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WKAR and Michigan State University entered the era of radio broadcasting on August 18, 1922! Join us as we celebrate 95 years making a difference in your…
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Michigan is the only state that includes a prohibition on the death penalty in its constitution. Eugene Wanger was a young Republican delegate to the…
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While most visitors to the Fort Wilkins State Park are probably unaware of it, the park is actually of national historical significance for several…
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The city of Lansing is commemorating an important event in labor history this weekend. On June 7th, 1937, businesses and factories in the city were shut…
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Wed. Apr. 19 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 | NOVA follows archeologists working to unearth Vilna’s lost temple, recover its treasures, locate hidden graves, and…
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WKAR TV producer John J. Valadez is a Peabody award-winning filmmaker who has written, directed and produced many nationally broadcast documentary films.…
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Francine Hughes, the Dansville woman who killed her abusive ex-husband 40 years ago in what came to be known as the “Burning Bed” case, has passed…
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UPDATE: The former Francine Hughes has died in Alabama at the age of 69. See related story.Forty years ago Thursday, Francine Hughes of Dansville entered…
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Speakers at Black History Month lectures are usually historians or historical figures. On Thursday, MSU’s “Slavery to Freedom” lecture series turns…
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Economist Lisa Cook shares insights on the historical impact of oppression on innovation, particularly on African American inventors.During Black History…