Taylor Wizner
ReporterTaylor Wizner covers health, tourism and many issues that affect northern Michigan for IPR News. She joined IPR in 2019 after working at Detroit's public radio station, WDET. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and the University of Michigan. When not reporting the news of the day, she enjoys spending time in northern Michigan's beautiful woods and dunes with her dog in tow.
You can send her a news tip at taylor.wizner@interlochen.org.
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During the high-spread times of the COVID-19 pandemic, patrons reacted angrily to public health masking and distancing restrictions. Those rules have largely gone away, but some people are still angry at restaurant workers in northern Michigan. -
Lyme disease is increasing in the Upper Midwest. The illness is caused by a bite from an infected black-legged tick. But the disease can be hard to spot. If left untreated, it can spread to other parts of the body and cause arthritis and nervous system problems. -
Construction workers took a break while Traverse City leaders toured what will soon be a four story affordable housing complex overlooking the Boardman River. -
Some Grand Traverse County residents are asking Rob Hentschel, the chair of the Board of Commissioners, to resign. -
The tornado that ripped through Gaylord on May 20 was on the ground for about 22 minutes. But cleanup efforts continue, and are expected to last for months. And for some, the impact of the storm will last a lifetime. -
Airbnb does more business in Grand Traverse County than anywhere else in Michigan.That may be no more apparent than in East Bay Charter Township, where some streets have more vacation rentals than people who live there year round. -
In Bellaire, Interlochen and Acme Township, employers are buying or building new housing for their workforce. -
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In the 26 minutes the tornado moved across Gaylord and Otsego County, winds reaching 140 miles per hour caused two deaths and 44 injuries. -
