degree murder in the 1989 killing of the Traverse City mother of five, giving the people who loved her the answer they had waited a lifetime to hear

Steven Koon’s conviction this week ended one of northern Michigan’s oldest unsolved murders, a case investigators never let go of and ultimately solved with DNA testing that did not exist in 1989 and a research team of Western Michigan University students

Commissioners met Wednesday with CommunityScale, the firm selected to assess housing demand, development barriers and the county’s incentive programs, with recommendations due in September

22 stakeholders want the county to coordinate regional projects, not control local zoning

Families bordering the 176-acre park want the county to reclaim it from Long Lake Township as a deed-restriction lawsuit moves through 13th Circuit Court

A proposed 10-year levy would raise about $2.6 million a year for trail projects, but board Vice Chair T.J. Andrews is pushing for a shorter term so voters can reassess sooner.

The parks and facilities director cited management turnover and poor performance by the current provider, then split off Governmental Center security for further review

Residents say Thiel Road is falling apart as the county points to funding limits

Traverse City museum debuts work by Caroline Monnet and Xavi Bou alongside a Smithsonian touring exhibition

Traverse City DDA approves “Infrastructure First” tax plan, forwarding it to the City Commission