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Police respond to an antiwar demonstration at the University of Michigan Museum of Art on May 3.

U-M fires employee, suspends 4 others over pro-Palestinian protest

Activists say the university’s latest actions are part of a broader pattern of retaliation against protesters

By Steve Neavling

Image: More than 40 women sue University of Michigan over stolen private images

More than 40 women sue University of Michigan over stolen private images

By Steve Neavling

Image: Planned Parenthood of Michigan to close clinics, cut staff amid funding threats

Planned Parenthood of Michigan to close clinics, cut staff amid funding threats

By Steve Neavling

The Great Lakes provide drinking water for more than 30 million people across both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.

The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ and Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

Image: Trump’s pause on refugee resettlement could cost Michigan $416M, study finds

Trump’s pause on refugee resettlement could cost Michigan $416M, study finds

By Steve Neavling

Line 5 splits into twin pipelines just west of the Mackinac Bridge, and crosses along the lakebed for four miles.

Six tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit

By Lee DeVito and Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

A fleet of Michigan State Police vehicles.

No charges for Michigan State Police troopers in fatal shooting of fugitive

By Steve Neavling

Image: After boycott calls, U-M president doubled down on Israeli investments

After boycott calls, U-M president doubled down on Israeli investments

By Steve Neavling

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib delivered a speech in Dearborn last year, urging Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the presidential primary election to protest President Joe Biden’s support of Israel.

Tlaib slams University of Michigan president over ties to Anti-Defamation League, campus free speech crackdown

By Steve Neavling

Kevin Klein, CEO of Cherry Capital Airport, points to a graphic of the new terminal design in November of 2024.

As Traverse City’s airport grows, a chance to consider climate

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

Marie Richards loved her job as a tribal relations specialist for the U.S. National Forest Service. She was one of 3,400 workers targeted for layoffs.

U.S. Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

By Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ and Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

Image: Business leaders rally behind immigration to boost economy (3)

Business leaders rally behind immigration to boost economy

By Steve Neavling

Erik Prince speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Erik Prince pitches mass deportation plan to Trump administration

By Steve Neavling

Image: Legal expert warns Michigan lawmakers against weakening court-ordered wage hike

Legal expert warns Michigan lawmakers against weakening court-ordered wage hike

By Steve Neavling

Vice President JD Vance.

Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ

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