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New group breaks form with classical music performance

By • 9 hours ago
Robert Nordling is the artistic director of the newly formed Shoreline Music Society.
Elliot Mandel

On Friday night in Manistee, the Shoreline Music Society will host its inaugural performance at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts. The group will perform pieces from Richard Wagner and Franz Schubert, but the concert will be different from what you might expect.


Weekly Fishing Report - 10/11/18

By Daniel Wanschura • 13 hours ago

Doc Elliott of The Northern Angler in Traverse City, updates us on this week's fishing report for northwestern Michigan.

When writing novels, Estleman says stick to the rules

By • Oct 10, 2018
Author Loren Estleman will interview horror writer Joe Hill at the National Writers Series event at the City Opera House in Traverse City.
Deborah Morgan

When Traverse City author Doug Stanton met author Joe Hill at the Savannah Book Festival earlier this year, Stanton invited Hill to come talk about his new book "Strange Weather" at the National Writers Series.

 

Stateside: More experts needed to connect vets to benefits; Slotkin on priorities for 8th District

By editor • Oct 9, 2018

Today on Stateside, Democratic nominee Elissa Slotkin on why she's running in Michigan's 8th Congressional District, one of the most expensive races in the country. Plus, Washtenaw County Department of Veterans Affairs director Michael Smith talks about how a shortage of qualified staff makes it harder for Michigan veterans to determine their eligibility for federal VA benefits. 

Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below. 

Slight presence of PFAS in Gaylord considered safe

By • Oct 9, 2018
Michigan PFAS Action Response Team

A low level of pollutants has been detected in the City of Gaylord's municipal drinking water. State environmental officials tested the municipal water for PFAS at three sites in the city. A small amount of the chemicals was detected at one site, but nothing was found at the other two sites.

Stateside: Mexican journalist seeking asylum gets UM fellowship; Bill Schuette’s tax plans

By • Oct 9, 2018

 

 

Stateside: Coming home as a Michigan veteran; the viability of statewide passenger rail

By editor • Oct 8, 2018

Today on Stateside, pollster Richard Czuba on how news consumers should be looking at media coverage of polls in 2018. Plus, Stateside kicks off a week-long series about the challenges Michigan veterans face connecting with VA benefits after returning to civilian life. Two veterans, one who served in Vietnam and one who served in Iraq, discuss their experiences navigating life after returning home from war. 

Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below. 

When the North Star slipped away from the dragon: this week on The Storyteller's Night Sky

By mary stewart adams • Oct 8, 2018

This week the dragon constellation Draco is host to a fickle meteor shower; thousands of years ago, it was host to the North Star. In between then and now, it lent itself to origination myths of King Arthur.

Stateside: Michigan’s surge in opioid deaths; baby sturgeon return home; filtering out PFAS

By • Oct 5, 2018

 

Ten candidates face off for TCAPS board

By • Oct 5, 2018
Morgan Springer

The Board of Education for Traverse Area Public Schools could look very different in January. Five of its seven seats are up for grabs.

Essay: Parental Support

By Karen Anderson • Oct 5, 2018

My husband and I are traveling in the Upper Peninsula and stop at a state park for a picnic lunch. Walking across the parking lot, I glance down at the asphalt pavement and see a small turtle, maybe two inches long. Dick picks it up and turns it over. “Painted turtle,” he says. “I’ll put him back in the lake.”

DEQ, EPA approve controversial waste disposal well at Wexford County Landfill

By • Oct 2, 2018
Morgan Springer

A landfill in northern Michigan will be allowed to inject contaminated water thousands of feet underground.

Oil transport, invasive species biggest threats to Great Lakes, says author

By • Oct 2, 2018
Northland College

If caretakers of the Great Lakes aren’t careful, thirsty people from all corners of the world could come calling for our abundant supply of fresh, clean water.

So warns Peter Annin’s book “The Great Lakes Water Wars," first published in 2006.

Stateside: what new trade deal means for auto industry; will electric scooters work in Detroit?

By • Oct 1, 2018

Today on Stateside, why the auto industry is breathing "a sigh of relief" after President Trump announced the trilateral trade deal that will replace NAFTA. Plus, an Oscoda resident shares his experience of being affected by PFAS contamination, kicking off Michigan Radio's week-long series on contamination by the chemicals across the state.    

The magic of October 4 in the History of Astronomy: this week on The Storyteller's Night Sky

By mary stewart adams • Oct 1, 2018

Every once in awhile there’s a particular line up that allows for a convergence of things historic and astronomic, and here’s how it happens this first week of October, 2018:

Captured wolf dies en route to Isle Royale

By • Oct 1, 2018
NPS/JACOB W. FRANK

A wolf that was part of a plan to repopulate Isle Royale National Park died last week. The wolf died in a holding facility during the transportation process.

New wolves are being introduced to the island as part of a long-term plan to balance the island’s ecosystem. Moose populations on the island have been on the rise as the wolf population has dwindled to just two, and moose are overbrowsing the island. Park officials plan to introduce 20 to 30 wolves in the next few years to help keep the moose population in check.

Stateside: Michigan unprepared for next recession; students meet to bridge political divide

By • Sep 28, 2018

Today on Stateside, our political analysts weigh in on a study that suggests Michigan is unprepared for another recession. Then, we talk to a member of a grassroots, campus-based organization working to bridge the American political divide. Plus, the future of plant-based plastics.

Ex-MSU coach will go to trial as fallout of Nassar scandal continues

By editor • Sep 28, 2018

A former Michigan State University coach was back in court Thursday on criminal charges.

An Ingham County District Court judge determined there was enough evidence to send Kathie Klages to trial. She’s charged with a misdemeanor and a felony.

Essay: Mystery Plant

By Karen Anderson • Sep 28, 2018

Last fall, a book of my essays was published and I hosted a “launch party” to celebrate. It was a fun, informal gathering and I was pleased to greet many friends and colleagues. One of the guests brought me a tiny green plant as a gift.

Office of the Auditor General testifies on Child Protective Services report

By Ben Thorpe • Sep 27, 2018

The office of the Auditor General testified Thursday in front of a house oversight committee on their audit of the state’s Child Protective Services. 

The audit was released earlier this month. It found a pattern of failures to meet state requirements, including that CPS had not conducted criminal history background checks in more than 50% of cases. 

First new wolves introduced to Isle Royale National Park

By • Sep 27, 2018
USFWS/Courtney Celley

A male and female gray wolf were released in Isle Royale National Park Wednesday. The wolves came from two different packs in Minnesota. They were captured at the Grand Portage Indian Reservation and then transported by plane to Isle Royale in Lake Superior. 

“One of the wolves – the female wolf – stayed in the crate for about 45 minutes before she decided to head out and check out the island,” says Liz Valencia, public information officer for the park.

Valencia says the male wolf didn’t leave his crate till after dark.

With Beach Bums out, new team on deck in TC

By • Sep 27, 2018
Joe Chamberlin, CEO of the West Michigan Whitecaps, announces the purchase of the Traverse City Beach Bums and Wuerfel Park Wednesday.
Dan Wanschura

After 13 seasons in Traverse City, the Beach Bums are out. 

A group of investors led by the West Michigan Whitecaps announced the purchase of Wuerfel Park at a press conference Wednesday. They’ll start a new team that will play in the Northwoods League, a summer baseball league for top college players.


Imported crystal meth now a 'crisis' in Michigan

By • Sep 27, 2018
Psychonaut/Wikipedia Commons

County prosecutors in Michigan are warning of a resurgence of methamphetamine throughout the state. They say the latest incarnation of the drug is much more potent and addictive than it used to be.

The meth that’s sold on the street these days usually doesn’t come from homemade labs. It’s imported from places like Mexico.

Stateside: Soybean farmer on trade war; Dirt City Sanctuary; solutions to teacher shortage

By • Sep 26, 2018

Today on Stateside, we hear from a Michigan soybean farmer on how President Trump's escalating trade war with China is projected to affect the state's agriculture producers. Plus, Stateside's education commentator Matinga Ragatz weighs in on the teacher shortage crisis facing Michigan schools. 

Oakland Co. Treasurer accuses Dem. state House candidate of embezzling

By Virginia GordanVIRGINIA GORDAN • Sep 26, 2018

It just got harder for the Democrats to win control of the state House in November.

That's because Jennifer Suidan, the Democratic candidate for state representative in a key Oakland County district, has been accused of stealing funds from the campaign of Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner while she was working at a Southfield-based law firm as his campaign committee's designated record keeper. 

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