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Atticus Pünd interrogates the Chalfont family. Susan discovers Miriam Crace may have been murdered.
Premiere Thu 9/10/26 on WKAR-TV | Detroit youth golf programs break barriers.
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The city of Jackson plans to continue using automatic license plate readers from Flock Safety after allocating a federal grant to continuing the city’s contract with the company.
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Thursday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. on WKAR-TV 23.1 and streaming | Host Al Martin goes “Beyond the Score," sharing stories where sports and society intersect. -
Fridays at 3 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. on 90.5FM | Community members co-host with Linda Kernohan and Jamie Paisley, sharing the stories behind their playlists of favorites -
Smith to serve as senior executive responsible for the leadership, strategic planning, and overall management of NJ PBS -
The debate airs Tue, Oct 6, at 6 p.m. on WKAR-TV PBS 23, at 7 p.m. on WILX-TV 10 and WSYM-TV FOX 47. Viewers also can watch online at news10lansing.com and wkar.org.
WKAR America 250 explores how Michigan’s people, stories, and institutions have shaped the American experience over the last 250 years. Through journalism, public affairs, arts, education, and community storytelling, WKAR invites our community to reflect, participate and imagine the future of our state and this nation.
WKAR Originals | WATCH NOW
Correspondent Edition. Topic: Democratic Party Unity.
This week we start with some Crappie fishing with some high tech electronics.
Profiling blind skateboarder Nick Mullins and adaptive baseball's Miracle League.
Aikem swings for the fences with sports broadcaster Jesse Goldberg-Strassler!
How classroom technology, screen time and AI are changing the way Michigan students learn.
Kids share what makes friendships feel kind, safe, supportive, and special.
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.
PODCASTS
Michigan Minute
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Today in 1925, Dr. Ossian Sweet and his family were attacked by a white mob in Detroit after moving to a neighborhood considered beyond the color line. In self-defense, shots were fired, resulting in the death of a mob member. The Sweet family was arrested and tried, with Clarence Darrow ultimately securing their acquittal. It took over three years before Dr. Sweet reclaimed his home, which still stands today.
Inside the Arts
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"We Are This Land: Meditations on the Great American Experiment" runs to March 14, 2027 at Michigan State University's Broad Art Museum for America's 250th birthday.
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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