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Patience and new DI Frankie work to find a logical answer to a vampire killing mystery.
Premiere Thu 9/17/26 on WKAR-TV | An MMA fighter honors his brother and a song changes sports.

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An F-16 fighter jet from Texas crashed in rural Michigan during a routine training exercise on Thursday, and the pilot ejected safely, a military spokesman said.
WKAR News brings experience, depth and local impact to Election 2026— taking you beyond the headlines and preparing Mid-Michigan voters for the polls.
The Signal is your WKAR News Sunday morning briefing on what’s ahead in mid-Michigan. The Signal Plus is your mid-week update from WKAR News
WKAR Notes
WKAR America 250 explores how Michigan’s people, stories, and institutions have shaped the American experience over the last 250 years. Through journalism, public affairs, arts, education, and community storytelling, WKAR invites our community to reflect, participate and imagine the future of our state and this nation.
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A very special deer hunt, a new bait shop, and some bass fishing!
Guest: Richard Czuba. Topic: Polling Data.
How Detroit youth golf programs break barriers and open doors on and off the green.
Lynn takes pottery for a spin with pottery teacher Dan Nuñez!
I Feel Talks helps children explore feelings, build emotional awareness, and learn coping skills.
How classroom technology, screen time and AI are changing the way Michigan students learn.
Exploring the questions that have shaped American democracy for 250 years.
Revealing Michigan's Indigenous history before the United States.
Sandra Seaton's one-woman drama surrounding Sally Hemings' fight to secure her children's freedom.
Serika and Will are curious about MSU's Landscape Arboretum in East Lansing, Michigan.
A Light On The Lakes commemorates 200 years of Michigan Masonry, helping shape Michigan’s identity.

PODCASTS

Michigan Minute
  • Today in 1951, neurosurgeon and political figure Ben Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan. Carson later gained prominence as a presidential candidate and HUD Secretary. On September 18, 1918, Hazel Stimson became the first Michigan woman to enlist in the Marines during WWI, serving 14 months before her honorable discharge.
Inside the Arts
MI Michigan Story features true stories from Michigan, told by the people who lived them. Hosted by Robert Prince.

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