Michelle Jokisch Polo
As WKAR’s Bilingual Latinx Stories Reporter, Michelle reports in both English and Spanish on stories affecting Michigan’s Latinx community. Michelle is also the voice of WKAR’s weekend news programs.
Michelle joined WKAR in August 2020.
Before joining WKAR, Michelle was the inclusion reporter at WGVU Public Media, covering stories of people at the intersections of racial justice immigration reform, criminal justice system reform, reproductive justice and trans and queer liberation. Michelle began her career as a journalist as the head reporter at El Vocero Hispano, the largest Hispanic newspaper in Michigan.
Michelle has a master’s degree from Grand Valley State University and a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University.
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All Michigan State Police troopers will soon be wearing body cameras as part of the new state budget. -
Some of Michigan’s undocumented migrant farmworkers are traveling to the U.S. Capitol this week to advocate for a path to citizenship that’s after a Senate official blocked immigration reforms in a budget bill.
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A Michigan State University employee is suing the school over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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An organization of Michigan’s top school administrators is urging health officials to partner with school districts in decisions related to requiring masks in schools.When it comes to mandating masks, the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators, or MASA, says school districts and health departments need to act as partners in discussing and making decisions.
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More than six thousand Consumers Energy customers in Jackson County are starting a new week without power after storms last week caused outages for tens of thousands of people
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Emergency Housing Vouchers are now available to Lansing residents. This past week, the Lansing Housing Commission received 32 emergency vouchers to help people pay for rent. They were funded through the American Rescue Plan.
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Dozens of people gathered in South Lansing over the weekend for an action march against violence.
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With COVID-19 cases spiking in Michigan and vaccinations stalled, some businesses are asking customers to show proof of vaccination. But there are unvaccinated residents who call this discrimination.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is asking people who attended the Faster Horses country music festival this month to get tested for COVID-19, as health officials believe a coronavirus outbreak is connected to the event.
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By 2024, Michigan State University wants to nearly double the number of qualified nurses who can assess and treat survivors of sexual violence.In…
