ZARIA A. PHILLIPS

Spartan News Update show 9/11/19

On this week’s episode of Focal Point News, President Trump’s State of the Union address sparks strong reactions from the Democratic Party while the sports world mourns the death of basketball icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. The Wharton Center issues an apology after a Black History Month display causes community outrage. In sports, longtime MSU football coach Mark Dantonio makes a surprise retirement announcement. Check out the newest film releases for this weekend and more on this edition of Focal Point News. Focal Point is an Emmy award-winning, student-produced newscast from the School of Journalism at Michigan State University.

On this week’s edition of Focal Point, Governor Whitmer releases her 2021 education budget plan, former MSU gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was found guilty on two counts of lying to police and MSU football coach Mel Tucker has begun hiring a handful of his staff. Meanwhile, in Lansing, another ax-throwing business opened its doors while Spartan Lanes announced that they are closing at the end of the school year. To wrap it all up, we bring you this week’s update in sports and entertainment. All this and more, only on Focal Point. Focal Point is an Emmy award-winning, student-produced newscast from the School of Journalism at Michigan State University.

On this edition of Focal Point, the director of MSU Museum is suspended for keeping his sources under wraps. Vice President Mike Pence visits Lansing and things are heating up in the primary elections. A Lansing man alleges police used excessive force when arresting him. We have the body camera footage and hear from community members protesting police brutality. On campus, university officials have a plan to keep students in the dorms longer and Muslim students are planning how to fast for the month of Ramadan while taking their final exams. In Sports, we highlight Men’s Hockey and Women’s Basketball. We see the good -and bad- side of Hollywood in entertainment news, and we take you to a local bakery that was open before the crack of dawn on Fat Tuesday making pączki. Those stories and more on this edition of Focal Point. Focal Point is an Emmy award-winning, student-produced newscast from the School of Journalism at Michigan State University.