IPR Morning Edition

What do pickles and jazz music have in common? Find out in today's Lowdown. Also, Vivian La's got the scoop on how the recent MI Supreme Court decision on Line 5 invokes the public trust doctrine and could affect future infrastructure projects.

The last Democrat to represent northern Michigan in the U.S. House weighs in on the road ahead for Callie Barr, running in the 1st District. And a new study shows a whole world of rock-eating fungi on the Antrim Shale.

Votebeat reporter Hayley Harding joins us to talk about what we know — and don't — after yesterday's primaries. We'll also hear from voters in Antrim County.

On this Primary Election Day, we take you to Antrim County, where the county clerk is under investigation for sowing doubt about voter registrations. IPR's Austin Rowlader talks to us from a polling place and updates us on an effort to recall Victoria Bishop.

Line 5 opponents scored a major victory in the Michigan Supreme Court on Friday. Justices had concerns over the scope of environmental harm considered in granting the permit.

"Everyone up here loves it," say Tim Mulherin, author of This Magnetic North, "but everyone loves it in a different way." Today we explor the tension between people who live here and people who vacation here.

Grape growers and experts in northern Michigan say “smoke taint” from this month’s hazy skies isn’t an immediate threat, but is likely a new impact of volatile weather that the industry might need to adapt to.

Interlochen Center for the Arts released the findings of an independent investigation that showed decades of sexual abuse committed by adults against students. Its current president talks to IPR.

Facing a crowd of residents who were against a proposed 1,500 acre solar energy project, the Wexford Joint Planning Commission recommended against a zoning amendment that would’ve pushed the plan forward.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has rejected a petition to recall Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop. IPR's Austin Rowlader breaks down why the petition was rejected.