Morning eNews

Winds gusting to 74 miles per hour have knocked out power to at least 143,000 Michigan homes and businesses as the fringes of superstorm Sandy move through the state.

President Obama's and Mitt Romney's campaigns say bad weather won't slow down their efforts in Michigan.

The American Civil Liberties Union says conditions at the Isabella County jail are so inhumane they violate the U.S. Constitution’s protections against cruel and unusual punishment.

High winds knocked out power to at least 60,000 Michigan homes and businesses as the effects of the Eastern Seaboard's severe weather moved through the state.

A court has ruled the former assistant attorney general who was fired for harassing a gay student leader at the University of Michigan is entitled to unemployment benefits.

For the past 14 years, Ingham County has provided low-cost health care for qualifying residents.  The Ingham Health Plan gives some 12,000 people who don’t qualify for Medicaid and can’t afford their own insurance access to medicine and regular doctor visits every year. 

However, upcoming changes in federal health care policy mean the plan will need additional funding.  Ingham County is asking its residents to approve a three-year millage to keep the Ingham Health Plan in operation.

Michigan is reporting a second straight big drop in unemployment, with the rate down 2.1 percentage points in two months.

There are two contested races this year for judgeships in Ingham County.  In the 30th circuit court, attorneys Jim Jamo and Ken Ross are each vying for the bench.  State representative Mark Meadows is challenging attorney Andrea Larkin to become a judge in 54B district court.

WKAR's Kevin Lavery and WKAR's Mark Bashore report.

A Michigan man whose wife's death was tied to the national outbreak of meningitis says he's in a hospital being treated for the same illness.

State Representative Bob Genetski will serve no jail time for his drunken driving conviction handed down last month.

Michigan would boost efforts to reduce the number and severity of concussions in youth sports under bills signed Tuesday by Governor Rick Snyder.

A task force of local and state police agencies has met to discuss its effort to track down whoever's responsible for 22 reported shootings in four southeastern Michigan counties over three days.

A judge has ordered two men who worked for a Detroit-area congressman to stand trial in a campaign scandal.

Michigan State University College of Music Dean James Forger is our guest host on WKAR 90.5 Classical on Wednesday, October 24 at 1:00PM. WKAR station manager Peter Whorf joins Dean Forger for 2 hours of his favorite music from Bach and Rachmaninoff to Joplin and Piazzola. We'll also hear the latest breaking music news from the recently opened Cook Recital Hall and upcoming College of Music faculty and ensemble performances. And we invite you to join the conversation with Dean Forger - live on WKAR - starting at 1:00pm.

Governor Rick Snyder is worried Proposal Six on the November ballot would spark a lengthy court battle if it’s passed.

Three Michigan residents have filed suit after allegedly developing fungal meningitis following an injection of a tainted steroid produced by a Massachusetts company.

Data from 700,000 high school students shows a slight drop in graduation rates under Michigan's Merit Curriculum for those entering ninth grade with weak academic skills.

Some Michigan lawmakers hope to restore a program that would put young adults to work on public works projects, but without costing taxpayers any money.  The state Senate recently approved legislation to resurrect the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps.  

Work is under way in Detroit to welcome visitors coming to town for the World Series.