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Two Northern Michigan men charged with supplying heroin caught in Detroit
Two men, who are considered big time heroin suppliers, are now in jail in Northern Michigan after being arrested in Detroit. The two drug suspects, charged as major heroin suppliers, were tracked down...
Jan 24, 2016
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver joined by Cher on “The View” to discuss Flint Water Crisis Friday
Flint’s Mayor Karen Weaver appeared on ABC’s The View as the national spotlight continues to shine on the Flint Water Crisis. Cher, who has been very outspoken on the issue and a critic of...
Jan 23, 2016
The U.S. EPA takes over blood sampling for Flint residents
The testing of lead levels in flint residents will be taken over by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA is stepping in after calling the local and state response to the water situation i...
Jan 23, 2016
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver is back in control of Flint City government
The city was under the control of an emergency manager. Earlier this year, the city was run by a transition board, but on Friday the same board voted to return power back to the mayor. This was a move...
Jan 23, 2016
President Obama’s challenges Detroit-area residents to sign up for insurance
Metro Detroit is among 20 U.S. communities competing to see which one can reduce the highest percentage of uninsured people during the current open enrollment period under the 2010 Affordable Care Act...
Jan 23, 2016
#FlintWaterCrisis: Mitch Broadcasts from Flint Institute of Arts Tuesday
Join Mitch Albom and Ken Brown as they broadcast live from The Flint Institute of Arts for a special Town Hall on the Flint water crisis. They’ll be talking to everyone from political leaders to...
Jan 22, 2016
Amir Hekmati comes home to Michigan
Theres no place like home. After four years in an Iranian prison, former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati landed at Flint Bishop Airport T...
Jan 21, 2016
The Concorde luxury jet flies again
The supersonic Concorde jet was only in passenger service for 27 years after its first commercial flight on Jan. 21, 1976. According to Air Live News, the Concorde's appeal was that flights were frequ...
Jan 21, 2016
Amazon offers refunds on hoverboards
Amazon says it will offer refunds to anyone who bought hover boards on its website. Correspondent Mark Chace reports the move comes amid growing concerns that the two-wheeled balance boards are a safe...
Jan 21, 2016
Oreo adds Cinnamon Bun to its line
Cinnamon buns are a weekend staple in many households, so a new product just out could become very popular very fast. Correspondent Paul Harlan stopped drooling just long enough to file this report: W...
Jan 21, 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.
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