Sarah Lehr
Politics and Civics ReporterSarah Lehr is a politics and civics reporter for WKAR News.
Sarah joined WKAR in June of 2021.
Sarah came to WKAR from the Lansing State Journal, where she covered government as the city watchdog reporter. She started her career at the Youngstown Vindicator, a daily newspaper in northeast Ohio.
Sarah Lehr is a graduate of Kenyon College, where she served as editor in chief of the student newspaper.
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A new report finds older adults make up a disproportionate number of Michigan’s longest-term prisoners. -
Unenforceable "whites only" language remains on the books in housing deeds across the country. A bill is advancing in Michigan to make it easier for residents to formally reject that discriminatory language.
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The Lansing City Council agreed this week to place the measure before voters on November's ballot.
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Two Capital Internal Medicine Associates employees have filed federal discrimination complaints.
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Severe winds could knock out power before extreme hit bakes mid-Michigan.
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Al menos 15 personas, incluido el secretario de Transporte de EE. UU., Pete Buttigieg, dieron positivo por COVID-19 después de codearse en una conferencia política.
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Supporters say lowering the minimum age for serving alcohol will help ease a labor shortage.
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Educators rally outside Michigan Capitol calling for stricter gun laws, more mental health resourcesOne protestor, a Lansing School District teacher, confronted Republican Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey as he walked into the state Capitol.
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Politicians, journalists and lobbyists returned last week from the annual policy conference on Mackinac Island.
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A portion of East Lansing's allocation of federal COVID-19 relief funding is earmarked for the project's first phase on a lot owned by the city.
