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.

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.

In less than 15 minutes, Between the Lakes offers a quick round-up of the top stories impacting communities across central and northern Michigan.

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.