Category Archives: Content ~ JR Morning
Detroit Mayor Duggan Discusses Affordable Housing in Detroit at Mackinac Policy Conference
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMACKINAC ISLAND, MI, May 29, 2024 ~ During the first day of the Mackinac Policy Conference, Michigan politicians and community leaders gathered to discuss how to ad...
May 29, 2024
Ford, GM EV Plant Project Redesigns Suggest Scaleback On Estimated Job Creation
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, May 28, 2024 ~ Two Michigan auto plants tied to electric vehicle production are raising questions after redesigns suggest scalebacks on the nu...
May 28, 2024
Detroit Residents Sign Petition Against I-375 Redesign
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 28, 2024 ~ A plan to replace I-375 near downtown Detroit to reverse the damage done to the historic Black neighborhoods of Black Bottom and...
May 28, 2024
As Buzz Spreads Over Michigan Central Station Revitalization, Slows Bar BQ Stands as Staple of Neighborhood
Photo: Slows Bar BQDETROIT, May 24, 2024 ~ More than three decades after it closed, the Michigan Central Station is set to have a triumphant reopening on June 6. While most people are marveling at the...
May 24, 2024
WJR Interviews CNN’s Sanjay Gupta About New Documentary ‘The Last Alzheimer’s Patient’
Photo: CNNPODCAST:May 22, 2024 ~ CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta premiered his new documentary, ‘The Last Alzheimer’s Patient,’ last weekend, and it will soon be ava...
May 23, 2024
Whitmer Signs Bill to Make Health Insurance Companies Cover Mental Health, Substance Abuse Care the Same as Physical Healthcare
Photo: Don Reid ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, May 23, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Tuesday that aims to close the gap between mental, substance abuse disorder, and physical healthcare cove...
May 23, 2024
Warren Father to Stand Trial Under Michigan’s Safe Storage Law After 8-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORKWARREN, May 23, 2024 ~ A Warren father was bound over Macomb County Circuit Court Tuesday on felony charges regarding improper gun storage after his 8-year-...
May 23, 2024
Reproductive Rights Group Sues State of Michigan to Reverse 24-Hour Wait Periods for Abortions
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, May 22, 2024 ~ Healthcare organizations made appearances in a Michigan court Tuesday as part of a lawsuit against the state, arguing it has not pr...
May 22, 2024
Detroit City Council Passes Ordinance Requiring Lodging Businesses to Post Educational Signs about Human Trafficking
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 22, 2024 ~ Detroit City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that requires hotels to post signage to combat human trafficking. Guy Gordon, Lloyd J...
May 22, 2024
Detroit Zoo Unveils New Water Tower Design
Photo: Detroit Zoological SocietyPODCAST:May 21, 2024 ~ The Detroit Zoo has some big changes coming, and will feature a new design for the water tower along I-696 and Woodward Avenue! Guy Gordon, Lloy...
May 21, 2024
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April 3, 2026 ~ Dave Beachnau, CEO of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four, joins Kevin Dietz live from Indy to talk about Detroit’s preparations, the economic and cultural impact of hosting the Final Four, and what fans can expect when the event comes to downtown Detroit.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds talk with Tony Paul, a Detroit News reporter, about the Detroit Tigers’ upcoming season. They also discuss Tony’s top baseball movie character.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds speak with Walker Hosley, a regional manager at Groundworks, about how winter weather affects home foundations and what to look for.
