Eli Newman
WKAR Assistant News Director & EditorEli Newman is assistant news director and editor. He works with the WKAR news and digital content teams to facilitate the creation of meaningful and thought-provoking multimedia news content for WKAR Public Media.
Eli joined WKAR in September 2023.
Before joining WKAR, Eli spent seven years as a reporter for WDET, an NPR member station in Detroit, where he covered breaking news, politics and community affairs. His award-winning work has been recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association, the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists, Detroit Chapter.
Eli Newman has a bachelor’s degree in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan.
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El edificio del Capitolio de Michigan fue cerrado el miércoles mientras las autoridades estatales y federales investigaban una amenaza dirigida al sitio.
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The Michigan State Capitol Commission received an emailed bomb threat Wednesday morning. Federal and state law enforcement say there is no credible risk in Lansing or at other capitol locations where threats were reported.
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La familia de un hombre asesinado a tiros por la policía de Lansing planea presentar una demanda de derechos civiles contra el departamento.
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The Michigan State University Board of Trustees announced Friday a public report is being drafted to document how the school's Title IX investigation of the former football coach was made public.
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Stephen Romero was fatally shot by Lansing police officers on Dec. 1. Lawyers for his family say the department has not been forthcoming about the incident.
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Incumbent Lansing City Councilmembers Ryan Kost in Ward 1 and Adam Hussain in Ward 3 will keep their seats.
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The city joins Kalamazoo and Royal Oak as part of a broader campaign to bring the electoral process to state elections. The failure of the swearing-in date ballot proposal will bring East Lansing out of sync with the state's election certification timeline.
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Attorney General Dana Nessel, Rep. Elissa Slotkin and others have criticized Rep. Rashida Tlaib's use of the phrase in her calls for Palestinian liberation.
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The public meeting was the first since Trustee Brianna Scott accused board Chair Rema Vassar of misconduct, calling for her resignation.
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Report says police response was "appropriate, timely and correct," recommends security improvements.