Author: Interlochen Public Radio
Short-staffed, untrained, many Michigan townships struggle to control finances
Understaffed, untrained, and sometimes even married townships officials control taxpayer dollars in many northern Michigan communities.
Surveillance cameras pop up in Traverse City parks
The Traverse City Police Department has been using two solar-powered surveillance cameras on mobile trailers.
Appeals court to decide whether chimps in zoo deserve civil rights hearing
The Michigan Court of Appeals is being asked to order a hearing in a case that alleges a zoo is violating the habeas corpus rights of chimpanzees against unlawful confinement.
Whitmer ceremonially signs road funding bill
Gov. Whitmer took the opportunity to speak publicly to what she saw as wins from the budget process during stops in Flint, Clinton Township, and Kalamazoo.
‘Where is he? They won’t tell me.’ How privacy laws complicate mental health care in northern Michigan
HIPAA protects patient privacy by limiting how medical information is shared. But the story of a Michigan mom caring for her adult son shows how these rules sometimes create barriers to necessary care.
