‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps $20M conservation projects in northwest Michigan

Interlochen Public Radio
he money was slotted for stream restoration and farmland preservation across the region.
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London Eats: ‘Arab gold’ ice cream brings sweet taste of Lebanon to core

London Eats: ‘Arab gold’ ice cream brings sweet taste of Lebanon to core
London Free Press
A new downtown dessert spot is serving handmade ice cream and sweets made with a special family recipe. 
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Shipping industry, boaters fear risks of cuts to federal Great Lakes programs

Shipping industry, boaters fear risks of cuts to federal Great Lakes programs
Great Lakes Commission
he federal funding that pays for much of Great Lakes water, weather and ice cover monitoring is at risk in the Trump administration’s proposed NOAA budget for 2026, while the […]
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ChinYee: Front-line LHSC workers bear burden of fraud allegations

ChinYee: Front-line LHSC workers bear burden of fraud allegations
London Free Press
A retired physician says allegations of a $50-million fraud at London Health Sciences Centre triggered feelings of anger and betrayal
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Sleeping Bear historian explores the Indigenous history of Michigan’s islands

Sleeping Bear historian explores the Indigenous history of Michigan’s islands
Great Lakes Commission
his weekend Anishinaabe historian Eric Hemenway will share more Indigenous history of the daily lives of the tribes who made the Great Lakes their homeland. Hemenway’s free classes will focus […]
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Michigan public health agencies axe programs amid federal cuts

Interlochen Public Radio
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan’s local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.
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Public tips lead to arrest in Kincardine death threat investigation

Kincardine News
Police made an arrest in an ongoing threats investigation less than 24 hours after asking the public for help identifying the individual involved. Around 9 a.m. on July 17, South Bruce OPP released photos of a man who allegedly made death threats during an altercation with another person in Kincardine. The incident, which was reported […]
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St. Thomas: Railway City mayor vents over deteriorating track crossing

St. Thomas: Railway City mayor vents over deteriorating track crossing
London Free Press
The condition of a railway crossing that’s frustrated drivers has prompted the St. Thomas mayor to try to “clear the tracks” on who’s responsible, saying a resident was given incorrect information by CN Rail. St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston issued a public statement saying residents’ complaints about the condition of the crossing on First Avenue, […]
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A home on Dufferin Avenue in London suffered $550,000 in damages in an overnight fire,  London Fire Department stated on a social media post Friday.

A home on Dufferin Avenue in London suffered $550,000 in damages in an overnight fire,  London Fire Department stated on a social media post Friday.
London Free Press
An overnight fire that tore through an Old East Village home early Friday has been deemed suspicious by London police.
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A Good, Not Great Lake

Interlochen Public Radio
Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural fight over which lakes can really call themselves Great.
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After federal funding cuts to public radio, IPR strengthens its commitment to northern Michigan

Interlochen Public Radio
As Congress closes the door on us, we plan to open ours more widely to you and the rest of our neighbors.
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A home named in a fraud lawsuit at London Health Sciences Centre has hit the market for nearly $2-million, even though the hospital in its legal action asked all properties identified not be sold. 

A home named in a fraud lawsuit at London Health Sciences Centre has hit the market for nearly $2-million, even though the hospital in its legal action asked all properties identified not be sold. 
London Free Press
A home listed in an LHSC lawsuit alleging a massive fraud remains on the market even though the hospital is trying to prevent its sale 
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