Election Day

Vince Festa, of Acme, voted at East Bay Town Hall on the first day in-person early voting was available. He said he hopes after the election was over, Americans can begin to heal some of their partisan divides. (Photo: Ed Ronco/IPR News)

Enthusiasm for early voting in northern Michigan

Max Copeland

By Tuesday, more than 389,000 ballots had been voted at in-person early voting sites, with another 1.6 million submitted by mail or drop box.

First ladies Jill Biden, Gwen Walz encourage Traverse City to vote early

Izzy Ross

First Lady Jill Biden and First Lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz were in Traverse City on Monday to motivate canvassers to get out the vote.

Left: An election night results chart from iprnews.org. (Graphic by Claire Keenan-Kurgan) Top right: Cherry trees on the Old Mission Peninsula. (Photo: Ellie Katz/IPR News)

Up North Lowdown: Postgaming the primary

Ed Ronco

This week: All of our reporters pile into the studio to recap the August primary. Plus, Michigan seeks aid for struggling cherry growers, after a terrible harvest.

Essays by Karen Anderson: Rosie on the Run

Karen Anderson

Before dawn on election day last November, my husband opened the door to get the paper and our cat ran outside. Now, Rosie is mostly an indoor cat and only goes out on a leash. Suddenly she was totally free and we were terrified.

Signs that say "vote here" sit on the lawn outside a building housing three of Blair Township's voting precincts.

Key election returns from Northern Michigan's Aug. 2 primary

Ed Ronco

Voters in northern Michigan decided on millages, candidates for the November ballot, and more.

IPR News

Bills would swap Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day; make Election Day a state holiday

Some state lawmakers want to swap one holiday for another. Monday was Columbus Day, and a pair of bills would get rid of Columbus Day and make Indigenous…