Category Archives: Michigan News
Archdiocese of Detroit to Undergo Restructuring
Nov. 18, 2025 ~ Archdiocese of Detroit is embarking on a sweeping two-year restructuring plan that could reshape Catholic life across Southeast Michigan. Director of Parish Renewal for the Archdiocese...
Nov 18, 2025 Photo: Mandi Wright ~ IMAGN CONTENT SERVICES
Wayne County Prosecutor Explains How Man Was Wrongfully Convicted of Crime
PODCAST: Nov. 18, 2025 ~ Kym Worthy, Wayne County prosecutor, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss how Eric Anderson was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery and spent nearly nine years in prison before bein...
Nov 18, 2025
Metro Detroit Holds Most Dangerous Intersections in Michigan
Nov. 18, 2025 ~ "'JR Morning" talks with Steve Gursten, head of Michigan Auto Law, to discuss their newly released Top 20 Most Dangerous Intersections in Michigan.DETROIT, MI ~ Metro Detroit is home t...
Nov 18, 2025
Ford Shows Off New 2.1 Million Square-Foot Headquarters
DEARBORN ~ For the first time in about 70 years, Ford Motor Co. workers have a brand new location to work from. A sprawling, 2.1 million square-foot building at four-floors high, the new Ford World He...
Nov 18, 2025 Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJR
Westbound I-696 Construction Begins
METRO DETROIT ~ Westbound I-696 will be shut down from I-75 to Telegraph Road due to the next phase of road work starting on the freeway. Westbound traffic was shifted to the recently completed eastbo...
Nov 17, 2025 Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Dr. Phil Knight Joins WJR to Discuss How SNAP Disruptions Affecting MI Food Banks.
MICHIGAN ~ Food banks across the country, including here in Michigan, have seen drastic increases in people utilizing their services due to the federal government shutdown, causing a pause in federal ...
Nov 14, 2025 Michigan National Guard PFC Zachary Lucian tapes emergency food boxes shut at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Hunger Solution Center in Flint on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The National Guard members are helping at several of the Food Bank Council of Michigan's seven regional food banks to cover fewer volunteers due to the stay-at-home executive order. The boxes, that feed 2-4 people, are to be distributed to 22 counties for drive-thru pickup.
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Grand Rapids Comic Con Takes Place Nov. 14-16
GRAND RAPIDS ~ Nerds of Michigan can rejoice, as the Grand Rapids Comic Con is set for this weekend from Nov. 14-16 at the DeVos Place. The convention will feature media guests, cosplay, and an artist...
Nov 14, 2025
Michigan Father Whose Three Sons Went Missing 15 Years Ago Charged with Murder
LENAWEE COUNTY, MI ~ John Skelton, a Morenci, Michigan man whose three sons went missing in 2010, has been charged with counts of open murder and tampering with evidence. The charges came two weeks be...
Nov 14, 2025
Dan Gilbert, Jared Fleisher Preview Detroit's Riverfront Growth on WJR
DETROIT, MI ~ Detroit's riverfront is one step closer to booming after the city approved $75 million to join a $1 billion investment from Dan Gilbert and his real estate company Bedrock Wednesday. Gen...
Nov 13, 2025 Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell - USA TODAY NETWORK
Investments in Detroit Continue to Grow
DETROIT, MI ~ In 2013, bankruptcy left Detroit scarred. Since then, millions of dollars have been poured into the city's rehabilitation efforts. Downtown's second tallest building, Hudson's Detroit, i...
Nov 12, 2025 A six-story tall flag dons the Hudson’s office building photographed after a ribbon cutting for Nick Gilbert Way outside of the new Hudson’s buildings in Detroit on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
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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.
