Category: Interlochen Public Radio
Answers to your questions about CPB and federal funding for IPR
Public media funding is a hot topic this year — we’ve compiled common questions about how it works and the (potential) impact of funding loss on local public radio.
Michigan has some of the worst state government transparency laws and ethics in the country. Could this year change that?
Advocates of making the Michigan legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office more transparent saw success this week in Lansing. But, is this the year the state Capitol really becomes more open? Plus, new names in the 2026 race to be Michigan’s next governor.
Essays by Karen Anderson: Death of a Neighbor
I didn’t know she was ill and I look up from the paper, feeling strangely empty and sad.
A waterslide for whitefish
As whitefish numbers decline in lakes Michigan and Huron, researchers are hoping to get them to spawn in rivers for the first time in about a century. They’re using what is basically a waterslide to help. Also, we catch up with former U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow. The Michigan Democrat is a private citizen now, but not taking a backseat on matters of public policy. And the author Geraldine Brooks talks to us about grief. Her husband’s sudden death in 2019 prompted a new memoir, “Memorial Days.”Oh, and we get a little dose of Star Wars.
IPR seeks stories on immigration in northern Michigan
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.
Researchers are fishing for a clearer picture of Great Lakes ice
A new community data program is underway to fill in the gap on ice thickness.
Whitmer budget proposal boosts money for K-14, silent on new road revenue
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration rolled out its 83-point-five billion dollar proposed budget Wednesday for the coming fiscal year.
Geraldine Brooks on ‘the work of grieving,’ and what we can all do
Author and journalist Geraldine Brooks visits the National Writers Series in Traverse City on Feb. 8.
Grand Traverse County approves funding for year-round Safe Harbor
Commissioners provided the last piece of a funding puzzle for a shelter serving people experiencing homelessness. Safe Harbor hopes to expand its services beyond the current October-to-April season.
A new attempt to help whitefish, as they dwindle in Lake Michigan
River stocking could save whitefish. Scientists in northern Michigan are still trying to figure out the best way to do it.