Current State #118 | June 28, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published June 28, 2013 at 2:31 PM EDT

Today on Current State: a review of June's biggest news stories; MSU filmmakers launch a weather balloon to the edge of space; and the history of rural African Americans in Michigan.

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