What’s shaping Michigan’s Latino electorate ahead of the elections
With nearly 400,000 eligible Latino voters in Michigan the group could play a significant role in how the state swings...
Michelle Jokisch Polo is WKAR's Bilingual Latinx Stories Reporter.
Political analyst says Michigan Latino voters ‘could potentially decide the state’
As polls and political pundits work to predict the still evolving presidential race, an expert in Michigan says if the...
Shame and stigma prevent some Michiganders from using food assistance programs, report finds
Judgmental looks and invasive questions at the grocery store checkout are common experiences for some people in Michigan who receive...
Michigan expands Medicaid access for green card holders
More than a year after state lawmakers eliminated the five-year waiting requirement for certain immigrants to qualify for Medicaid, the...
Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer launches task force to address gun violence in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is establishing a gun violence prevention task force for Michigan to address and reduce instances of gun...
People and vehicles are likely causing bird flu transmission in Michigan, USDA reports
In the latest interstate bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle and poultry, Michigan is reporting the highest number of cases...
Avian flu outbreak forces major layoffs at Michigan’s largest poultry farm
One of the nation’s top egg producers and the biggest poultry farm in Michigan is laying off a third of...
Whitmer announces federal funding to boost Michigan’s green initiatives
Michigan is receiving funding from the federal government for projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made...
MSU approves $335M medical research center in Detroit
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new biomedical research center in Detroit at its meeting...
‘He was a peacemaker’: Parents of Patrick Lyoya want son remembered for more than fatal police shooting
It’s been nearly a month since the death of Patrick Lyoya. A Grand Rapids police officer killed the Congolese...
Protesters gather in Lansing to protest the death of Patrick Lyoya
Demonstrators marched to the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing Thursday protesting the killing of Patrick Lyoya by a Grand Rapids...
‘Just kind of bracing for the worst possible scenario’: Michigan inmates worry as omicron spreads
Mallorie Wilson-Strat is serving a life sentence at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility since her conviction in 2012. Despite...