Interlochen

In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR.

Today on the show, we hear from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Swanson, examine the findings of a sexual misconduct investigation at Interlochen that uncovered allegations spanning seven decades, and share the story of a Michigander who met Marvin Gaye in the 1970s.

A report released Tuesday by the Interlochen Center for the Arts documents 70 firsthand accounts of sexual abuse at the institution.Interlochen itself commissioned the report. It spans seven decades, and highlights the misconduct of 47 adults who were affiliated with the institution. None currently work at Interlochen. About a third of them are deceased.

A bill aiming to ease the governance structure of publicly-funded Michigan universities failed Wednesday. How Interlochen Center of Arts is grappling with its complicated past with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A new Grand Rapids art exhibition highlighting Pride Month with the work of LGBTQ+ artists.

Epstein's name was removed from the lodge in 2009. Interlochen Center for the Arts says after "careful review and discussion, the Interlochen Board of Trustees has approved a plan to raze" the building.

Today, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is dropping out of Michigan's governor race.

A hunger strike began Monday at North Lake Processing Center. Plus, a vintage toy store in Livonia is adapting to younger generations of customers.

Today, what happens when habeus corpus petitions filed by ICE detainees are denied. Plus, a Michigan nonprofit that supports families who are grieving. Then, a new Grand Rapids Public Library initiative hopes to engage the community in school readiness.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit.

Reporting from the “No Kings” march in Lansing, and Michigan Republicans’ new proposal for the K-12 education budget. Also, a conversation with Detroit-based printer Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., and a dispatch from a lake-based dispute between Michigan’s western neighbors.