Your Sunday morning briefing on what’s coming in mid-Michigan and why it matters. Each week, our newsroom highlights the key stories, civic decisions and community moments shaping the days ahead.
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WKAR will present TV, radio, and online coverage of Governor Gretchen Whitmer‘s final State of the State address live from the Michigan House Chambers. Wed, Jan. 25, at 7pm ET
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A national Democratic party group is focusing resources on Michigan’s 35th state Senate District. Analysts have framed the mid-Michigan area as a bellwether for the country’s political climate.
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Consumers EnergyAn order issued earlier this week is the fourth time the U.S. Energy Department has extended operations of Consumers Energy's J.H. Campbell power plant in Ottawa County. -
Scott Pohl/WKAR-MSUUniversity of Michigan Health-Sparrow's behavioral health hospital will break ground this summer on the former site of the historic Eastern High School.
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Over 1,200 community members of all ages gathered recently at WKAR studios on the MSU campus.
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On this day in 1849, the Detroit city council called for the election of a City Physician to combat smallpox outbreaks. In 1865, Michigan African American troops helped liberate Charleston, South Carolina, with four Ypsilantians participating. And in 1965, Malcolm X, who spent much of his youth in Lansing, Michigan, was assassinated.
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"Synthetic Sirens" is on display at the Michigan State University Broad Art Museum through mid-July.
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