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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Absentee ballots for the upcoming August primary elections are now available at clerk’ offices statewide. Michelle Jokisch Polo spoke with Ingham County’s Clerk about the process. -
Three former Michigan State University students are facing criminal charges for the death of another student.
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Two Greater Lansing Starbucks stores voted to unionize Thursday.
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Spanish and Swahili dictionaries are banned in Michigan prisons. An official says the ban is to prevent prisoners from being disruptive.
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A group of migrant farmworkers in Michigan have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against a produce company operating in the state.
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The city of Jackson is honoring its local Asian American and Pacific Islander community with a tree dedication.
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Ingham County's 911 Central Dispatch is upgrading its system to make it easier for first responders to locate a caller during a crisis.
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The country's last coal-powered passenger steamship could soon ditch the coal for a carbon-neutral fuel source to travel across Lake Michigan.
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Michigan education and health leaders are asking the legislature to approve Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to use some of the state's surplus revenue to expand tutoring programs for Michigan students.
