olympics

Michigan Public's John U. Bacon discusses Ann Arbor Olympian Hobbs Kessler, the ongoing Michigan football sign-stealing saga, and a setback for NFL rookie J.J. McCarthy.

Today, we talk to the plaintiff in the Michigan Supreme Court case that's causing changes in minimum wage and sick leave provisions. Plus: the University of Michigan gymnastics coach, advice on navigating tough conversations and relationships, and Miss USA discusses her journey from Michigan to the crown.

A new documentary by two University of Michigan professors and Detroit filmmaker Aaron Schillinger dives into the intersection of the Civil Rights Movement and Detroit's bid to host the 1968 Olympics.

Today, with Vice President Kamala Harris running for president in this upcoming election, can she sway Michigan’s Arab American and Muslim voters. Additionally, two reporters hit the road in a rented EV to test the state’s charging circuit. Then, we hear about a new film that chronicles the collision of the Civil Rights Movement with Detroit’s Olympic bid in 1963.

Hannah Roberts, champion BMX rider and Olympic hopeful, joined to discuss competing in the Olympics, how her start in BMX was related to a severe back injury, and her ties to BMX riding in Buchanan, MI.

Today, how community resources have improved for rural Michiganders dealing with opioid addiction. Then, we meet a West Michigan sculpture and portraiture artist, whose work was recently in the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Plus, how an Ability Garden in Traverse City is offering kids with disabilities services they miss during summer break. Additionally, we revisit a conversation with BMX freestyle Olympian Hannah Roberts.

A deeper look into surrogacy laws in the state; efforts to make Saline and other cities more friendly for community members with dementia; and a man from the Upper Peninsula's Olympic dreams.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum has nine empty boxes that should be holding medals for the U.S. figure skating team, but are held up while a doping case plays out.

The event is the second qualifier to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 13 weight categories, divided among male and female boxers.

We discussed a recent Supreme Court case that could affect Michigan’s constitutional amendment denying public funds for private schools. After that, a discussion with a Detroit artist about community. To end, we retell the tale of Native American Taffy Abel, the first athlete to carry the U.S. flag at the first ever Winter Olympics' opening ceremony.