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.

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.