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Every year, the Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival draws in visitors looking for a family-friendly living history experience. This year, the festival held its first-ever LGBTQ+ pride festival and renaissance festival mashup event, "Pride is in the Faire".

We discuss the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases, plus the appearance of monkeypox with a couple of epidemiologists. We revisit possible dangers swimmers face on Lake Michigan. Then we talk about the "Pride is in the Faire” gathering in Mid-Michigan. And we listen in on a conversation with GOP gubernatorial candidate, Ryan Kelley.

This week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution for “Pride Week,” but some lawmakers are worried about how much effort that took.

On today's show, we discussed the recent firing of the Grand Rapids Police Officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, as well as the continuing baby formula shortage in Michigan. Then, a paleontologist talked about all things mastodons, and an education reporter gave an update on changing curriculum. Plus, an update on the Woodward Bar and Grill, which recently burned in a fire

With bipartisan support, the Michigan Senate is formally recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month.Lawmakers adopted a formal resolution Thursday with…