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.
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Colin Jackson/Michigan Public Radio NetworkThe law creates a basic statewide policy for districts to follow when it comes to handling phones in schools. It only applies to instructional time in public and charter K-12 schools, but districts can pass their own stricter bans. -
Courtesy Photo/Gordie Howe International BridgePresident Donald Trump is threatening to delay the opening of a nearly-completed bridge between Michigan and Canada unless the U.S. owns at least half of the span. Leading officials say the U.S. already does.
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On this day in 1847, inventor Thomas Edison was born. He acquired 1,093 patents and innovated the phonograph, light bulb, and motion picture camera. In 1936, actor Burt Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan. In 1937, GM recognized the UAW as the sole bargaining unit for its workers.
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Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis is stepping down from post with Jazz at Lincoln Center.
MI Michigan Story features true stories from Michigan, told by the people who lived them. Hosted by Robert Prince.
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