Northern Michigan farmers are under a lot of pressure to sell their land to data center developers and large scale solar projects. We'll hear from farmers about how they're able to keep their land for food production.

A literacy program in five northern Michigan school districts shows some promise. Leelanau County housing advocates want to hear what gets in the way of people living, affording to live in the county.

Anne Stanton steps down in September after years as executive director of the National Writers Series, a program that brings notable authors to Traverse City.

A documentary showing this weekend as part of a food and wine festival takes us inside the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Mich., where inmates are learning to cook.

Last week, the federal government approved a permit for the proposed tunnel project. And the decision came even as regulators acknowledged the project would harm areas that Michigan tribes say are important for their ways of life. IPR climate solutions reporter Vivian La tells us more.

Our gardening expert, Dylan Kulik, talks about cover crops and how they can help prime your garden for next year. And we hear about a big land sale in the U.P. — thousands of acres along the Keweenaw Peninsula.

After only a few months of operation, the Prism News AI-generated site covering news in Grand Traverse County has closed. All of its 200 sites are gone now. Why?

An update on the mass shooting in Missaukee County. Also, FEMA money is making its way to northern Michigan after April flooding. Vivian La tells us where those funds are headed.

Marilyn Kaczanowski from Mancelona is this month's IPR Puzzle winner. Puzzle master Jonathan Baude cooked up a word game for her to play on the air.

For many seniors, food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline to afford their monthly groceries. Drastic cuts this month caught some Traverse City seniors off guard.