Maxwell Howard
Maxwell Howard is an independent radio producer and reporter covering stories from Northern Michigan. Along with his work at IPR, he works as a general assignment reporter for WKAR.
He has contributed 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 maxwelldavidhoward@gmail.com
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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. -
When Christina Ryan-Stoltz lost her son Isaac to suicide, her world fell apart. After his death, Christina says she was a wreck and searching desperately for answers to a question no parent wants to ask: Why? -
A yellow police line encircled the area after the sweep displaced about 14 people who had been living in tents among the trees near 11th and Division streets.
