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12:00 am
Fri March 23, 2012

Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews "The Long Night"

Book reviewer Lev Raphael has been reading about a radio journalist who was in the thick of covering World War Two from Berlin, and he talked about it with WKAR's Melissa Benmark.

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4:00 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

Lansing School Board Approves Reorganization Plan

With an 8-1 vote, the Lansing Board of Education has approved an ambitious re-organization plan that closes some schools and converts others to fulfill new missions.

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6:44 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Panel: Detroit Has 'Financial Emergency'

A state review team has determined that a "severe financial emergency" exists in Detroit, meeting the threshold necessary for the state to appoint an emergency manager.

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6:35 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

MI Supreme Court Drawn into Partisan Fight on District

A fight that pits Democrats in Oakland County against Republicans in the Legislature and Governor Rick Snyder is now before state Supreme Court.

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9:55 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Williamston High School InvenTeam Earns MIT Grant

A team of students at Williamston High School has been working on an invention that they hope will prevent drownings in the Great Lakes.

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11:30 pm
Tue March 20, 2012

Stretch of Warm Weather Puts Fruit Growers at Risk

Many of us are enjoying this unseasonably warm weather.  But for some farmers, it’s nerve-racking,  especially for fruit growers.  Fruit trees are starting to sprout two or more weeks ahead of time.  It’s only March, so cold weather is very likely to come back and kill off those early-blooming crops.

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6:33 pm
Tue March 20, 2012

Snyder to Detroit: Don’t Stop Talking

Governor Rick Snyder’s administration will appeal a judge’s ruling that would delay any deal between the state and Detroit on a plan to fix the city’s fiscal crisis. 

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6:24 pm
Tue March 20, 2012

Senate to Vote on Stripping Eye Malady from Marijuana List

The state Senate could vote this week on the first major amendment to Michigan's medical marijuana law since it was adopted by voters in 2008.  The measure would strip the eye disease glaucoma from the list of conditions that would qualify a patient for a medical marijuana card.

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