GRAYLING —
Authorities say people cleaning a shed in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula found a pair of live grenades.
The Crawford County sheriff’s office says deputies and Michigan State Police were called Tuesday to the Grayling-area home following the discovery.
Members of the Michigan National Guard also responded. After determining that both grenades were live the guard members took them away to be destroyed.
No injuries were reported.
Region
June 20, 2012
Sheriff: 2 live grenades found
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Traverse City West students launch weather balloon
A weather balloon launched by students at West Senior High School demonstrated a core principle of physics. What goes up must come down.
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Teen job outlook better in 2013
The pressure is on for Brooke Stocking to find her first summer job. The Traverse City teen, 16, is on two cheer teams and will compete this summer in Virginia Beach.
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Grand Traverse student heads to national spelling bee
Eighth-grader Charlie Donahue remembers his first spelling bee, way back in third grade. He was over-confident then, and a “very easy” word bounced him from the competition.
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Four pets safe in house fire
Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department crews responded to a fire Thursday at 2:10 p.m. in the 4500 block of Buckhorn Drive.
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Record numbers audition for 'Les Misérables'
Old Town Playhouse added a fourth audition for the musical Les Misérables after a record number of people showed up to try out.
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Two charged for making meth at local motel
Two people face criminal charges stemming from a meth lab discovered at Shadowland Motel.
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Annual Rhubarb Social in Bear Lake
Kick off summer vacation with an annual rhubarb social at the Bear Lake Christian Church.
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Snyder, Stabenow slated to speak at Helen Milliken service
United States Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Gov. Rick Snyder are among those expected to speak at a Monday, June 3, memorial service for former Michigan First Lady Helen Milliken.
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Memorial Day: Weather, gas prices and highway enforcement
An annual ceremony to honor veterans has a new location this year. More than 400 people are expected to attend a service Monday at the Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial Park. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the park off 11th Street near Elmwood Avenue.
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Traverse City schools officials prepare for bond
Traverse City Area Public Schools officials said they’ve learned from last year’s failed bond campaign and hear loud-and-clear what voters want in a 2013 capital improvement project proposal.
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Utility cuts trees beyond easements, property owners say
Lynn Tilson is trying to save 374 of her red pines from the chainsaw. Michigan Electric Transmission Company marked the trees for removal, beyond the 50-foot easement Tilson believes the utility has on either side of its power lines.
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Conservancy offers farmers a shorter-term option for land
For the last 30 summers, Dennis and Barb Dean traveled from their Alaska home to tend to their sweet and tart cherry orchards in Williamsburg.
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Elk Rapids now has authorized baccalaureate school
Elk Rapids Middle School is being recognized for adopting a world-renowned education style, and other local districts are prepared to follow suit, thanks in part to a $3 million Kellogg Foundation grant.
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BATA bus struck during three-vehicle accident
A Bay Area Transportation Agency bus was damaged in a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Three Mile and Hammond Road.
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Benzie County home destroyed in fire
Benzonia Township Fire Department Chief John Hanmer said units responded to the fire on Thursday at about 11 a.m. He said no one was inside the Cook Road home and the occupants were at work.
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Eligibility issues cut short TC St. Francis baseball season
St. Francis High School’s baseball team’s season prematurely ended.
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Memorial Day-related services in Traverse City region
Memorial Day-related services in Traverse City region:
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Accused stalker faces more charges
A Grawn man who already is facing stalking charges is accused of breaking into the home of the female victim and attempting to take her dog.
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Victory for medical marijuana patients
Medical marijuana patients and advocates scored a victory after the state’s top court issued a decision on a long-running Grand Traverse County case.
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Parking lot argument chills Bardon's
Robin Bisel and Jean Cline licked ice cream cones at Bardon’s Wonder Freeze off Front Street and wondered how they’d maneuver through traffic when finished with their treats.
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Presidential Scholar has struggled with illness
Nicole “Niki” Tubacki doesn't remember much about her early childhood except for swinging outside in the sun.
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Man said to trade drugs for sex
A man arrested in Leelanau County for violating probation is accused of trading drugs for sexual favors with young women in Missaukee County.
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Car crashes into rocks near house
A Glen Arbor woman told deputies she fell asleep before she ran a stop sign and crashed her vehicle into a row of boulders near an Empire Township home.
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Local educators honored
The Outstanding Educator Award, sponsored by the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District, the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce and TBA Credit Union, is given annually to a handful of public, private and parochial educators in the Grand Traverse region.
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Man enters guilty plea in assault
A man accused of beating his live-in girlfriend in East Bay Township pleaded guilty to assault charges.
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