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he money was slotted for stream restoration and farmland preservation across the region.

ongress rescinded federal funding already allocated to public broadcasting. For IPR, it's a $300,000 budget hit. Still, our leader says we have reasons to be optimistic.

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.

As Congress closes the door on us, we plan to open ours more widely to you and the rest of our neighbors.

Munson Healthcare officials say almost two thirds of their payments come from Medicaid.

The Traverse City nonprofit runs programs in schools that often don't have other free summer or after-school options.

Why it's so hard to find out.

Democrat Callie Barr is launching a second bid for Michigan's First Congressional District. She was defeated by Republican Congressman Jack Bergman in 2024 after receiving less than 40 percent of the vote.

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

When their flip-clock radios woke them on April Fools' Day 50 years ago, many Canadians might have thought they'd entered an alternate universe.

There is an empty state Senate seat in Michigan's thumb region. No one currently represents the district because Governor Gretchen Whitmer has not yet called a special election. Some Republicans are saying she's playing politics with the 35th state Senate District.

We're still neighbours with the U.S., but trust, respect and friendships are in peril