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Three years ago, Goodwill Northern Michigan bought the East Bay Flats apartment complex, turning a long-held concept into a reality — housing without conditions on sobriety or employment. Studies show this kind of program reduces homelessness by almost 90%. But what the day-to-day experience looks like is often less talked about.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that entities employed by tribes do not automatically qualify for sovereign immunity from lawsuits.

Many schools in northern Michigan have college enrollment rates below the state average. Mobility rates — doing better than your parents — is as low in some rural areas as urban ones, and those who go to college often have no choice but to move because of a lack of jobs.

“We are going to definitely fall significantly short of our averages for the season," said Jennifer RiChard, owner of Hidden Acres Sugar Bush in Gaylord. "But that's OK; it'll be a season. It's better than none.”

Mesick schools pulled screens from elementary classrooms to boost literacy scores. Some experts say there are risks that students could fall behind in the digital age.

Our review of complaints and records shows contractors were allowed to keep working long after authorities had credible evidence of their deception.

Michigan has been a member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact since 2018. But with the state’s membership set to expire on March 28, some 8,000 doctors could lose their ability to practice here — unless Lansing takes action.

As the population of detainees at North Lake Processing Center topped a thousand people late last year, dozens of emergency calls came into the county emergency dispatch center. Audio from these 911 calls give us a small window into what's happening inside.

To mark "Sunshine Week," IPR provides a broad rundown of the government transparency laws in Michigan and how those laws are enacted here in the northwest lower part of the state.

An ice storm followed by blizzard conditions coated trees and powerlines with ice leaving more than 100,000 northern Michigan residents without power.