Austin Rowlader
Contributing ReporterAustin is a freelance reporter for IPR based in Bellaire. He also files stories with Bridge Michigan and The Antrim Review. Outside of journalism, Austin hosts the Antrim Writers Series and writes novels that he hides in a filing cabinet in his house.
When he's not making radio, you'll find Austin out in the woods looking for mushrooms and daydreaming about what it means to be alive.
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Reporter Austin Rowlader lives in Bellaire, squarely inside the tornado warning area. He shared his account: -
After a federal judge’s ruling, Peninsula Township residents could be on the hook for $49 million in lost revenue to 11 Old Mission Peninsula wineries. And they're not excited about paying for it. -
Off-road vehicles have been allowed on state forest land since 2018. But sometimes they blaze their own trails. Now, things are at a breaking point. -
But Michigan's lack of statewide septic regulations makes dealing with it a little more complicated. Efforts in Lansing to establish a septic code have fallen short, but there are bills currently in legislative committees that would deal with the issue. The state currently relies on county and local governments to create and enforce their own regulations. -
In the last eight years, the number of cars traveling through Mancelona has gone up by 47 percent. And this has created some unique challenges for local police. -
In the last eight years, the number of cars traveling through the village has gone up by 47 percent. And this has created some unique challenges for Mancelona police. -
The farther away you are from a doppler radar station, the harder it is for the radar to see low-altitude weather. What does that mean here in northern Michigan? -
Munson Healthcare officials say almost two thirds of their payments come from Medicaid. -
Every spring, Antrim County residents pile their unwanted belongings on the side of the road for the annual Spring Cleanup. Eventually it will all be loaded up and taken to the landfill, but not before a steady stream of scrappers, collectors, and other roadside foragers peruse the piles for valuables. -
In April, Bellaire resident Ping He-Pridemore became one of America’s newest citizens. Originally from China, she decided to stay in the U.S. after she fell in love with her husband and the country.
