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Scott Dixon Nabs 58th Career Win at Detroit Grand Prix
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA Today NetworkPODCAST:June 3, 2024 ~ Out of the slew of crashes and stops during the races, Scott Dixon won the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday, his 58th career win. Micha...
Jun 03, 2024
WJR Airs Live From Detroit Grand Prix
PODCASTS:May 31, 2024 ~ Letty Azar, vice president of community affairs for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, talks with Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds about the support the event provid...
May 31, 2024
Toyota Mobility Foundation Awards Detroit $3 Million for Sustainable Cities Challenge
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, May 30, 2024 ~ The Toyota Mobility Foundation's Sustainable Cities Challenge has selected Detroit, Varanasi, and Venice to host innovation challenge initiatives....
May 30, 2024
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
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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.
