Katheryne Friske
Fill-in HostKatheryne Friske is a fill-in host at Michigan Public. She started as an intern in the Michigan Public newsroom in March 2022. She is a long-time Michigan resident with a background in voice work and education.
When she's not working, Katheryne enjoys socializing, baking, boating, and spending time with her partner and four children, and their two dogs.
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Recent outages affected hundreds of thousands of Michiganders. One Washtenaw County commissioner says utility companies have too much influence over state politicians. -
A Michigan retailer survey found January wasn't as bad as expected, and shopkeepers are optimistic for the rest of the first quarter. -
Detroit is installing a 30-foot tall kinara in honor of Kwanzaa this holiday season. -
In final days of Michigan's lame-duck session, lawmakers approved long-term funding for Detroit's streetcar, the QLine, set to last through 2039. The bill is headed to the governor's desk for a signature. -
Due to recent solar eruptions, the northern lights should stretch across Michigan August 17-19, 2022. -
University of Michigan Health's nurses have filed a lawsuit against the university, saying the university illegally refuses to negotiate nurse workloads. -
We talk to MSU entomology professor Ned Walker about why mosquitos in Michigan aren't what they used to be. -
Canoe rental businesses are dealing with the fallout from a recent chemical release. State regulators issued several violation notices to Tribar Technologies this week. It's the company responsible for the release of hexavalent chromium to the Wixom sewage system. The wastewater treatment plant drains to the Huron River system. -
The case involved damage claims on behalf of four children exposed to Flint’s lead tainted drinking water. The lawsuit their families brought targeted two engineering firms hired as consultants on Flint’s water system. -
A closer look at challenges facing Michigan's small business owners.
