Grayling wildfire nearly contained; people urged to stay away from area

The frightening wildfire over the weekend southeast of Grayling was 90% contained going into Monday morning, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The agency said preliminary estimates show that the fire, which prompted a closure of Interstate 75 for much of Saturday and temporary evacuations of some homes, threatened 35 homes, 38 vehicles and 58 outbuildings, three of which burned. What the DNR is calling the Wilderness Trail Fire started Saturday with a campfire on private land in Crawford County. The fire remains at 2,400 acres, and roads...