Lieutenant Ryan Taylor with the Traverse City Police Department said officers were called to the Pines around 9:00 p.m. Monday for reports of an assault. The Pines is an area near the Grand ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- How to manage what some are calling a crisis in the Pines continues to be a hot topic. The Pines is an area where people experiencing homelessness camp.

A strange noise that put some local schools into "secure mode" on Tuesday was likely fireworks or tree trimming, according to Traverse City Police Department officials.