Category Archives: Content ~ JR Morning
Blue Water Festival Returns to Port Huron this July
Photo: Sergio Montanez ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:June 13, 2024 ~ Michael Hensley, president and CEO of Blue Water Convention & Visitor Bureau, joins Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds t...
Jun 13, 2024
Wayne County Sherriff’s SCOUT Program Tackles Community Challenges
WAYNE COUNTY, June 13, 2024 ~ Recently, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department launched a new program, called SCOUT, to help organize community efforts to tackle quality-of-life issues in local n...
Jun 13, 2024
Michigan SOS Jocelyn Benson Looks to Crackdown on Candidate Signature Fraud
Photo: Sarahbeth Maney ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:June 11, 2024 ~ With election petition fraud on the rise, Michigan election officials are looking for ways to change the way candidates can get onto t...
Jun 11, 2024
Michigan Public Schools Rank Second-Worst in the Country with School Counselor-Student Ratio
Photo: Alyssa Keown ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:June 5, 2024 ~ Michigan ranks second worst in the nation in student-to-counselor ratio, at just 598-1 for the 2022-23 school year. Guy Gordon and Jamie E...
Jun 05, 2024
Fired Detroit Riverfront CFO Charged with Embezzling $40 Million from Nonprofit
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, June 5, 2024 ~ Fired Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith has been charged with embezzling $40 million from the nonprofit, federal prosecutors said.O...
Jun 05, 2024
How Ford Sourced Limestone for Michigan Central Station Restoration
Photo: Andrew Mullin 760 WJRDETROIT, June 5, 2024 ~ From June 6-16, Ford Motor Co. and Michigan Central Station will welcome the community to celebrate its triumphant reopening.The station's doors wil...
Jun 05, 2024
Toyota Halts Shipments on Some Vehicles Due to Faulty Safety Tests
Photo: Patricio G. Balona ~ USA TODAY NETWORKJune 4, 2024 ~ Scandal continues to surround carmakers in Japan as shipments of some Toyota and Mazda vehicles have been halted over fraudulent safety test...
Jun 04, 2024
U-M Regent, President Face Protests and Graffiti from Pro-Palestinian Student Activists
Photo: Bill Laytner ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSOUTHFIELD, MI, June 4, 2024 ~ Tensions continue to rise between University of Michigan officials and pro-Palestinian activists, with two recent protests targeti...
Jun 04, 2024
Diana Ross, Big Sean, and Jack White to Headline Michigan Central Concert
Photo: Michigan Central StationDETROIT, June 3, 2024 ~ The lineup for Thursday’s concert for Michigan Central Station‘s re-opening has been announced, featuring some of Detroit‘s big...
Jun 03, 2024
CFO, CEO Out of Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Amid FBI Investigation
Photos: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, June 3, 2024 ~ The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy saw a chaotic weekend with its CFO fired and CEO resigning over an FBI investigation of financial mismanagemen...
Jun 03, 2024
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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.
