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Help for detainees, a Line 5 update, and why we don't do April Fools' stories

The sign for the North Lake Correctional Facility is seen in May 2025. (Photo: Jacob Wheeler/The Glen Arbor Sun)
The sign for the North Lake Correctional Facility is seen in May 2025. (Photo: Jacob Wheeler/The Glen Arbor Sun)

After their father was detained at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, two sisters from Grand Rapids committed to helping other detainees.

When people are released from North Lake, they offer rides through a network of volunteers. They also help reconnect people with their families. We hear about it from journalist Jacob Wheeler, of the Glen Arbor Sun.

We'll also hear about an old-but-newly-released report that has sparked renewed concern among opponents of the Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac.

And a brief word about why IPR News avoids April Fools' stories — not that everyone should.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editing: Steve Junker
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Vivian La covers how climate change is impacting northern Michigan communities for IPR through a partnership with Grist.
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition."