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WKAR legend Dick Estell's rich radio history

Current State — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:03:02 +0000

Dick Estell is the longtime host of The Radio Reader on WKAR AM 870. His program can be heard not just in mid-Michigan, but on dozens of public radio stations across the country.

WKAR Welcomes New Radio Manager Peter Whorf

Mark Bashore — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000

WKAR is welcoming a key new member to its management staff. Radio Manager Peter Whorf joins the organization after programming positions in New York, Missouri and, most recently, Chicago.

House Dems unveil ethics and campaign finance reform package

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:16:08 +0000

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LANSING, MI – LANSING, MI (MPRN) - State House Democrats say it's time to beef up Michigan's campaign finance and political ethics laws.

Shipwreck fragment found at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:12:15 +0000

EMPIRE, MI – EMPIRE, MI (AP) - A piece of a shipwreck that experts believe is from a schooner that sank 140 years ago has washed up along Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Wayne State board OKs tougher admissions policy

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:08:35 +0000

DETROIT – DETROIT (AP) - Wayne State University's board has approved a tougher new admissions policy aimed at boosting the school's graduation rate.

Suspected diesel spill found in Kalamazoo River

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:41:27 +0000

BATTLE CREEK, MI – BATTLE CREEK, MI (AP) - Authorities say a suspected diesel fuel spill has been found in the Kalamazoo River at Battle Creek.

Snyder questions approach of fellow GOP governors

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:31:22 +0000

WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON (AP) - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is questioning the approach of his fellow Republican governors in the upper Midwest.

Secretary of state paid $1,325 in campaign fines

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:19:15 +0000

LANSING, MI – LANSING, MI (AP) - Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, whose job includes enforcing Michigan's campaign finance laws, paid $1,325 in fines last year for failing to file her campaign's own information in a timely manner.

Snyder: 2012 not the time for right to work

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:03:46 +0000

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WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON (MPRN) - A law signed Wednesday makes Indiana the first right-to-work state in the industrial Midwest. That has stirred discussions in Michigan on the topic.

Wayne State proposes tougher admissions policy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:25:26 +0000

DETROIT – DETROIT (AP) - Wayne State University officials are proposing a tougher new admissions policy that could reduce the student population by about 5 percent.

Community college baccalaureate degrees before Senate panel

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:14:55 +0000

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LANSING, MI – LANSING, MI (MPRN) - Community college students may soon be able to get a bachelor's degree without transferring to a four-year college or university.

MSU continues national children's study

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:40:49 +0000

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East Lansing, MI – EAST LANSING, MI (WKAR) - One year ago, researchers at Michigan State University began a sweeping 21-year national study of childhood health. The MSU team is leading a statewide an effort to document environmental health effects among children in Wayne County. The study will ultimately involve up to 100,000 families in 30 sites across the country.

Suzy Bogguss leads sing-along at Mid-Winter Singing Festival

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:37 +0000

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East Lansing, MI – EAST LANSING, MI (WKAR) - Suzy Bogguss will lead an evening of folk songs at the Mid-Winter Singing Festival.

Snyder re-pays himself $825,000 from campaign fund

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:47:23 +0000

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LANSING, MI – LANSING, MI (MPRN) - An end-of-the-year campaign finance statement shows Governor Rick Snyder accepted more than $800,000 from his campaign account last year. He used the money to partially re-pay himself for cash he lent the campaign when he was running for office.

Ingham official opposes immunity for banks

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:39:37 +0000

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LANSING, MI – LANSING, MI (WKAR) - An Ingham county official says a proposed multi-billion dollar settlement between the states and banks guilty of foreclosure fraud should not offer immunity.

Delta and two other townships to share fire services

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:28:40 +0000

DELTA TWP, MI – DELTA TWP, MI (WKAR) - Officials in three Lansing area townships have announced they'll begin sharing fire services soon.

Auto thefts down in MI

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:22:38 +0000

LANSING, MI – LANSING, MI (MPRN) - A new report from the Auto Theft Prevention Authority shows the top ten stolen vehicles in the state are 10-15 year old trucks.

House panel sets up union limits for floor vote

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:17:15 +0000

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LANSING, MI – LANSING, MI (MPRN) - A Republican-led state House panel approved a package of bills Tuesday that includes tougher penalties for public employees who go on strike or threaten to strike -- and would make it easier for business owners to get an injunction against picketers.

Fewer young adults leaving Mich. for other states

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:43:54 +0000

AP – LANSING, MI (AP) - Fewer people - especially young adults - appear to be leaving Michigan for other states.

Bernero stresses economic highlights in State of the City address

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:41:56 +0000

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Lansing, MI – LANSING, MI (WKAR) - Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero struck an upbeat tone in his seventh State of the City Address Monday night. Bernero came armed with an array of positive statistics about rising housing markets and relatively low unemployment. But the mayor also recognized some difficult decisions ahead in 2012.