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Mon 4/6/26 5:00 am | WKAR engineering will be updating radio operations systems. No interruptions to radio services are expected. Any that occur will be brief.
Your Sunday morning briefing on what’s coming in mid-Michigan and why it matters. Each week, our newsroom highlights the key stories, civic decisions and community moments shaping the days ahead.
Station News
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Michigan Association of Broadcasters has honored WKAR with 11 Broadcast Excellence Awards for programming produced in 2025.
Grand Ledge Fire Department
Voters throughout mid-Michigan will vote on various proposals to fund schools and public safety departments on May 5.
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Beth Weiler/Michigan PublicIn the Michigan Senate, a salary history ban is awaiting a floor vote. A similar bill in the state House of Representatives has been stalled in committee for around a year. -
Brett Dahlberg/Michigan PublicThe revised number shows Michigan essentially held steady in 2025, instead of showing likely job gains in the early wave of data collected.
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Michigan Minute
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On this day in 1862, Private George Sidman, a drummer boy from Owosso, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism on a Civil War battlefield. At 16, Sidman fought off the enemy and carried the 3rd Brigade’s new flag in a charge at Fredericksburg, where he was wounded.
Inside the Arts
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MI Michigan Story features true stories from Michigan, told by the people who lived them. Hosted by Robert Prince.
Presented in partnership with WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University.
Presented in partnership with WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University.
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