Minnie Bardenhagen
Newsroom InternContact Minnie Bardenhagen:
📧 barde1m@cmich.edu 📞 989-774-3105
Minnie Bardenhagen is a newsroom intern for WCMU.
She received her associates degree at Northwestern Michigan College, where she served as editor-in-chief of the White Pine Press. She has worked with the Traverse City Record-Eagle and the Glen Arbor Sun, and she participated in the Michigan Press Association's 2025 Trott Foundation Fellowship program.
Bardenhagen is a junior at Central Michigan University studying journalism with a minor in creative writing.
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Unofficial results from the New York Times show Proposal 2 received support from 81% of Michigan voters.
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The proposal failed with 75% of voters rejecting the ballot measure, according to unofficial results from the New York Times.
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Vehicle collisions with deer increase 16% nationwide in the week after daylight savings time ends, according to a University of Washington study.
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Party leaders are showing optimism about candidate Callie Barr's chances in the Republican stronghold, despite losing to incumbent Jack Bergman by 21 percentage points in 2024.
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During a press conference Tuesday, a coalition of Christian leaders condemned Islamophobic and antisemitic rhetoric while encouraging trust in Michigan's election system.
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The Environment Michigan Research & Policy Center gathered data over a two year period starting in 2022. One official said the findings are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to PFAS contamination in Michigan waterways.
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The move has increased tensions between the Bay City Bridge Partners, the company that maintains and operates the two bridges, and city officials.
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They require reporting on how much water and energy the data centers would use and where they can be built, among other provisions.
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Judge Jane Beckering said that the Department of Justice was unable to prove Michigan's law interfered with the enforcement of federal regulations on eggs.
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Central Michigan University is the only university in Michigan that operates its own drone light show, according to event organizers.