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While Judith and Suzie track down the murderer, tensions reach a boiling point.
Barrett and Lawrence debate the issues in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.
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The debate got so off-track that moderator Rick Albin of WOOD-TV felt compelled to chime in at one point: "I’d like to be a part of the debate, too!"
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Barrett and Lawrence debate the issues in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.
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An MMA fighter honoring his late brother and the origin of "One Shining Moment."
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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.
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Michigan Minute
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On this day in 1888, Martha Strickland Clark became the first woman to argue before the Michigan Supreme Court, winning a landmark divorce case in Thompson v. Thomson. She went on to be inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1975, KISS brought their rock spectacle to Cadillac, Michigan, performing at the high school’s Homecoming after hearing how their music motivated the football team. The glam rock band even joined the city parade before rocking the gymnasium for the students.
Inside the Arts
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The exhibition at Michigan State University includes dozens of examples of boxes created with birch bark, sweetgrass and porcupine quills created by Anishinaabe artists.
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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