https://www.wkar.org/capital-news-service Capital News Service en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:53:51 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-04-28/national-traffic-death-numbers-down-but-michigan-experts-worry-about-driver-safety Traffic fatalities nationally have trended down. In Michigan, not so much. The number of fatalities in Michigan was virtually unchanged between 2023 and 2024, and 2025 figures aren’t out yet. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:53:51 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-04-28/national-traffic-death-numbers-down-but-michigan-experts-worry-about-driver-safety Karlee VanAntwerp | Capital News Service https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-03-23/new-bill-would-implement-driving-test-for-drivers-75-and-older A West Bloomfield senator wants new license renewal requirements for drivers over 75 to help ensure they can drive safely. Drivers over 65 account for a growing number of accidents. The Secretary of State’s office worries about the cost of implementing new testing requirements. AARP and AAA say age shouldn’t be the sole determining factor in license renewals. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:18:41 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-03-23/new-bill-would-implement-driving-test-for-drivers-75-and-older Sonja Krohn | Capital News Service https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-03-16/state-struggles-with-shortage-of-special-ed-teachers Michigan has a shortage of special education teachers and the state ranks below the national average in its high school graduation rate for students with disabilities. Biggest factors are low pay and lack of support with caseloads. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:26:58 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-03-16/state-struggles-with-shortage-of-special-ed-teachers Karlee VanAntwerp | Capital News Service https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-27/bill-would-ban-dog-scrimination-by-insurers Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:49:47 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-27/bill-would-ban-dog-scrimination-by-insurers Justin Fox Clausen | Capital News Service https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-27/proposal-would-let-road-commission-agents-carry-firearms Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:40:48 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-27/proposal-would-let-road-commission-agents-carry-firearms Georgia Hill | Capital News Service https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-24/deteriorating-jails-worry-michigan-sheriffs-as-voters-say-no-to-millage-proposals Many county jails are deteriorating and need replacement, but voters are sometimes reluctant to approve property tax increases to pay for new facilities, as in Jackson County where millage proposals have died at the polls. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:13:52 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-24/deteriorating-jails-worry-michigan-sheriffs-as-voters-say-no-to-millage-proposals Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov | Capital News Service https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-09/michigans-school-counselors-spread-thin-not-able-to-help-students-enough Michigan has a shortage of public school counselors, and is next to the bottom nationally in student-counselor ratios. We talk to a Michigan School Counselor Association leader, from Grand Rapids, and to the Michigan Community College Association president. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:08:15 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-09/michigans-school-counselors-spread-thin-not-able-to-help-students-enough Lillian Williams | Capital News Service https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-07/canines-for-change-builds-from-one-corgi-to-full-community What started 20 years ago as an experiment with one corgi in one Lansing classroom has blossomed into a statewide nonprofit organization. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:42:00 GMT https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-02-07/canines-for-change-builds-from-one-corgi-to-full-community Tessa Cosco | Capital News Service