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Jasper’s new romance is tested by death and mystery. Dan meets someone who stirs his heart.
How Detroit youth golf programs break barriers and open doors on and off the green.

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Courtesy Michigan State University Athletic Department
The scoreboard says it all: The Michigan State University Spartans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish played to a tie on Nov. 19, 1966, in a match that went on to be called the Game of the Century.
WKAR News brings experience, depth and local impact to Election 2026— taking you beyond the headlines and preparing Mid-Michigan voters for the polls.
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WKAR America 250 explores how Michigan’s people, stories, and institutions have shaped the American experience over the last 250 years. Through journalism, public affairs, arts, education, and community storytelling, WKAR invites our community to reflect, participate and imagine the future of our state and this nation.
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Guest: Richard Czuba. Topic: Polling Data.
This week we sit down with the DNR to go over new regulations for deer hunting.
How Detroit youth golf programs break barriers and open doors on and off the green.
Lynn takes pottery for a spin with pottery teacher Dan Nuñez!
I Feel Talks helps children explore feelings, build emotional awareness, and learn coping skills.
How classroom technology, screen time and AI are changing the way Michigan students learn.
Exploring the questions that have shaped American democracy for 250 years.
Revealing Michigan's Indigenous history before the United States.
Sandra Seaton's one-woman drama surrounding Sally Hemings' fight to secure her children's freedom.
Serika and Will are curious about MSU's Landscape Arboretum in East Lansing, Michigan.
A Light On The Lakes commemorates 200 years of Michigan Masonry, helping shape Michigan’s identity.

PODCASTS

Michigan Minute
  • On this day in 1935, the first issue of the Detroit Tribune, a historic Black newspaper, was published. It continued until 1966 and is now available online. In 1964, Kellogg’s of Battle Creek beat Post Cereal to market with the Pop-Tart, a creation led by baker Bill Post from Grand Rapids.
Inside the Arts
MI Michigan Story features true stories from Michigan, told by the people who lived them. Hosted by Robert Prince.

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