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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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office is working to make the process of removing people from the state’s voter registration list more transparent. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is appointing a top-level banking executive to fill a vacancy on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees
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The American Civil Liberties Union is urging the Michigan Department of Corrections to lift its ban on foreign language books. The request follows the department’s decision to rescind its ban on non-English language dictionaries
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As more states outlaw abortion, some define human life as starting at fertilization. Some patients and health care workers worry that this could jeopardize in vitro fertilization treatments.
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A ten-and-a-half million-dollar grant from the federal government is aiming to improve internet access for some of Michigan’s rural communities.
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The last day to request an absentee ballot is July 29th. After that, voters can register and cast their ballots at their clerk’s election offices up until and through Election Day August 2nd.
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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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In Michigan, and other parts of the country, some people are seeking Black doulas to assist with births.
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Ashley Medina is so busy cutting mullets for all kinds of people in her Lansing, Michigan, shop that she may have to give up other styles.
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\Michiganders on the autism spectrum and those with hearing loss can now get a special designation on driver’s licenses, state IDs or license plates. The…
