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Airing Sunday, August 30 at 2:30pm ET on WKAR TV. Join the legend for a musical journey through the people and places that shaped her career.
How classroom technology, screen time and AI are changing the way Michigan students learn.

Featured News

Karen Bouffard
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WKAR Michigan State University
With more districts applying for waivers to start before Labor Day, a state House bill would remove the waiver requirement altogether.
WKAR News brings experience, depth and local impact to Election 2026— taking you beyond the headlines and preparing Mid-Michigan voters for the polls.
The Signal is your WKAR News Sunday morning briefing on what’s ahead in mid-Michigan. The Signal Plus is your mid-week update from WKAR News
WKAR Notes
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.
WKAR Originals | WATCH NOW
Guest: Curtis Hertel. Topic: Money out of politics petition and the Democratic Convention.
Trout fishing after dark, bass fishing on Saginaw bay, and the Trappers Convention.
How classroom technology, screen time and AI are changing the way Michigan students learn.
Fitz talks about rescuing animals with Hannah Page, community outreach manager at an Animal Shelter!
Exploring the questions that have shaped American democracy for 250 years.
Kids share how screen time rules and online safety help them stay safe.
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
  • Jazz musician Bennie Maupin, born in Detroit on this day in 1940, famously declined Miles Davis's offer to join his band in 1970, having already committed to trumpeter Lee Morgan. Despite this, Maupin later collaborated with Davis on four albums, including the iconic Bitches Brew. Known for his work with Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock, Maupin has also released six solo albums, including The Jewel in the Lotus.
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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