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 Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce is expected to identify the root causes of gun violence, compile and report relevant data and recommend policy changes. -
Michigan leads the nation in bird flu cases in dairy herds and people as health experts caution that the virus may be more widespread than official reports. -
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development presented the potential transmission pathway during a joint state Senate and House committee meeting earlier this week. -
President Joe Biden's executive actions that temporarily halts most asylum claims at the southern border is leaving many immigrant families in limbo, hoping they'll be eligible to reunite with their loved ones. -
Thursday's announcement marks the third human case of the virus in the U.S. this year. Some migrant farmworkers in the state have voiced concerns to labor advocacy groups about the lack of personal protection equipment available at sites. -
A group is challenging the state law that can stop immigrants without the proper documents from getting worker's compensation. Michigan and Wyoming are the only two states that deny them.
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More households across Michigan are struggling to make ends meet today than there were a decade ago, according to a new United Way report on financial hardships in the state. -
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is partnering with the nonprofit bank Michigan Saves to address failing septic tanks. -
Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch in Ionia County let go of 400 employees and contractors as millions of birds in the state are affected with the highly pathogenic virus. -
Michigan is receiving funding from the federal government for projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
