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WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Cadillac is seeing its first new housing development in nearly two decades. Community leaders and developers broke ground Friday on Copper Trails, an 18-unit duplex community designed to help address the city's housing shortage. The development will be built on more than seven acres along Kentucky Avenue and completed in two phases. Homes will start at about $249,000, with reduced introductory interest rates aimed at making homeownership more affordable.

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A father's final shift with the Michigan State Police became a memory both he and his son will carry for a lifetime. After more than 31 years of service, Special Lt. Michael De Castro hit the road one last time, riding alongside his son, Trooper Merrek De Castro. For more than three decades, Michael has served the people of Michigan.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN., (WPBN/WGTU) -- With each day of the smoke overhead, some people may be feeling more symptoms such as itchy eyes and a scratchy throat. Urgent care physicians with Munson said they haven't seen a significant uptick in patients seeking treatment for smoke-related minor symptoms, but they say they are prepared for what could be coming if history is any reflection.

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The wildfire smoke has had a huge impact on a destination for those who compete in Olympic-level show jumping. The Traverse City Horse Shows had to cancel competition Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to poor air quality. Event officials said the decision was made for the welfare of the athletes, staff and horses. Staff said that there are over 2,000 horses there along with international riders to compete this week.

Multiple 911 calls sent officers rushing to a Port St. Lucie neighborhood at 3 a.m. Sunday, where police say a key dispute ended with two men killed in a shootout. Officers with the Port St. Lucie Police Department say the shooting occurred at 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of SE Rivergreen Circle. According to investigators, multiple 911 calls flooded in reporting shots fired.

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU ) -- Michigan has the highest percentage of excellent corn conditions in the country this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “We had a slow start with the cold, wet weather in early spring that got us in the fields a little bit later than normal, but of course this kind of weather is helping us catch up a little bit and with the growing degree days,” said Matt Breithaupt, owner and operator of Long Acre Farms.

Jason Wayne Redman, 55, was arrested at his business Wednesday. Cause of death for prisoner at Michigan women's facility released LANSING, Mich. -The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) released an autopsy report for one of the four inmates who died while incarcerated at Michigan's A McBain man is charged in a fatal crash in Chippewa County after being released from the hospital. Hunter Vanderwall, 19, is charged in connection of the shooting death of Lawrence Boyd in November 2025.

One of the world's most polarizing influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, were arrested Saturday evening in Miami as the British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. The Tate brothers are known for promoting their wealth, male dominance and misogyny online. he brothers were taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service on a sealed warrant which put the U.S. at the center of a complicated legal saga spanning from Romania to Britain.

President Donald Trump will present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday's final FIFA match between Argentina and Spain. Although the U.S. isn't playing, the president believes the real winner of the games may be the United States. “It turned out we were a soccer country, and I think it’s going to remain,” Trump said Friday at a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in New York City.

The U.S. military announced on Saturday that it launched new airstrikes against Iran to "swiftly punish" the country for an attack in Jordan that killed two U.S. service members. One is missing and four require hospitalization following the attack. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were meant to further degrade Iran’s ability to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.