Austin Rowlader
Reporter/ProducerAustin is a reporter based in Antrim County. He's also the producer of the Up North Lowdown.
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A document obtained by IPR shows Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop made more than a hundred unauthorized changes to the Qualified Voter File, including canceling 58 voter registrations. -
After two failed attempts, Bellaire resident Ashley Areeda is submitting four petitions at once, seeking to gather signatures to recall Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop. -
Almost a million people went through the Cherry Capital Airport last year. But TVC was only built to handle 350,000 passengers annually. IPR's Austin Rowlader gets an inside look at the expansion project. -
The Manistee Fire Department is spearheading an effort to create a new fire authority. Response to the plan has been tepid. -
A petition to recall Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop was again denied earlier Monday by the Board of State Canvassers. This is the second recall petition against Bishop that was denied by the board. -
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will distribute $1.66 million to local governments and non-profits this year. -
Patrick Preusser is the new CEO of BATA, coming to Traverse City from Denver, Colorado. In just his second week on the job here, he jumped on the #2 line with IPR. -
Antrim County resident Ashley Areeda's first petition was denied by the Board of Canvassers primarily for a discrepancy in the language. A resubmitted version of the petition, drafted with a lawyer, focuses on the actions of County Clerk Victoria Bishop. -
The report commissioned by Interlochen Center for the Arts details some 70 incidents of sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s. Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg confirmed that she’s looking into the cases that “may still be prosecuted.” -
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has rejected a petition to recall Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop.Ashley Areeda, who filed the petition, said they'll be resubmitting with revised language as early as Monday (7/27).
