Taylor Wizner
Health care and tourism reporter, Interlochen Public RadioTaylor Wizner is passionate about empowering communities through solid reporting. She started at IPR in 2019 after working as an associate producer at WDET in Detroit. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School and the University of Michigan, and has interned for NPR’s flagship show "All Things Considered." When not sharing the news of the day, she enjoys eating Detroit-style pizza and listening to narrative podcasts.
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Over the weekend, Gaylord residents cleared away the wreckage of their homes in the aftermath of a large tornado that swept through Otsego County on Friday. Winds reaching 150 miles per hour caused two deaths and more than 40 injuries. -
A tornado tore through the western part of Gaylord Friday afternoon, causing severe damage, and killing two people. -
The lower court ruling that will stand determined an 1855 treaty did not create a reservation in Emmet and Charlevoix Counties. -
Boyne City is one northern Michigan community anxiously awaiting the result of proposed bills that would stop towns from imposing bans on vacation rentals. The area has seen an increase in short-term rentals, which some credit with worsening a housing shortage. -
The system has reached peak hospitalizations, with 99 COVID in-patients spread across six of its northwest lower Michigan hospitals. The test positivity rate for the healthcare region is also a hair higher than the April surge—at 17.9%. -
Health Officer Lisa Peacock alleges the board of health started a campaign of harassment against her after she issued a mask mandate for K-12 schools. -
Grand Traverse County’s 86th District Court has authorized arrest warrants for two men alleged to have attacked Traverse City Record-Eagle reporter… -
Updated: 09/03/2021 at 4:10 p.m.:The Benzie Central School Board will now require masks to be worn at K-12 schools, as mandated by the local health… -
Traverse City Area Public Schools’ passed an anti-racism resolution late Monday night after hearing hours of public comment over how strong a stance the… -
There is a major shortage of emergency medical service workers across the state. But paramedic education programs require extensive certification and can…
