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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When someone buys an illegal drug, there can be a difference between what they’re told they’re buying and what the drugs actually contain. -
Mexican drug cartels are shipping purer forms of meth into rural Michigan, replacing the drugs that were once made in home labs and full of impurities, police and lab testing data shows. -
Each year, volunteers fan out in northern Michigan — and around the country — to try and take a data snapshot: How many people are living without shelter? The point-in-time, or PIT, count provides data that informs federal funding. But where the government sends that money might soon change. -
The Frostbite Food Drive returns this weekend as Father Fred’s works to meet rising hunger across northern Michigan communities. -
Advocates for homeless people in northwest lower Michigan consider the future after proposed changes threatened the loss of 20 permanent supportive housing units.
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Over 2000 people gathered in downtown Traverse City on Sunday to protest the killing of 37 year old Alex Pretti by federal agents. IPR's Maxwell Howard was there. Also, hear from Claire Keenan-Kurgan about the Northern Michigan Policy Conference. -
Protestors marched in downtown Traverse City after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, calling for accountability and an end to federal use of force amid national debate. -
Overnight warming centers are opening across northern Michigan as subzero temperatures, dangerous wind chills, and lake-effect snow move in through the weekend. -
A task force looking at homelessness issues in Traverse City is considering the possibility of combining the area's two big overnight shelters. What would that actually look like? -
Michigan’s recidivism rate is at a historic low, but people returning to life outside still face housing, job and addiction challenges. One Traverse City man finds hope through faith and community.
