Man charged with drunken driving
TRAVERSE CITY — Deputies arrested a Kingsley man for drunken driving after they said his blood-alcohol level was more than four times the state's legal limit.
Grand Traverse County authorities this week charged Robert Randall Huff, 47, with felony drunken driving.
Huff failed to follow a curve along M-113 and crashed his vehicle, court records show. Grand Traverse sheriff's deputies responded to the crash, where Huff received medical treatment for minor injuries.
A preliminary breath test showed Huff had blood-alcohol levels of 0.335 percent, more than four times the state's legal limit of 0.08 percent. He has two prior drunken driving convictions.
Hotel room death under investigation
TRAVERSE CITY — Authorities continue to investigate the death of a Lansing man who was found unresponsive inside his Traverse City hotel room.
Grand Traverse sheriff's deputies responded Thursday to the Great Wolf Lodge after they received a call about Matthew McCrimmon, 33, who died in his hotel room. Authorities were unable to resuscitate McCrimmon, Undersheriff Nathan Alger said.
Deputies have yet to determine how McCrimmon died, but Alger said there are no obvious signs of foul play.
Medical marijuana rules to be reviewed
TRAVERSE CITY — The city commission on Monday will review zoning ordinance amendments pertaining to the growth and distribution of medical marijuana within city limits.
The commission in April imposed a moratorium on the issuance of any permits or licences that would allow for the distribution of marijuana while it examined zoning regulations.
Commissioners on Monday could approve regulations that would allow for the growth of distribution of marijuana in certain areas of the city.
The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Governmental Center on Boardman Avenue.
East Silver Lake Road closed today
TRAVERSE CITY — Road work continues near a busy Garfield Township intersection.
The southbound lane on East Silver Lake Road, near the intersection with Silver Lake and Zimmerman roads, will be closed to traffic until noon today and Monday, the Grand Traverse County Road Commission said.
Repaving is expected to happen both days. Businesses will remain open.
Starting Monday, work will begin at the intersection to install new street signs and traffic signals.
Officials: Bryant Park safe for swimming
TRAVERSE CITY — Bryant Park is safe for swimming, local health officials said.
The Grand Traverse County Health Department tested the water at Bryant Park on Thursday, following an elevated E. coli reading in a sample taken on Wednesday. The first test showed E. coli levels were not safe for contact with the water above the waist, but the following test shows full body contact is now safe.
The E.coli reading dropped from a 433 count per 100 mL on Wednesday to a 65 count per 100 mL on Thursday, now well within the state's safe swimming standards.
