Category Archives: Michigan News
UM Regent Race Shows Stark Division Among Michigan Democrats
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, Aug. 26, 2024 ~ At the Michigan Democratic Party convention on Saturday, a nomination for University of Michigan Board of Regents candidates showed growing...
Aug 26, 2024
Ford Delays and Cancels EV Projects Amid Slow Sales Growth
Photo: Christine Tannous ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDEARBORN, Aug. 22, 2024 ~ Ford Motor Co. has once again made changes to its plan on shifting to producing all-electric vehicles.On Wednesday, the automaker ...
Aug 22, 2024
Bedrock Planning New Development at Failed Jail Site in Wayne County
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, Aug. 21, 2024 ~ For more than 10 years, a large plot of land right across from the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice has sat vacant and undeveloped. The parcel was su...
Aug 21, 2024
Gov. Whitmer to Speak at DNC Thursday
Photo: Mike De Sisti ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Aug. 21, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, ahead of her speech on Thursday. Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, ...
Aug 21, 2024
Kwame Kilpatrick to Address GOP on Repentance and Unity
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ WJRDETROIT, Aug. 20, 2024 ~ Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has confirmed to speak at the Oakland County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner at the Suburban Collection S...
Aug 20, 2024
Radioactive Waste from Manhattan Project Heads to Wayne County Landfill
Photo: Nathan J. Fish ~ USA TODAY NETWORK VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Aug. 20, 2024 ~ A landfill in Wayne County, Michigan, is set to receive a significant amount of radioactive soil and groundwater from a si...
Aug 20, 2024
Michigan Lawmaker Pushing for Tax-Free Holiday for School Supplies
Photo: Kevin Whitlock ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, June 12, 2024 ~ Back-to-school shopping is one of the biggest budget busters of the year for U.S. families.According to the National Retail Federation...
Aug 14, 2024
Harris Ahead of Trump in Michigan, According to Recent Polling
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, AUG. 14, 2024 ~ Polling is increasingly becoming more positive for Vice President Kamala Harris, as her lead grows over former President Donald Trump i...
Aug 14, 2024
Woodward Dream Show to Rev Up Wednesday
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Aug. 13, 2024 ~ The expanded Woodward Dream Show and Festival kicks off Wednesday at the M1 Concourse. Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk wit...
Aug 13, 2024
Whitmer Requests Federal Disaster Declaration Over Michigan’s Poor Cherry Harvest
Photo: Michael Caterina ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Aug. 13, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a federal disaster over the state’s drastic...
Aug 13, 2024
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April 9, 2026 ~ Congresswoman Debbie Dingell joins All Talk with Kevin Dietz to discuss the latest developments in the war in Iran and what they mean for the United States.
April 9, 2026 ~ Political strategist Matt Friedman, co‑founder of Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications, joins the show to examine whether cracks are beginning to show within the MAGA movement.
April 9, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds speak with Claude Molinari, President and CEO of Visit Detroit, about Michelin stars coming to Detroit.
