Kevin Lavery
Kevin Lavery has been news director at WKAR since September 2006.
Just prior to coming to WKAR as news director, Lavery was a reporter at KWMU in St. Louis, Missouri, covering local politics, government, and biotechnology issues.
Lavery's journalism career began in the Navy. He studied journalism at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana; worked as news director and television producer for American Forces Network-Japan; and served in Antarctica as radio program director at the McMurdo Station Research Facility on Ross Island.
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The American Automobile Association says more than 1 million Michigan residents are expected to travel at least 50 miles over the Memorial Day weekend.In total, AAA predicts more than 39 million people will travel in the U.S. for the holiday. -
Tomorrow, civic leaders in Lansing are dedicating a new state historical marker honoring civil rights legend Malcolm X.
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The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a proposal to make Juneteenth a state court holiday.
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Michigan State University ended a nearly two-year early detection program that screened for cases of COVID-19.
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Michigan law enforcement agencies are stepping up seat belt enforcement ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
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Following the latest reported outbreaks of avian flu, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is advising people not to handle sick or dead wild birds.
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A leading Michigan civil rights organization is urging Islamic communities to step up their security.
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is proposing to use about $2-million dollars in federal COVID relief funds to offer hazard pay to city workers.
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Nine former employees of Lansing-based United Electrical Contractors have filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were racially and sexually harassed by several managers at the company.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for Michigan to divest all of its pension plan holdings connected to Russia.
