Michigan is becoming a hotspot in the national surge of data center development. Why are new proposals accelerating? How do data centers affect electricity rates and local resources? Why are communities increasingly demanding transparency? WKAR News In-Depth explores these questions and more.
Matt VanAcker, Director and Curator of Save the Flags
Two men made it their mission to raise thousands of dollars to make it happen.
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One of the most serious findings in the report from the state auditor general was that 60% of observed calls from providers to the program’s call center went unanswered.
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No Detention Centers Michigan CoalitionMichigan immigrants in detention could soon see some relief after a federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration’s denial of bond hearings is illegal.
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On WKAR-TV in mid-MichiganSun Nov 16 through Fri Nov 21 8pm with encore at 10pm each night | Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States. -
Reframing America’s origins through Native resistance in the Great Lakes.
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100,000 books into the tiny, precocious and sometimes reluctant hands of children across mid-Michigan was never a goal I considered reaching when I joined WKAR. Their eyes light up as they realize the book is theirs to keep.
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Correspondents Edition. The panel discusses data centers in Michigan for the first half of the show and then moves on to other topics. Simon Schuster, Beth LeBlanc, Zoe Clark, Chad Livengood join senior capitol correspondent Tim Skubick.
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This week we follow Jenny for her opening few days of the firearm deer season.
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A 1763 lacrosse match at Fort Michilimackinac turns into a daring Native rebellion.
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On this day in 1847, Michigan's first telegraph wire was completed along the Michigan Central Railroad Tracks, with early telegrams discussing the Mexican-American War and wheat prices. In 1870, Susan B. Anthony spoke at the Northwestern Woman’s Suffrage Association in Detroit, advocating for women's voting rights and highlighting the injustices faced by women without the vote. Her impactful speech was reported the next day in the Detroit Free Press.
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Michigan State University's new Broad Art Museum Director Phillip Bahar was most recently the president and executive director of Chicago Humanities.
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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