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Moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the body of a baby murdered by her father.
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National Park ServiceGray wolves in Isle Royale National Park seasonally alter their habitat preferences to align with beavers’ habitat preferences, a shift that might have implications for the island’s ecosystem. -
Michigan lawmakers had been working to allow liquor stores and bars to start carrying hemp products that the federal government now plans to ban or restrict in a year.
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Heritage Month
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Celebrate and explore Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month with WKAR.
FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER
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Today marks a historic moment in public media. For the first time in 50 years, stations like WKAR are operating without federal funding. But that does not mean the end of WKAR.
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Guest: Rep. Debbie Dingell. Topic: Government Shutdown Over.
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Soar into science and discover how kites fly, spin, and lift!
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Duck hunting, bow hunting, and chasing geese in southern Michigan.
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Michigan Minute
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On this day in 1929, the Ambassador Bridge opened as the longest suspension bridge in the world at 7,490 feet, built with 21,000 tons of steel. On November 15, 1985, a bomb from the Unabomber injured a research assistant at the University of Michigan. Theodor Kaczynski, known for his bombing campaign against modern technology, killed three people and was captured after his manifesto led to his identification by his brother.
Inside the Arts
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Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd is speaking at the East Lansing Public Library and the Library of Michigan this weekend.
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