Category: Interlochen Public Radio
Saab to host second open house on Grayling munitions plant
The company will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at Kirtland Community College.
Essays by Karen Anderson: 8Crayons
There was a time when all I needed to be happy was a box of eight Crayola crayons…
Off to Sundance
This week: News that a film made in northern Michigan will head to the Sundance Film Festival next month. Plus, an update on housing efforts in and around Petoskey.
More Michigan kids are getting vaccine-preventable diseases
Whooping cough, for instance, is surging, with more than 1,500 cases already reported so far this year. That’s compared to an average of less than 600 cases between 2017-2019, according to the state.
Michigan Senate votes to ban ghost guns
Buying, selling, or assembling a gun without a serial number could become a crime in Michigan under bills that passed the state Senate Thursday.
Essay: A popped tire, a cold night and a prepared producer
Winter driving mishaps are made easier when you prepare — whether that’s with warm clothes or a sledgehammer. Or both.
Glen Lake board puts a hold on school forest housing discussion
The proposal was originally discussed at an October board meeting.
Film shot at Interlochen’s Green Lake to get Sundance screening
An independent film made in northern Michigan is heading to one of the world’s premier film festivals.
$50M state grant for Copperwood Mine clears another hurdle
A $50 million grant for a copper mine in the Upper Peninsula was approved by the state House Appropriations Committee.
Legislation would restore a portion of MI’s environmental protection act
During the current lame duck session, the Legislature is considering bills would lift a ban on making rules for — what is today — the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).