Category Archives: Content ~ JR Morning
Two-Year I-696 Closure Begins Today
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMETRO DETROIT, March 3, 2025 ~ A section of I-696 will close for two years starting March 3 for a lengthy construction project.The closure will be betwee...
Mar 03, 2025 Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Egg Price Surge Sees Paczki Day Become More Expensive
Photo: Tom Hawley ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMETRO DETROIT, March 3, 2025 ~ Fat Tuesday, more commonly known as Paczki Day in Detroit, may be more expensive this year due to rising egg prices.A bird flu outbr...
Mar 03, 2025
Salvation Army and WJR Raise Over $1.2 Million Through the 38th Bed & Bread Club Radiothon
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDEARBORN, Feb. 28, 2025 ~ The Salvation Army's 38th annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon raised $1,229,910 to help the hungry and homeless in metro Detroit.The 14-hour l...
Feb 28, 2025
Study Shows Michigan Has 19,000 Hospital Job Vacancies
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 27, 2025 ~ While Michigan hospitals have worked to fill numerous vacancies, the state still has thousands of vacancies that need to be filled.A re...
Feb 27, 2025
Traverse City Summer Camp Woes Highlight Lack of Childcare in Michigan
Photo: Dan Powers ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 26, 2025 ~ A mad scramble for Traverse City summer camp slots highlights a dire shortage of childcare services in Michigan.According to a report fro...
Feb 26, 2025
The Salvation Army’s Bed and Bread Club Radiothon Returns Friday
DEARBORN, Feb. 25, 2025 ~ WJR will continue to help the Salvation Army of Metro Detroit continue fighting local hunger and homelessness with its 38th Annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon.On Friday, W...
Feb 25, 2025
Whitmer is Expected to Call on State Legislature to Limit Cell Phones in Public Schools
Photo: Kelly Powers ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, Feb. 25, 2025 ~ During her State of the State Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to ask the State Legislature to introduce a bill to limit cel...
Feb 25, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Threats Delay New Ford F-150, Other New Car Models
Photo: Christine Tannous ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Feb. 24, 2025 ~ Automakers for delaying new model releases, like Ford‘s F-150, due to market uncertainty and tariff threats that are impacting...
Feb 24, 2025
Trump Federal Layoffs Impacts Program Curbing Invasive Sea Lamprey Population Growth
Photo: Kate Collins ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 21, 2025 ~ Conservationists aiming to reel in the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes just saw a huge blow amid the Trump administr...
Feb 21, 2025
Backlash Sparked From Line 5 Looking for Emergency Status
Photo: Mark Hoffman ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Feb. 20, 2025 ~ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering giving the highly controversial Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac emergenc...
Feb 20, 2025
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SPOTLIGHT PODCAST
June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News. They discuss data center secrecy and the lack of transparency, a major cause of distrust in Michigan.
June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson chat with Brian Burchette, media coordinator, and Genevieve Benson, operations manager for Monroe Community Media, about Stephen Colbert appearing on Monroe Public Access after his CBS show was cancelled.
June 1, 2026 ~ Schupan Recycling President Tom Emmerich weighs in on proposed changes to Michigan’s bottle deposit system and what it could mean for consumers.
