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Request made to extend Obamacare open enrollment for Flint residents
Two Michigan members of congress have asked the Obama administration to extend the open enrollment period for health care coverage under the Affordable Health Care Act for residents of Flint because o...
Jan 25, 2016
Port Huron trial resumes for death of 5-year-old
A trial is scheduled to resume in Port Huron Monday in the death of a five-year-old girl, Mackenzie Maison. Mackenzie had severe pneumonia in both lungs when she died, but Medical Examiner Daniel Spit...
Jan 25, 2016
King Tut’s beard broke and eight are charged
CNN reports eight employees from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo are charged with negligence after a "botched reattachment" of King Tutankhamen's beard was found on his mask. A museum conservator reports...
Jan 24, 2016
Earthquake hits Alaska
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska endured a 7.1 magnitude earthquake early Sunday morning. The quake's epicenter hit near Cook Inlet, 162 miles southwest of Anchorage, and 50 miles deep....
Jan 24, 2016
Bloomberg considers independent presidential run
<> at CFDA Fashion Incubator on February 13, 2012 in New York City. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he's seriously considering an independent presidential run. A Bloomberg...
Jan 24, 2016
19 dead from effects of East Coast storms
The massive winter storm that’s clobbered the East Coast is heading out to the Atlantic, but as Martin Savidge reports, they’re not out of the woods just yet.
Jan 24, 2016
GM Chevrolet continues drive for younger customers
General Motors Chevrolet brand is continuing its drive for younger customers. The automaker is adding a special midnight edition to its popular Trax subcompact crossover for the 2016 model year. The n...
Jan 24, 2016
St. Francis Nursing Home resident found in dumpster
Detroit Police are looking into the death of an elderly man whose body was found in a large dumpster. The body of 73-year-old Ralph Ford was found underneath a pile of clothes in a large dumpster behi...
Jan 24, 2016
Northville boy “offered” ride by stranger: police are investigating
Northville police are investigating a reported case of stranger danger. Police say a ten-year-old boy from the Ammerman Elementary School told them he was walking home near Eight Mile and Center on Fr...
Jan 24, 2016
Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe honors volunteer who was murdered
Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe is honoring 16-year-old former volunteer, Paige Stalker, who was murdered in December of 2014 as she was sitting with her friends in a car in Detroit. Hospital represen...
Jan 24, 2016
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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.
