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3 days ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Izzy Ross

Canadian wildfire smoke that blew into the Great Lakes region is expected to clear from northern Michigan this weekend — at least for now. The Michigan Air Quality Division said Thursday morning that the heavy smoke across the Upper Peninsula was already clearing out. Earlier in the week, there were unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter in the air across parts of the Upper Peninsula, with smoke reaching northern Lower Michigan and settling here for days before moving further south.

4 days ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Colin Jackson

A Republican lawmaker in the Michigan House is introducing articles of impeachment against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. The articles accuse Benson, a Democrat, of exceeding her authority, failing to secure elections, and not being transparent. State Representative Jim DeSana (R-Carleton) said the effort is about holding Benson accountable. “Her job is to run the Secretary of State's office and to run elections. We make the law that determine[s] what is the authority over the election.

5 days ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Teresa Homsi

A draft federal environmental impact statement of the Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac supports the pipeline's continued operation. The analysis is part of Enbridge's federal permit application necessary to move the dual lines into a 3.6-mile tunnel under the lakebed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the environmental effects of constructing a tunnel, leaving the existing lines as they are or covering the dual lines with gravel and rock.

1 week ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Scott Clemens

Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines as the heroine Rosina alongside tenor Jack Swanson as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts. From the Met: "The paradox of Rossini’s music is that the comedy can soar only with disciplined mastery of vocal technique.

1 week ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Dylan Kulik |Ellie Katz

Got gardening questions you want Grow & Tell to answer? Email me at [email protected]. Welcome back to Grow & Tell, IPR's biweekly guide to gardening with the seasons. Today we’re getting our hands in the dirt. It’s time to direct seed. It’s late May, the sun is out, and the soil is finally warm — perfect conditions to sow seeds directly into the garden, also known as direct seeding.