Michael Livingston
Rural Life ReporterMichael Livingston reports for IPR from the tip-of-the-mitt – mainly covering Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Emmet and Otsego counties.
His position is a partnership with Report for America, a national service project that helps staff newsrooms across the country. His stories also appear in the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
A recent graduate from Central Michigan University where he earned a degree in journalism and international relations, Michael brings experience in both print and broadcast reporting.
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The fire occurred the morning of Aug. 31 at Enbridge’s St. Ignace facility. Several vehicles and pieces of equipment were damaged, but no personnel were injured. -
Eleven total congregations across the state are each getting around $100,000 from the program to become more energy-efficient.
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Hiking and biking in Cheboygan and an accessible boardwalk in East Jordan could break ground this summer.
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Advocates hope the partnership between Bay Mills Community College and Northwestern Michigan College will help fill a dire need for dental assistants in Native communities.
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Laura Neese says she was practically raised in a dog kennel. What began as a homeschool project, is now a lifelong obsession, as she competes in some of the biggest dog sledding races in North America.
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Legislation was introduced in both the state House and Senate that would abolish life without parole for juveniles under 19 years old — aligning Michigan with the nearly decade-old national precedent.
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Students will take part in a number of different contests. Culinary Arts instructor Laura Korff says the kitchen has lately been a mixture of anxiety and excitement.
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The college said it’s the largest increase among Michigan community colleges.
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The station, north of downtown Charlevoix, can hold up to two ambulances at a time with a pair of EMS workers on staff 24/7.
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Rep. Jack Bergman’s office sent out a statement Tuesday, with the Watersmeet Republican and veteran asserting his patriotism while calling National Guard’s proposed lease of an additional 162,000 acres of state land, an example of government “overreach.”
