For some, the National Cherry Festival Marching Band in Traverse City is a chance to keep marching. For others, it's an opportunity to try something new. It certainly was for Cindy Monroe.

Michigan's Attorney General is going after the Twin Flames Universe, a spiritual organization based in Leelanau County that's widely considered to be a cult.

Interlochen Public Radio is changing some of its programming on WICA, WLMN and WHBP — its three news frequencies known as IPR News Radio.

In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts ab...

It's all about turtle safety at the second annual Turtlefest in Benzie County.

Interlochen Public Radio is the winner of three Regional Edward R. Murrow awards, the most of any public radio station in Michigan this year.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - What do you wonder about the way extreme weather and climate change might affect our communities here in northern Michigan?

A yellow police line encircled the area after the sweep displaced about 14 people who had been living in tents among the trees near 11th and Division streets.

IPR News wants your opinion as we consider changes to our programming.

The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.

There are many species of leech in Michigan but only a few feed on mammal blood.

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U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman made visits to Gaylord, Atlanta and Cheboygan as response and recovery efforts continue from the March 29-30 storm.

Commissioner Rob Hentschel had been accused of sexual assault, but a prosecutor says there’s not enough evidence to prove a crime took place ‘beyond a reasonable doubt.’

The Republican congressman says a visit from the president would bring national attention to the disaster and encourage first responders.

The governor also expanded a state of emergency declaration to add Alcona and Antrim counties as thousands are still without power.

Officials are urging the public to stay home and off the roads as a historic ice storm batters the region. But some communities have set up warming stations for people who need electricity.

Utility crews continue trying to repair outages ahead of more precipitation in northern Michigan, already battered by a damaging ice storm.

The weekend ice storm put more than 100,000 customers in the dark as responders dealt with downed power lines and trees across roadways.

Ever walked by some newspaper boxes and noticed some aren’t filled with papers, but medicine? Chances are that medicine can help reverse an opioid overdose.

As millions of dollars flow to Michigan communities from opioid distributors, some up-north counties are electing to wait to start spending.

“He didn't try biting anybody or anything. But ... he hissed at me and that was probably pretty much to say, 'Leave me alone.'”

One measles case has been confirmed in Michigan already, but officials in northern Michigan say low vaccination rates in some counties are causing real concern for a potential outbreak.

When a black bear in Minnesota woke up from hibernation in the middle of winter and attacked three people and a dog, researchers were left with one question: Why?

As the Trump administration promises one of the biggest deportation efforts in U.S. history, what questions do you have about how this relates to northern Michigan? What’s on your mind as you think a...

The conflict has led to a lot of questions and confusion, and could be discussed at a meeting this week.

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.

Aneri Pattani, senior reporter for KFF Health News breaks down the differences in transparency between states that are spending opioid settlement dollars.

Spring is a dangerous time for wildfires because everything's so dry and can burn easily. Firefighters prepare before the snow melts.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a permit for Enbridge Energy’s plan to bury an oil pipeline beneath the environmentally sensitive Straits of Mackinac.

Seasonal federal workers help control the eel-like, parasitic fish each year.

As an Ohio senator, Vance once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.

In Traverse City, a group of people meet regularly at a brewery to talk about something people generally don’t want to discuss: death.

Matt Hamilton is the first teacher from Michigan to get an Award for Teaching Excellence from the National Education Association — the country’s largest teacher’s union.

Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, during a fishing trip, there was a fatal accident that left...

While the project will be Michigan’s first, other states have already embraced affordable educator housing.

The heroic acts of Capt. James Jackson saved the lives of many on Lake Superior.

As new administration promises one of the biggest deportation efforts in U.S. history, IPR News is seeking stories of challenges faced by migrants and employers.

A new study found that fish-eating water birds in some contaminated areas of the Great Lakes region experience negative health impacts, particularly related to growth and development.

A new community data program is underway to fill in the gap on ice thickness.

River stocking could save whitefish. Scientists in northern Michigan are still trying to figure out the best way to do it.

Northwestern Michigan College officials say the challenge is essentially a pitch competition for those working on environmental and infrastructure issues facing the region.

IPR caught up with former Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow at the Northern Michigan Policy Conference last week in Acme.

Homeowners in California are struggling to find electricians. The shortage does not bode well for efforts to "electrify everything."

Every Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on, from stories made here in our newsroom to interesting and fun things we're seeing out in the community