Rural Michigan

Records show that federal officials failed for years to force repairs at a hydro plant connected to the Cheboygan Dam. ‘This was not handled properly,’ a county commissioner says. The county sheriff blames private ownership: ‘There’s only so much we can do.’

When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care facility stepped in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.

Northern Michigan farmers are still dealing with the damages after last years devastating ice storm.

The Michigan Democratic Party's Rural Caucus is launching a scholarship program to help students in rural areas attend college and trade school.

George-Griffin is WCMU's new rural life & agriculture reporter. The Mount Pleasant native returns home after graduating from Michigan State University and working for WDET, the Detroit Free Press and Eye On Michigan.

New U-M survey finds only about 5% of rural Michigan residents say they would choose an electric vehicle as their next car.

For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a report released Monday.

The federal essential air service program subsidizes airlines that serve low-traffic rural airports. Amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, essential air service funding is set to expire in early November. Airlines providing essential air service said they would continue flying even if funding expires.

WCMU's David Nicholas spoke with Bridge Michigan's Justin Hinkley about his reporting on the shortage of dentists and how it impacts rural areas up north.

On Thursday, the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president Tim Walz spoke to WCMU about issues impacting rural Michiganders, and residents across the state.