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Tue Jan 13 9am on 90.5 | Listen in as Jody and special guests share stories from four decades of entertaining, informing and inspiring music lovers across mid-Michigan.
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Organizers want one minimum wage in Michigan, not the current system that will let employers pay tipped workers half of what everyone else makes.
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Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicThis week, anger and outrage spilled out across the nation over the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. -
Lester Graham/Michigan PublicAfter a formal opinion from the Michigan attorney general undid Republican budget cuts, the GOP is asking a judge to allow the cuts to go forward temporarily while they argue in court that they should be permanent.
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Sat. Jan. 31, 2026 10am-1pm WKAR Studios | Bring your family to WKAR for fun activities and games for kids. Meet Lily from Weather Hunters and Carl the Collector!
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On this week's show we look at some of our favorite segments of the past year!
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Correspondent Edition. Topics: Year in Review.
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