Michelle Jokisch Polo
Stateside ProducerMichelle Jokisch Polo is a producer for Stateside. She joins us from WKAR in Lansing, where she reported in both English and Spanish on a range of topics, including politics, healthcare access and criminal justice. Her stories have appeared on NPR, as well as WBUR's Here & Now and Marketplace. Michelle began her career as a journalist as the head reporter at El Vocero Hispano, the largest Hispanic newspaper in Michigan.
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Lansing native and professional wrestler Sabu has died at age 61. -
Some legal experts argue that police training and the difficulty of convicting officers played a key role in the hung jury. -
Roundup is widely used on U.S. farms, despite lawsuits, health warnings, and billions in payouts over cancer claims. Circle of Blue Senior Editor and Chief Correspondent Keith Schneider weighs in on the science, politics, and future of glyphosate in Michigan’s agriculture under the Trump administration. -
A deep dive into the history of contamination by the Gelman plume in Ann Arbor. We hear about how it started, its impacts to water and human health, and what's being done about it today. -
In May 2020, the Edenville and Sanford dams in mid-Michigan failed following heavy flooding. Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate, and many homes were destroyed. A formal investigation followed, and the disaster has since led to an ongoing lawsuit seeking to hold the state of Michigan accountable for what happened. -
Seasonal workers from other countries arrive in Michigan each year through a federal visa program called H-2A. Growers say new higher wages threaten their business. -
Christopher Schurr killed Patrick Lyoya during a struggle that began as a traffic stop in April 2022. The jury deliberated for days. -
Michelle Yang pens heartfelt memoir Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love, released on May 6. -
An Ann Arbor judge will decide whether AG Nessel should recuse herself from prosecuting a case against U-M pro-Palestine protesters. -
Some Grand Rapids voters may soon have fewer places to cast ballots – that’s as city leaders are poised to consider a proposal to consolidate and eliminate some precinct locations.
