Category Archives: Michigan News
Police Say Bird Poop Helps Find Macomb Township Businessman Shooting Suspect
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MI ~ Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham revealed on Wednesday that bird poop, among other evidence, helped them to find the suspect in the shooting of Macomb Township businessma...
Oct 23, 2025 PHOTO: Kirthmon F. Dozier ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Independent Newspapers are Fading Around the U.S.
Oct. 22, 2025 ~ Independent newspapers around the United States are dying at an alarming rate. "Michigan has lost 40% of its newspapers in the last 25 years," Executive Editor of Bridge Michigan Joel ...
Oct 22, 2025 A stack of newspapers for sale in Michigan on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
America's Thanksgiving Parade Announces Celebrity Lineup for 2025 Event
DETROIT ~ On Wednesday, the Parade Company announced a line-up of stars and icons that will appear in the 99th America's Thanksgiving Parade. The parade, which is broadcast in 185 U.S. television mark...
Oct 22, 2025 Kimberly P. Mitchel ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Rep. Dingell Reacts to 'No Kings" Protests on WJR
Oct. 20, 2025 ~ About 7 million people turned out Saturday across the country to protest the policies of the Trump administration. This included a sizable turnout for a rally and march in Detroit as p...
Oct 20, 2025 Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJR
Public Transit Hub Proposed for Michigan Central Announced by Whitmer
Oct. 16, 2025 ~ On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that a new transportation hub will be created in the recently revitalized Michigan Central Station, including an inner-city bus station an...
Oct 16, 2025
Stellantis Announces $13 Billion U.S. Investment
DETROIT, Oct. 15, 2025 ~ Stellantis announced on Tuesday in a press release that the company will be pouring $13 billion into the United States economy, which will create 5,000 new automotive jobs in ...
Oct 15, 2025 Feb. 6, 2025 ~ Chrysler-parent Stellantis plans to open an EV battery plant in Windsor with South Korea's LG Energy Solution. Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Speaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the Budget
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, Aug. 28, 2025 ~ After a weeks-long stalemate, the GOP-controlled State House introduced its proposed state budget, looking to increase road funding while c...
Aug 28, 2025
Michigan’s M-Step Scores Continue Decline in Grades 3-4
Photo: Jeremy Ervin ~ TIMES HERALDDETROIT, Aug. 28, 2025 ~ The numbers for the 2025 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-Step, released Wednesday, Aug 27, and scores continue to struggl...
Aug 28, 2025
Gov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget Impasse
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, Aug. 26, 2025 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is commenting on the Michigan Legislature being stuck in negotiations around the next fiscal year budget.State lawma...
Aug 26, 2025
Henry Ford Hospital Shooting Suspect Found, Arrested
Photo: Curtis Paul ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, Aug. 23, 2025 ~ The suspect in the deadly shooting on Friday at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit was taken into custody early Saturday morning, according to the Detr...
Aug 22, 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.
