Sophia Saliby

5 days ago | wkar.org | Sophia Saliby

Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz says J Batt will be the school's next athletic director. At the beginning of May, Guskiewicz announced former AD Alan Haller, who had been in the position since 2021, was parting ways with the university. Batt is coming from Georgia Tech where he's served as vice president and director of athletics since 2022.

3 weeks ago | wkar.org | Ed Coury |Sophia Saliby

The National Weather Service is confirming a tornado touched down in Eaton County during Thursday night’s severe weather, but survey crews have not yet arrived in the area to determine how powerful the storm was. Forecasters say radar data was enough to confirm the tornado. Meanwhile, emergency management officials in Eaton and neighboring Ingham County have been spending the day surveying damage from the storms.

3 weeks ago | wkar.org | Sophia Saliby

Mid-Michigan communities are dealing with the damage after last night’s severe weather. Strong thunderstorms brought winds of 60 miles per hour to the region, blowing down trees and damaging houses. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings around midnight as storms moved northeast. The storms knocked out power to thousands in the area. By 2:00 p.m. on Friday, more than 12,000 Lansing Board of Water and Light customers were still without power.

3 weeks ago | wkar.org | Sophia Saliby

Sketch comedy is taking center stage this month at Lansing’s Riverwalk Theatre with “Lanstronauts, We Have A Problem.”The ensemble show, reminiscent of sketch comedy mainstays like "Saturday Night Live," is directed by actor and comedian Rico Bruce Wade, who has been working throughout Michigan for decades, most notably spending ten years with Second City Detroit. He’s long resisted calls to put together a sketch comedy performance in Lansing, but he said now felt like the right time.

3 weeks ago | wkar.org | Sophia Saliby

Esta nota ha sido traducido por Clay Oppenhuizen. This article has been translated by Clay Oppenhuizen. Read the English version here. Actualizado el 14 de mayo de 2025 a las 10:35 a.m.Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Ingham dicen que un caso reciente de sarampión que se había confirmado estaba relacionado con una vacuna, no con una infección viral. El niño de un año había estado expuesto al primer caso del condado este año, confirmado a principios de abril.