Category Archives: Michigan News
WJR Celebrates Veterans Day
DETROIT, MI ~ Veterans Day is a day to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Starting in 1919 as Armistice Day for World War 1 veterans, it was officially declared a federal h...
Nov 11, 2025 Tombstones of former military members are seen on Veterans Day at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan on November 11, 2020.
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago
LAKE SUPERIOR ~ Monday, Nov. 10 is the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald freighter sinking, becoming a legendary tragedy for the Great Lakes region and forever immortalized in a folk rock song...
Nov 10, 2025 Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
FAA Cuts Flights at Detroit Metro Airport Due to Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON D.C. ~ The Detroit Metro Airport is among 40 airports across the nation where the FAA is currently cutting flights due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Now in its 36th day, the s...
Nov 07, 2025 Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Mayor-Elect Mary Sheffield Joins WJR to Discuss Election Win
DETROIT ~ Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield won a historic election Tuesday evening, becoming the first woman to be elected as mayor of Detroit. She joined "Focus with Paul W. Smith" to discuss her big win a...
Nov 06, 2025 Mary Sheffield, a Detroit mayoral candidate and current city council president representing District 5, poses for a portrait at the Detroit Association of Black Organizations headquarters in Detroit on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Three More U-M Scholars Arrested in Biological Sample Smuggling Investigation
ANN ARBOR ~ Three more Chinese scholars at the University of Michigan were charged Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling potentially dangerous biological material into the United States and lying to feder...
Nov 06, 2025
Metro Detroit's Emagine Entertainment Sold to European Operator
TROY, MI ~ Emagine Entertainment Inc., a Troy-based movie theater chain, has been purchased by Belgian theater company Kinepolis Group for 105$ million. The deal includes 14 theater locations across M...
Nov 05, 2025 Scottie Davison ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Lawsuits Filed Against DMC Hospital In Connection with Nurse Accused of Sexually Assaulting Patients
DETROIT ~ New lawsuits have been filed against Detroit Medical Center's Sinai-Grace Hospital, claiming that the hospital systematically failed to protect patients from a predatory nurse. Wilfredo Figu...
Nov 05, 2025 Photo: Sarahbeth Maney ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Michigan Lawmakers Look to Move Away from Michigan Economic Development Corporation
LANSING ~ The Michigan GOP in the State Senate is looking to end job incentive programs run by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The concern is that the agency is contributing to u...
Nov 05, 2025 Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Mary Sheffield Makes History as Detroit's First Female Mayor
DETROIT ~ Mary Sheffield was elected Tuesday as Detroit's first female mayor, a milestone in the city's 324-year history. The city council president defeated Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. with 77% of the v...
Nov 05, 2025 Photo: Curtis Paul ~ WJR
Waymo Bringing Self-Driving Cars to Detroit
DETROIT, MI ~ Detroit will be the first city in the Midwest to service Waymo, a self-driving vehicle company. According to the company, Waymo will start ramping up tests with drivers throughout the Mo...
Nov 04, 2025 A Waymo self-driving taxi cruises up Pine Street in San Francisco this summer.
Photo: Paul Edward Parker ~ 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.
