2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (555+ words) Lansing’s Hispanic community will launch its annual heritage festivities Tuesday — hopefully more smoothly this year than in 2025. The National Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff is set for noon in Lansing’s City Hall with food, speeches and entertainment The kickoff was scheduled…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) WKAR - On Air Now Playing WKAR NewsTalk - AM 870 | 102.3 FM - On Air Now Playing WKAR Radio Reading Service Sarah Emma Edmonds' Legacy and Beatlemania in Detroit | September 6 On this day in 1898, Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Civil War veteran who served disguised…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (776+ words) Senior Curator Steven Bridges says it seemed worthy of devoting the entire facility to the theme “We Are This Land.” All three levels of the museum have been turned over to the project. Bridges says about 70% of the pieces on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (423+ words) EAST LANSING, MI; Sept. 1, 2026 – WKAR Public Media presents the third season of “Beyond the Score,” an original series where sports and society intersect hosted by Al Martin. The new season explores inspiring stories from adaptive athletics and youth sports to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (98+ words) WKAR - On Air Now Playing WKAR NewsTalk - AM 870 | 102.3 FM - On Air Now Playing WKAR Radio Reading Service Descendants of David Drake work to reclaim ancestor's art Descendants of David Drake have traced their lineage back to the once-enslaved potter and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (297+ words) Jazz musician Bennie Maupin, born in Detroit on this day in 1940, famously declined Miles Davis's offer to join his band in 1970, having already committed to trumpeter Lee Morgan. Despite this, Maupin later collaborated with Davis on four albums, including the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) Mid‑Michigan residents are mourning the death of country music icon Dolly Parton, disclosed Tuesday afternoon. Family members say Parton died peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones. No specific cause of death has been released. “Dolly Parton was respected…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (228+ words) WKAR - On Air Now Playing WKAR NewsTalk - AM 870 | 102.3 FM - On Air Now Playing WKAR Radio Reading Service Fresh Air Weekend: Actor Colman Domingo; Author Leïla Slimani Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from the past,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (258+ words) Today in 1897, Ransom Eli Olds founded Olds Motors Works, which later became Oldsmobile. After a fire destroyed most of the cars, the surviving model became a sensation at the 1901 New York Auto Show, leading to large-scale production. On the same…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1230+ words) Rob Klajda and Mike Lynch formed The Lash, a band that took local bars by storm and earned a national reputation. They did a farewell show in 2015, but the group still pops up from time to time, including for a…...