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This week on Points North, we dissect how many elk were poached this winter and why that number has increased.

Rivers all over the world have the same problem — fish can’t swim up them because of dams. Fisheries biologists want to see if they can leave dams in place but allow certain fish to pass, b ut it’s complicated and the idea has created controversy in Traverse City.

Rivers all over the world have the same problem — fish can’t swim up them because of dams.

This week on Points North, we talk to the publisher of the Glen Arbor Sun about a proposed housing development near Crystal Lake. Also, a man lost nearly 80 pounds on a plant-based diet. Plus, kids now have access to STEM learning at regional libraries.

This week on Points North, we talk to the publisher of the Glen Arbor Sun about a proposed housing development near Crystal Lake. Also, a man lost nearly 80 pounds on a plant-based diet.

This week on Points North, we have inspiration for your New Year’s resolutions with stories about fresh starts and big life changes. Golam Rabbani was a human rights lawyer until he was forced to flee Bangladesh for opposing the government. He and his family made their way to Traverse City by way of New York and Port Huron.

This week on Points North, we have inspiration for your New Year’s resolutions with stories about fresh starts and big life changes.

Syringe service programs involve giving medical supplies and clean needles to injection drug users. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say people in those programs are three times more likely to stop using drugs than those who aren't in them.

Syringe service programs involve giving medical supplies and clean needles to injection drug users.

This week on Points North, we examine propane needs in the Upper Peninsula. Do yoopers need Line 5 for propane, or would they survive without the pipelines? Tribal nations, Michigan’s governor and environmental groups are all calling for a shutdown of Line 5: the pipeline that carries oil underneath the Straits of Mackinac. They say the pipeline, which is 60-plus years old, poses too great a risk of rupturing. The pipeline doesn’t just carry oil — its liquid mix includes propane that is