WKAR - Public Media from Michigan State University

09/21/2025

🍎 Don't miss the last Farmers Market at the Capitol of the season!

👋 Look for the WKAR tent to talk with our education team, choose a children's book, and pick up fun educational activities from the Michigan Learning Channel and WKAR. We can't wait to see you there!

Farmers Market at the Capitol
Tuesday, September 23
9am-2pm

Michigan Farmers Market Association

09/17/2025

Who will get your vote?

We're not talking politics. We're talking about the things that you LOVE about your city - like local arts, restaurants, shopping and more!

2025 Top of the Town voting begins on October 1 and WKAR is proud to partner with City Pulse to highlight the best of the best in the Greater Lansing area as voted by YOU!

09/11/2025

Generations came together to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 at Wentworth Park in Lansing.

WKAR spoke to mid-Michigan residents at the event to hear why it's important for them to take time to remember that day and honor the lives lost.

This morning, members of law enforcement, firefighters, and community leaders gathered at Wentworth Park — home to Lansing’s 9/11 memorial featuring a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center site.

09/10/2025

WKAR is not going anywhere.

In the newest edition of Notes from Shawn Turner, learn more about our plan for overcoming the loss of $1.6 million in federal funding, the progress we've already made with community support, and how you can help us close the remaining $500,000 budget gap by the end of June 2026. Read the full message from WKAR General Manager Shawn Turner below.

WKAR – YOUR public media station – is not going away. Together, we’re making progress toward closing the $1.6 million budget gap caused by the loss of federal funding

09/09/2025

Fights in downtown East Lansing captured in video obtained by WKAR News.

East Lansing Police Department denied a FOIA request for bodycam footage, citing ongoing investigations.

Read the full WKAR News story at the link in the comments below.

09/06/2025

A government shutdown on October 1 is predicted by Michigan House Democratic Leader Ranjeev Puri.

Is it unavoidable or even part of a bigger plan? Surely Republicans and Democrats have come together to try to avoid this…

Rep. Puri says they have not.

Watch the full Off the Record interview with Rep. Ranjeev Puri on the WKAR News YouTube channel at the link in the comments.

09/05/2025

America's competitive edge? Higher education, says Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz.

"People from all over the world want to come and study in our great universities, and so we've got to maintain that competitive advantage and new discoveries so that we can lead as a nation."

In a new interview with WKAR’s Sophia Saliby, President Guskiewicz discusses budget cuts, research funding, and protecting America’s role in higher ed.

08/29/2025

MSU Football kicks off the 2025 season tonight against Western Michigan University! 🏈🎉

Rewind with WKAR for Al Martin's coverage of the 2015 season opener when the Spartans faced the Broncos in Waldo Stadium for the first time in 14 years of competition.

Relive the highlights of the game that launched an epic season that led straight to the Cotton Bowl for Connor Cook, Madre London, and legendary coach Mark Dantonio at the link in comments below. GO GREEN!

08/25/2025

Happy first day of class, Michigan State University College of Communication Arts & Sciences and Michigan State University students!

WKAR student employees, interns, and even our general manager (or Professor Turner to those in his class) will be starting the fall semester this week.

We wish them all a fantastic first day as they kick off the new school year!

08/21/2025

Lansing poet laureate Ruelaine Stokes is sponsoring a poetry contest with cash prizes and winning poems included in a public art installation at the Tollgate Drain Wetlands.

The “We Are Water” poetry competition highlights the human connection to water and the environment.

Stokes shared her poem “Body of Water” with Scott Pohl on this week’s Inside the Arts.

Read the full story at the link in the comments below.

08/19/2025

Happy anniversary to WKAR Radio!

On this day in 1922, WKAR became one of the first AM stations to broadcast in the United States. Students were the first to experiment with the new technology of that time and early programming revolved around agricultural news and information from Michigan State University.

WKAR has adapted and evolved over the course of more than 100 years, but our commitment to our mission has never wavered. We’re proud to continue serving our community with the mission of public media.