Category Archives: Michigan News
Detroit-Area Organizations See Current Emergency Food Relief Needs Reach Pandemic-Era Highs
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCASTS:May 8, 2024 ~ Gleaners Community Food Bank and other food assistance organizations have reported recent spikes in demand for emergency food rel...
May 08, 2024
U-M President Santa Ono to Testify Before Congress Over Conerns of Campus Antisemitism Claims
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKANN ARBOR, May 8, 2024 ~ University of Michigan President Santa Ono has been called to testify to Congress over the university’s handling of pro-Palestinian ...
May 08, 2024
Whitmer Confronted By Protestors Accusing Her of Justifying ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier ~ USA TODAY NETWORKYPSILANTI, May 8, 2024 ~ Pro-Palestinian activists recently confronted Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a social media video over her stance on Israel.On Saturday,...
May 08, 2024
Demolition Begins Henry Ford Health Expansion Project in Detroit
Photo: Henry Ford HealthDETROIT, May 7, 2024 ~ The $2.2 billion Henry Ford Hospital expansion in the New Center area is underway.The former Health Alliance Plan building is being demolished and the ho...
May 07, 2024
Oakland County and United Way Partner to Help People Pay for Water Bills
Photo: Mark Hoffman ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 7, 2024 ~ Oakland County and the United Way of Southeast Michigan have partnered to launch an effort to help low-income residents pay their water bil...
May 07, 2024
Rep. Shri Thanedar’s Community Center Vandalized with “Ceasefire,” Other Political Messages
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 7, 2024 ~ During the weekend, a community center run by Democrat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (MI-13) was vandalized with political messages.The words R...
May 07, 2024
Patient Speaks on Effectiveness of Henry Ford Health’s Trauma Recovery Center
PODCAST:May 6, 2024 ~ The Trauma Recovery Center at Henry Ford Health is a first-of-its-kind in Michigan, with the goal of maximizing the psychological recovery of traumatically injured patients. One ...
May 06, 2024
Pro-Palestine Activists Disrupt U-M Commencement Ceremony
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, May 6, 2024 ~ During the University of Michigan‘s commencement Saturday, dozens of student activists disrupted the ceremony to criticize the school&#...
May 06, 2024
Bill Package to Crackdown on ‘Frivolous’ Election Recounts Heads to Michigan House
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, May 6, 2024 ~ A set of bills that would increase the barrier to election result recounts passed in the Michigan Senate last week to be sent over to the ...
May 06, 2024
Gordie Howe International Bridge Passes 2,000 Days of Construction
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 5, 2024 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks to Grant Hilbers, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority chief capital officer, to hear about the progress made on...
May 03, 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.
