Category Archives: National News
Senate Advances Bipartisan Package Targeting Sextortion
Dec. 10, 2025 ~ Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido joins Kevin Dietz to discuss the Senate probing online 'sextortion' crisis after teen suicides.DETROIT, MI ~ Digital predators have been sexually ...
Dec 10, 2025
Federal Reserve Expected to Cut Interest Rates Wednesday for the Third Time in 2025
PODCAST: Dec. 10, 2025 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Patrick Anderson, founder and CEO of Anderson Economic Group, about what to expect from today's Federal Reserve meeti...
Dec 10, 2025
Breaking: Shooting at Kentucky State University Leaves One Dead
FRANKFORT, KY: A shooting at Kentucky State University, a Historically Black College, has left one dead with one seriously injured according to school officials and Frankfort police. According to the ...
Dec 09, 2025
Social Media Donates to Working 88-Year-Old Detroit Area Veteran
Dec. 9, 2025 ~ Edmund Bambas, 88-year-old Meijer clerk who had to go back to work after losing his pension and taking care of his sick wife, received $1.7 million from GoFundMe that was started after ...
Dec 09, 2025
Rep. Tim Walberg on Expected Senate Healthcare Vote
PODCAST: Dec. 9, 2025 ~ Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-5) joins Chris Renwick, Jamie Edmonds, and Lloyd Jackson to discuss where Congress is with a healthcare vote.WASHINGTON D.C. ~ On Thursday, the Sena...
Dec 09, 2025
Arrest Made in 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case
PODCAST: Dec. 5, 2025 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Andy Arena, former FBI Detroit special agent in charge and current executive director of the Detroit Crime Commission, about the FBI a...
Dec 05, 2025
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation on Trump's Relaxed Fuel Economy Standards
PODCAST: Dec. 4, 2025 ~ U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Steven Bradbury joins 'JR Morning to discuss Trump's announcement on relaxed fuel economy standards for the more than 15 million new car...
Dec 04, 2025
President Trump Unveils $1,000 Trump Accounts for Kids
Dec. 3, 2025 ~ Peak Wealth Management President & Founder Nick Hopwood joins Ryan to talk about Michael and Susan Dell donating $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts'DETROIT...
Dec 03, 2025
First Female Crash Test Dummy Revealed
Dec. 2, 2025 ~ Jessica Jermakian, vice president of vehicle research at Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, joins "'JR Morning" to discuss the DOT completing designs for a first of its kind female...
Dec 02, 2025
Two in Three American Voters Don't Believe College Degrees Are Worth the Cost
PODCAST: Dec. 2, 2025 ~ Dr. John Bernia, superintendent of Warren Consolidated Schools, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss a study that states nearly two in three Americans say college degrees are not worth...
Dec 02, 2025
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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.
