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Tue Jan 13 9am on 90.5 | Listen in as Jody and special guests share stories from four decades of entertaining, informing and inspiring music lovers across mid-Michigan.
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Tue Jan 20, 2026, 6pm | WKAR Studios
Demonstrators gathered outside a Lansing shopping center to protest the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman during a federal immigration enforcement operation.
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Courtesy of Timothy FullerA brief ice jam in downtown Portlandthis week left standing water in basements and memories of a severe flooding event seven years priorinpeople’s minds. -
Colin Jackson/Michigan Public Radio NetworkOrganizers want one minimum wage in Michigan, not the current system that will let employers pay tipped workers half of what everyone else makes.
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Sat. Jan. 31, 2026 10am-1pm WKAR Studios | Bring your family to WKAR for fun activities and games for kids. Meet Lily from Weather Hunters and Carl the Collector!
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On this week's show we look at some of our favorite segments of the past year!
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Correspondent Edition. Topics: Year in Review.
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MI Michigan Story features true stories from Michigan, told by the people who lived them. Hosted by Robert Prince.
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