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Enhanced Security Planned At Capitol This Weekend

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has activated Michigan National Guard units ahead of protests expected Sunday at the state Capitol. The coordinated law enforcement effort also includes the FBI and local police departments.

Lansing MLK Day Event To Feature Talk With Bernice King

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Schor Satisfied With Protest Enforcement Plan

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American Reckoning | PBS NewsHour Special Report

Fri. Jan. 15 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Following the aftermath of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, American Reckoning: A PBS NewsHour Special Report will focus on the economic and racial history that led to a political divide between Americans, the impact of President Donald Trump's rhetoric throughout his presidency and the next steps for the nation to heal from the recent attack on American democracy.

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Guard Activated At Michigan Capitol Amid Increased Security

By David Eggert | Associated Press • 6 hours ago

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has activated the National Guard, the state police continues to augment its presence at the Capitol and crews will install a 6-foot fence around the 142-year-old building before potential protests ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Jan. 15, 2021 - Rep. Thomas Albert | OTR OVERTIME

By WebTeam • 7 hours ago

After the episode taping concludes, the guest and panel continue to chat.

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Jan. 15, 2021 - Rep. Thomas Albert | OFF THE RECORD

By WebTeam • 7 hours ago

The panel discusses the ban on open carry at the MI Capitol. The guest is Rep. Thomas Albert.

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The panel discusses a ban on open carry at the Michigan Capitol. The guest is Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rep. Thomas Albert. Panelists Abigail Censky, Rick Albin and Chad Livengood join senior capitol correspondent Tim Skubick to discuss the week in Michigan government and politics.

Informacion En Vivo. Coronavirus En La Región De Lansing

By Michelle Jokisch Polo & WKAR STAFF & Manuel Chavez • 8 hours ago

Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS / CDC

Estar bien informado es responsabilidad de todos. Infórmese bien de lugares creíbles, profesionales, y de fuentes oficiales.

State Lawmakers Introducing Resolutions That Would Investigate, Censure GOP Rep. Matt Maddock

By Virginia Gordan | Michigan Radio • 23 hours ago

Two Democratic lawmakers are introducing resolutions calling for the investigation and censure of state Representative Matt Maddock (R-Milford).

Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis

By Brakkton Booker • Jan 14, 2021

The Michigan Attorney General's Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the state's former Gov. Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis.

Together the group face 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.

Lansing Mall Will Be Used As COVID-19 Vaccination Site

By Michelle Jokisch Polo • Jan 14, 2021

Starting next week the Lansing Mall will be a COVID-19 vaccination site for those who work and live in Barry and Eaton counties.

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These Are The 10 Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump

By Domenico Montanaro • Jan 14, 2021

Ten Republicans crossed President Trump on Wednesday and voted to impeach him for "incitement of insurrection."

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Charged In Flint Water Crisis

By Brakkton Booker • Jan 13, 2021

Updated at 9:28 p.m. ET

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday for his role in the Flint water crisis, an environmental disaster that contaminated the majority Black city's drinking water with lead nearly seven years ago.

Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer Votes To Impeach President Donald J. Trump

By Patrick Center | WGVU • Jan 13, 2021

U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Grand Rapids, MI-3) has issued this statement on Impeachment:

We saw profiles in courage during the assault on the Capitol. Police officers, badly outnumbered, putting their lives on the line to save others. Members of Congress barricading doors and caring for colleagues. A Vice President who fearlessly remained in the Capitol and refused to bow to the mob.

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9to5: The Story of a Movement | Indie Lens Pop-Up

By WKAR Staff • 10 hours ago

9to5: The Power of a Movement | Indie Lens Pop-Up

Thu. Jan. 28, 2021 at 7pm VIRTUAL EVENT | View the film by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar and join the conversation online. | RSVP HERE

PBS KIDS Day with WKAR | 2021

By WKAR Staff • 12 hours ago

FREE Sat. Jan. 30, 2021 | Join us online for a very special PBS KIDS Day with WKAR! Explore science with the Curious Crew and enjoy story time with PBS KIDS favorite Daniel Tiger and WKAR’s Mrs. Pizzo.

Freedom Riders with Q & A

By WKAR Staff • Dec 22, 2020

Fri. Jan. 22, 2021 at 7pm VIRTUAL EVENT | Join the virtual screening and conversation featuring “Freedom Riders,” a film that tells the powerful, harrowing, and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. RSVP HERE

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Jody Knol’s 35th Anniversary!

By Jamie Paisley • Jan 6, 2021

One listener from Owosso wrote us to say it was, “pearshaped covered by stained glass.”

PBS American Portrait Premieres A New Four-Part Storytelling Documentary Series

By WKAR STAFF • Dec 29, 2020

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PBS’s 50th Anniversary’s Signature Programming Initiative, Produced by RadicalMedia, Starts a National Conversation About What It Means to Be an American Today

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Collegiate Recovery Community helps MSU students find their sobriety “superpower”

By Russ White • Dec 29, 2020

In the best of times, pursuing recovery from substance use disorders and maintaining sobriety are a daily grind. Factor in the pandemic, its isolating effects, the social and economic upheaval that has followed, and those personal challenges are made all the more difficult.

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Dawn Kepler and Chris Anthony talk with Russ White.

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Outgoing CDC Director Warns Of Peak Pandemic: 'We're About To Be In The Worst Of It'

By Mary Louise Kelly • 1 hour ago

Next week marks one year since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first coronavirus case in the United States.

Dr. Robert Redfield, the outgoing CDC director, has been heading the federal public health agency's response to the pandemic from the start.

Argentina Takes A Shot With Russia's Sputnik Vaccine

By Jason Beaubien • 2 hours ago

As nations around the world scramble to start vaccinating against COVID-19, many countries are finding it difficult if not impossible to get the vaccines they want.

Case in point — Argentina. President Alberto Fernández promised to start vaccination campaigns in the South American nation before the end of 2020.

'All Hands On Deck': National Mall Is Closed As Agencies Fortify D.C.

By Bill Chappell • 2 hours ago

Updated at 5:12 p.m. ET

The National Mall, where millions of people have gathered to mark historic events in Washington, D.C., was closed to the public late Friday morning, as officials announced a string of security measures meant to foil any attempts to derail next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.