On Hand

Hundreds of thousands of DTE and Consumers Energy customers remain without power for nearly five days after an ice storm on Wednesday, Feb. 22. This leaves many without the essential heat during Michigan’s frigid winter temperatures.

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Alright stop, collaborate and listen
Ice is back with my brand new invention (a generator)
Something (the cold) grabs a hold of me tightly 
Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
Will it ever stop? Yo, I don't know
Turn off the lights, and I'll glow (by candle light, because I still don't have power)

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Seth Guikema, co-director of the Center for Risk Analysis Informed Design Engineering and a professor of industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan

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On the night of the shooting at Michigan State University, students faced four hours of a shelter-in-place order. During that time many of them were in communication with their parents; texting and calling them. On the other end of the phone, parents had to manage their own fears while reassuring their children. Today we talk with two MSU parents about that horrific night, and about their own activism around gun reform. 

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Kelly Dillaha - MSU parent and program director of Red, Wine & Blue. 

Jennifer Norber - MSU parent and deputy program director of Red, Wine & Blue. 

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Over the weekend, Michigan Republicans elected Kristina Karamo as their next party chair. What does her win mean for Michigan's Republican Party?

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Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera is one of the many people striving to re-establish relationships between the U.S. and Cuba. She recently visited Detroit for that very purpose.

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Today, a deep dive into former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young's life, work, and political legacy. 

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Jamon Jordan, Detroit city historian

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Thousands of young people attended a vigil Wednesday night to remember the students shot and killed this week in the heart of Michigan State’s campus.

Today, we try to piece together the law that allowed for someone with a prior gun-conviction to legally own another gun. We also hear from a public health researcher about why stronger policies alone aren’t enough. 

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Craig Mauger, reporter, Detroit News

Marc Zimmerman, Co-Director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Michigan

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Arielle Anderson, 19 years old. Brian Fraser, 20 years old. Alexandria Verner, 20 years old. These are the three Michigan State University students killed in a mass shooting on campus Monday night. Communities around the state have gathered to remember them--and to offer their support for the five other students who are still hospitalized. 

Today, we want to take some time to talk about what we know of these students' lives and the communities of people who love them. 

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Andrea Sahouri, criminal justice reporter for the Detroit Free Press 

You can read Andrea's reporting on the MSU shooting victims here.

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Today on the podcast we talk about what we know so far about the mass shooting at Michigan State University. We also hear from two students on what happened.

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This last weekend, while many Michiganders had their eyes glued to their TVs for the Super Bowl, there was something going on in the sky. The Department of Defense observed and fired upon an object while it was in the skies over Lake Huron.

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