Category Archives: Content ~ JR Morning
Detroit Lions Sign Jared Goff to Four-Year, $212 Million Deal
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 14, 2024 ~ The Detroit Lions are set for another four years with star quarterback Jared Goff after a new contract was signed Monday.The deal is worth ...
May 14, 2024
Detroit Pistons Fall to No. 5 in NBA Draft Lottery
Photo: David Banks ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 13, 2024 ~ The Detroit Pistons‘ luck continues to be elusive as the team fell to the No. 5 pick in the NBA Draft Sunday.Despite being one of th...
May 13, 2024
Detroit-Based Organization Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Avoid Prison Re-Entry
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMay 13, 2024 ~ About 70% of prisoners released from prison are arrested again within five years, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics...
May 13, 2024
Student Encampment at University of Michigan Enters its Fourth Week
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 13, 2024 ~ Despite graduation taking place over a week ago, student activists at the University of Michigan continue to camp out at the University Diag...
May 13, 2024
GM to Retire Malibu to Make Room For Chevy Bolt EV Production
Photo: Laura Lane ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 9, 2024 ~ An era will come to an end for General Motors this fall when it retires its last line of sedans will be retired.The company will stop produc...
May 09, 2024
Detroit’s Dutch Girl Donuts to Reopen May 11
DETROIT, May 9, 2024 ~ Over two years after its closer in late 2021, Detroit staple Dutch Girl Donuts is set to reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11.The iconic donut shop closed after 75 years in operati...
May 09, 2024
Redevelopment Begins at Fisher Body Plant in Detroit
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 9, 2024 ~ Construction began Tuesday at the Fisher Body No. 21 Plant near the I-75 and I-94 interchange, one of the most recognizable pieces...
May 09, 2024
Tenants’ Rights Commission Aims to Help Curb Evictions in Detroit
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 9, 2024 ~ Half of the more than 240,000 housing units in the city of Detroit are occupied by renters, with many saying they need more accountability f...
May 09, 2024
Detroit-Area Organizations See Current Emergency Food Relief Needs Reach Pandemic-Era Highs
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCASTS:May 8, 2024 ~ Gleaners Community Food Bank and other food assistance organizations have reported recent spikes in demand for emergency food rel...
May 08, 2024
Parent Group Advocates for Education on Fentanyl Risks to Youth
PODCAST:May 8, 2024 ~ Greg Swan and James McCarthy both lost their son to fentanyl poisoning and began the organization Fentanyl Fathers to help raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and counterf...
May 08, 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.
