Between the Lakes

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declares another state of emergency in northern Michigan; a DNR conservation officer found not guilty in 2023 shooting incident; the federal government releases new rules, controlling how farmers can use the controversial herbicide dicamba.

WCMU’s Blace Carpenter tells the story of the Gaylord man who created the foundation for artificial intelligence and inspired the name of Claude.ai.

Candidates on both sides of the isle say the state needs to reexamine how its spending tax dollars to attract businesses to Michigan.

Local activists and residents are growing impatient as the U.S. military delays clean up at PFAs contamination sites in Oscoda and Grayling. Plus, a new proposal from the EPA aims to rollback regulations on the forever chemical.

This week's top stories and a discussion with author Frank Boles about his latest book "Visiting Mackinac: 150 Years of Tourism at Michigan's Fabled Straits."

A former detainee says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted at the North Lake Processing Center and that her attempts to alert administrators initially went unheeded.

Reporter Austin Rowlader with the Northern Michigan Journalism Collaborative has confirmed through public records that at least six people have had their voter registration status canceled in the "Qualified Voter Files" by Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop.

Memorial Day weekend, as we know, is big business in northern Michigan, but many people are working through the consequences of the widespread flooding in the region we had last month.

A recent state report shows 100%t of children in northern Michigan have to travel 100 miles or more to receive mental healthcare. That's one of the reasons several healthcare groups in the region are pushing state lawmakers to fund the construction of a new mental healthcare campus in the region.

The highly anticipated state Senate special election garnered national attention as a key bell weather ahead of the November midterm elections.

Lawmakers are demanding action following historic flooding in April that destroyed five dams and put others in critical condition.

Farmers are adapting to extreme weather events across the country. The state won a civil trial over the Edenville Dam failure.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for nearly half the state this week after flood waters devastated communities, caused evacuations, washed out roads and put massive pressure on dams across the region.

The top stories from around central and northern Michigan for the week of April 6th.

This week, WCMU's AJ Jones discusses Saginaw's tax cap and the movement behind trying to get it removed.

On this week's Between the Lakes, host Tina Sawyer talks with a local health department official about the uptick in Lyme disease cases across parts of northern Michigan. And other top stories from across the region.

A major winter storm crushed northern Michigan this week, bringing blizzard conditions and heavy ice in some areas that lead to widespread power outages in sub-freezing temperatures.

WCMU's Tina Sawyer speaks to a Michigan non-profit seeking to boost literacy rates and we bring you the headlines of the week around central and northern Michigan.

A recent storytelling event in Gaylord brought people together from across northern Michigan to recount their experiences during the 2025 ice storm that devastated the region.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her final State of the State address Wednesday. She worked to sell a divided Legislature on a 2026 agenda that will help set her legacy.