Maxwell Howard
ReporterMaxwell Howard joined IPR as a full-time reporter in September 2025, but his voice is well known to listeners.
Howard has been a longtime freelance contributor to IPR on a range of topics, including an in-depth look at the challenges facing the Grand Traverse County Jail, the exploration of forgotten ghost towns in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and profiles of local artists like Harold Kranick — a Charlie Chaplin impersonator who met Chaplin’s daughter while in costume.
When he’s not working, Maxwell is probably making kombucha, playing with his kids, or thinking about what to make for dinner.
Story idea and tips can be be sent to maxwell.howard@interlochen.org.
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Over the next five days, murals will be painted on businesses in the North Boardman neighborhood. It’s part of the Traverse City Mural Festival starting Friday. -
The Traverse City Horse Shows are gearing up for their final weeks. Riders will compete for championships, prize money and even for the chance to win an international title. -
In the last five years Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Traverse City have all added officers tasked with building relationships with people living on the streets. -
The rule would prohibit extended stays at MDOT rest areas and carpool lots—spaces where some unhoused Michigan residents have sought refuge. -
In May, Traverse City cleared “The Pines,” a homeless encampment near Division and 11th streets. Officials promised residents would have places to go - like Safe Harbor or the Goodwill Inn. But did that happen? -
In May, authorities in Traverse City cleared out an encampment from part of town known as "the Pines." What happened to those who left? -
In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last. -
This summer, wherever you go, you might stumble upon classically trained musicians performing just for you. -
In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last. -
Tom Farnquist is in the business of preserving underwater artifacts and displaying them in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The problem is, a lot of those artifacts were technically stolen from the State of Michigan. And one day, the state notices.
