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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The Higher Learning Commission is launching a review of Michigan State University after the school's Faculty Senate filed a complaint with the organization. -
According to a new report from the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative at Michigan State University, nearly 30% of third-graders do not know how to read at the appropriate grade level, even as the state creates new guidelines to foster literacy.
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More than a year after voting to unionize, workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Lansing are still without a contract. The restaurant was the first of the fast-food chains in the country to unionize.
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Right now, candidates for county sheriff only need to prove residency and voter eligibility in the area they are seeking to serve.
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Michigan State University trustees are defending their actions amid misconduct allegations. As Michelle Jokisch Polo reports the board met for the first time since the ethics investigation was announced.
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With archery deer hunting season in full force, state officials want to remind hunters to keep track of their kills.
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Brenda Tracy's complaint brings a temporary restraining order against the former Michigan State University football coach.
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The East Lansing Human Rights Commission found DTN Management violated protections against income discrimination when the company denied a tenant's lease renewal.
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The initiatives aim to end "period poverty" — a lack of access to menstrual products. Health concerns and equity are motivating students.
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A member of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees is calling on the school to investigate the intentional release of a sexual harassment accuser’s name.
