Category Archives: Content ~ JR Morning
Demolition Begins Henry Ford Health Expansion Project in Detroit
Photo: Henry Ford HealthDETROIT, May 7, 2024 ~ The $2.2 billion Henry Ford Hospital expansion in the New Center area is underway.The former Health Alliance Plan building is being demolished and the ho...
May 07, 2024
Oakland County and United Way Partner to Help People Pay for Water Bills
Photo: Mark Hoffman ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 7, 2024 ~ Oakland County and the United Way of Southeast Michigan have partnered to launch an effort to help low-income residents pay their water bil...
May 07, 2024
UAW Workers Approve Possible Strike At Stellantis Plant in Warren Over Health and Safety Concerns
Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier ~ USA TODAY NETWORKWARREN, May 7, 2024 ~ UAW workers at the Stellantis Warren Stamping Plant have approved of a strike if an agreement isn’t reached with the company on...
May 07, 2024
Rep. Shri Thanedar’s Community Center Vandalized with “Ceasefire,” Other Political Messages
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 7, 2024 ~ During the weekend, a community center run by Democrat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (MI-13) was vandalized with political messages.The words R...
May 07, 2024
Rocket Mortgage Classic Announces Initial Player Commitments
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, May 6, 2024 ~ Six-time PGA Tour winner Rickie Fowler, three-time PGA Tour winner Tom Kim, and pro-golfer Will Zalatoris make up the initial field of player commi...
May 06, 2024
Patient Speaks on Effectiveness of Henry Ford Health’s Trauma Recovery Center
PODCAST:May 6, 2024 ~ The Trauma Recovery Center at Henry Ford Health is a first-of-its-kind in Michigan, with the goal of maximizing the psychological recovery of traumatically injured patients. One ...
May 06, 2024
Detroit Film Critic Discusses ‘Summer Movie Season’
PODCAST:May 2, 2024 ~ The first Friday of May kicks off “summer movie season,” and “The Fall Guy,” starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, will come to theaters later today! Guy...
May 02, 2024
Michigan AG Issues Warrants For Google and X for Fake Elector Probe
Photo: Alyssa Pointer ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, May 2, 2024 ~ Prosecutors from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office recently conducted search warrants with Google and X, formerly Twitter, fo...
May 02, 2024
New Detroit Clinic Focuses on Infant Mental Health
Photo: Greg Wohlford ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 1, 2024 ~ The new Social Work Early Childhood Support Clinic offers specialized training in infant mental health, and is a revolutionary program in ...
May 01, 2024
Michigan Anti-Tobacco Group Upset Over Biden Admin’s Reversal on Menthol Cigarette Ban
Photo: Albert Cesare ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, May 1, 2024 ~ An anti-tobacco advocacy group is concerned after the Biden administration announced last week it was indefinitely delaying a ban on men...
May 01, 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.
