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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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. -
Sheriff’s deputies along a stretch of I-75 near Grayling can now access ICE data and check legal residency documents. -
The state’s highest court will reconsider the Michigan Court of Appeals’ decision in favor of the permit back in February. -
A geologist running a carbon capture company has been working with local officials to develop a plan to build a data center that would combine data storage, power generation and carbon sequestration all in one place. -
It's been three months since the North Lake Correctional Facility reopened as an ICE detention center. IPR speaks to some attorneys who have been inside and in touch with detainees. -
The Freshwater Research and Innovation Center is meant to boost the region's water-related business sector and provide a hub for learning and research. -
The Michigan Department of Transportation said they had trouble getting power to new lights on Youker Road, part of a massive detour off U.S. 31. -
President Trump wants the U.S. maritime industry to have more vessels under the flag of the United States. That will tap into a short supply of merchant mariners.
