Claire Keenan-Kurgan
News ReporterClaire joined Interlochen Public Radio in summer 2024. She covers general assignment news with a focus on labor, growth, and the economy of northern Michigan. Before arriving at IPR, she interned for WBEZ’s data journalism team in Chicago and for the investigative unit of American Public Media.
She studied sociology and global studies at the University of Chicago and she speaks Spanish. Contact her at claire.keenan-kurgan@interlochen.org.
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The National Weather Service is warning that lake effect snow and high winds are expected on Thursday, Thanksgiving day. -
'We heard you,' said a statement from the company's Matt Rine, who faced stiff opposition at tense public forums to consider the idea this week. -
A forum on a proposal to put a data center near Kalkaska was met with skepticism from a crowd on Monday night. -
The idea is in very early stages, but the proposal is to build a data center, a power plant, and a carbon capture system to store carbon emissions from the power plant underground.
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Most agreed that the biggest barriers to growth were a lack of working-age people and the cost of housing for employees. -
The decision comes after years of outcry from some farmers that the cost of labor, transportation and housing for H-2A workers was making it impossible to break even. -
The Traverse City Police Department has been using two solar-powered surveillance cameras on mobile trailers. -
Indigenous Michiganders can compete for thousands of dollars of funding for a startup idea. -
Jacob Elsenheimer serving up classics like ribs, fried fish and chili — and some more specialty items, like scallops, falafel, Korean rice bowls and walleye. -
No ski lift — but instead, hiking, biking and cross country ski trails, and views of the whole peninsula and Lake Michigan.
