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Hannah Burrack/MSUMichigan enters the 2026 pollination season after U.S. bee losses hit a record 40% this winter. Federal data show the state remains a top honey producer, but high colony losses raise economic stakes for Michigan crops.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s annual address to the Michigan legislature with analysis from Tim Skubick.
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Guest: Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Topic: State of the State.
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Steelhead fishing on the Manistee, and two different rabbit hunts.
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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 1702, a comet blazed across the skies over Michigan, startling native Americans and frightening French fur traders. In 1899, Michigan Agricultural College, later MSU, played its first basketball game as the Aggies against Olivet. The game was intense and filled with fouls. In 2013, civil rights activist Rosa Parks was honored with a bronze statue at the US Capitol, the first full-size statue of an African-American woman there.
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Lansing's Riverwalk Theatre is presenting the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar."
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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