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.
March is National Reading Month
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Fighting for Michigan’s Readers. National Reading Month highlights an important truth: helping Michigan children become strong readers takes more than schools alone.
Kathleen Milloy
The team, which was cut by MSU Athletics from its varsity roster in 2020, still has people fighting to bring the storied program back. A new pool, and a new member of the Board of Trustees, could lead to change.
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Beenish Ahmed/Michigan PublicJewish state officials in Michigan are calling for stronger laws against terroristic threatening and better coordination against political and religious extremism. -
Lester Graham/Michigan PublicThe Whitmer administration and Michigan House Republicans have agreed to put a legal fight over GOP-ordered budget cuts on hold because a settlement may be in sight.
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Women's History Month
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Celebrate and explore Women’s History Month with WKAR World!
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NEW SERIES! | a WKAR original
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SERIES PREMIERE Fri March 27 on WKAR TV in mid-Michigan | Bringing national issues home to Michigan. Hosted by Sheri Jones.
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Guest: Rep. Dylan Wegela. Topic: Whitmer and Trump.
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Smelt fishing, fish recipe and Bragging Board.
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From a Paralympic badminton silver medalist pushing boundaries in the world of NASCAR.
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Michigan Minute
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On this day in 1808, Detroit held its first St. Patrick’s Day celebration, one of the oldest in the U.S. In 2014, Michigan State University broke ground on the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a major nuclear science facility.
Inside the Arts
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Nine Inch Nails founding drummer Chris Vrenna now teaches and creates music for video games. He's heading to the Michigan State University Museum for a panel discussion.
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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MSU Today
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- Meet Phillip Bahar, new director of MSU’s Broad Art Museum