Between the Lakes

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.

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.

Automated license plate readers have been popping up on roadsides across Michigan and public officials debate immigration enforcement tactics.

Val Harmon of Onekema has been a house music DJ for over 50 years, starting in Chicago club scene in the 1970s.

This week's top news stories impacting communities across central and northern Michigan.

WCMU News Director Rick Brewer joined the It's Just Politics podcast to break down the results of a pair of primary elections in the Saginaw Bay region for an open state Senate seat.

Between the Lakes is WCMU’s new weekly podcast with clear, local reporting from central and northern Michigan. This short trailer previews what’s ahead.