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 in his backyard daydreaming about what it means to be alive.
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Workforce cuts made by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are prompting meteorologists to debate the reliability of weather predictions. -
About 30 people spoke out, some in favor of the campground, others with concerns about traffic, property values and even a bear that may need to be relocated. -
While most of those in attendance Tuesday felt the rules were too restrictive, they disagreed on what to do about it. -
The annual firearm opener is practically a Michigan holiday, full of traditions across the state, including the Mancelona Buck Pole — a place for hunters to display their take. -
A township in Antrim County has taken the first step toward repealing all zoning laws which would clear the way for one of the township’s trustees to build a lucrative gravel mine on his property.
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It’s Leslie Meyers' job to determine how local property owners will pay to repair the century-old Bellaire dam. -
Understaffed, untrained, and sometimes even married townships officials control taxpayer dollars in many northern Michigan communities. -
On a remote island in Lake Michigan, some old apple trees could have very rare, never-before-discovered genes. And if they do, they could join the U.S. stockpile of apples poised to fight off future threats. -
Homeschool numbers are rising and so are programs designed to periodically bring students together for group learning. The Homeschool Enrichment Network in Interlochen has a significant waiting list. -
Reporter Austin Rowlader lives in Bellaire, squarely inside the tornado warning area. He shared his account:
