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With some help from IPR's Izzy Ross and the Leelanau Enterprise's Zack Marano, we unpack what happened in Leelanau County over solar panels this election season.

WUWU, 100.1 FM, is a brand new low-power FM station for community news, on air from Elberta.

This week: The story of a deadly fire in the 1800s that claimed the lives of 22 people aboard a wooden steamer in Grand Traverse Bay.

America was once covered with chestnut trees. It was said that a squirrel could walk from New England to Georgia solely on the branches of chestnut trees.

A crucial swing state, Michigan is getting a lot of attention from the campaigns in the days ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

I’ve decided that being an adult is a little like drinking coffee—dark and bitter at times. Even so, a privilege.

IPR News and WCMU Public Media bring you a new, collaborative reporting project.

This week: New ways to vote, a quick Senate debate recap, and then some time with "The Accidentals" and a stroll through a new 'underwater' mural.

Last December, Theresa Eischen was watching the news when a story caught her attention. The original Star Wars film was being translated into Anishinaabemowin, an endangered language. Theresa had zero voice acting experience, but she loves Star Wars and is fluent in Anishinaabemowin. So she auditioned to voice Princess Leia. It was a long shot.

Organizations from northern Michigan have been sending people to assist with relief efforts on the ground. Here are some ways to help from home.