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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More Michigan cities are applying for “social districts.”The goal is to spur economic activity in downtown areas that suffered losses due to COVID.Last…
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One of the alleged accomplices in the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer has gained some more freedoms Wednesday as he awaits his next court…
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State lawmakers may vote on legislation this week that would strip communities of the ability to regulate vacation rentals.Weekend and week-long rentals…
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The question of whether businesses should require masks has stressed northern Michigan’s hospitality industry. As the region’s population begins to swell…
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Earlier in the pandemic, health officials were worried Indigenous populations would be hesitant to get a COVID vaccine. Now, they’re among the most…
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Operators of domestic abuse hotlines across the state say more women are calling them in crisis, as pandemic stress has led to more violence at home.Eric…
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The state health department is trying to encourage more people to get tested for COVID-19 by making it convenient.The state is beginning to offer testing…
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When vaccinations opened to northwest Michigan’s older population, health officials reported a “crushing demand.” Now that appointments have opened to all…
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A rare side effect of COVID-19 can cause respiratory and heart failure in some young people.Health professionals call it “Multisystem Inflammatory…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is moving the Upper Peninsula back to Phase 4 of the state’s reopening plan.Whitmer downgraded the U.P.'s category after a surge…