Amanda Barberena
News InternAmanda Barberena helps write stories for online and books interviews for newscasts. The Michigan State University student started with WKAR in the Fall of 2017 during her freshman year.
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East Lansing has a city income tax for the first time this year. It was passed by voters in 2018 after a previous iteration was defeated in a referendum…
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After Proposition 1 was passed by Michigan voters in 2018, many cities and counties in the state are grappling with how they’ll open their communities to…
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There has been a surge in development in East Lansing over the last two years with 20 major projects that have dramatically changed the skyline of the…
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The Calhoun county sheriff’s department says they were notified on Monday, April 15 that one of their inmates was displaying symptoms of mumps. A few days…
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Activism, body positivity, race and social issues are all themes in Flint-native Tunde Olaniran’s music. Olaniran will perform on WKAR’s Backstage Pass on…
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Most of Michigan is bracing for freezing rain that's expected to leave roads icy as Michigan's Upper Peninsula deals with lingering effects of an ice…
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During periods of extreme cold, like the Midwest is facing, it is easy for exposed skin to get damaged. Frostbite is when skin freezes and becomes cold,…
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UPDATED at 7:45 p.m.: Lansing, Jackson, Detroit, Ann Arbor and schools across Michigan have canceled classes for Wednesday, January 30. Click here for the…
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Do not expect town halls or open interviews with the candidates for Michigan State University's next president. A memo issued Wednesday said the process…
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UPDATED at 1:32 a.m.Latest results from State House & State Senate and some other local races in the Capital region.STATE SENATE 23 - 4 YEAR TERM: FINAL…