Category Archives: Michigan News
Restoration Continues on Detroit’s Historic Blue Bird Inn
Photo: Courtesy of Detroit Sound ConservancyDETROIT, Feb. 12, 2024 ~ The Detroit Sound Conservancy has been diligently restoring a historic jazz club on Detroit‘s west side.The Blue Bird Inn at ...
Feb 12, 2024
Independent Presidental Candidate RFK Jr. to Visit Michigan Amid Struggle to Get on State Ballots
Photo: Sam Greene ~ USA TODAY NETWORKGRAND RAPIDS, Feb. 9, 2024 ~ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a controversial independent candidate for president, is set to visit Michigan Saturday in a bid to expand his c...
Feb 09, 2024
What to Expect From the 2024 Detroit Grand Prix
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, Feb. 8, 2024 ~ High-speed IndyCars will once again zip through Downtown Detroit with the return of the Detroit Grand Prix from May 31 to June 2. Tickets ar...
Feb 08, 2024
Jury Finds Jennifer Crumbley Guilty on Four Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter in Historic Verdict
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPONTIAC, MI, Feb. 6, 2024 ~ After deliberating for about 10 hours, a jury in a Pontiac courtroom delivered a historic verdict Tuesday when it found Jennifer Crum...
Feb 06, 2024
Michigan Police Departments Continue to Explore EVs
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 6, 2024 ~ Police departments from across Michigan are testing electric vehicles to see if they would work for their fleets.While some departments ha...
Feb 06, 2024
Rep. Tlaib Raises $3.7 Million For Reelection Campaign, Despite No Primary Challenger Emerging
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, Feb. 5, 2024 ~ Despite facing a Congressional censure resolution and scorn over her criticism of Israel, Democrat Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) rais...
Feb 05, 2024
Crumbley Case in the Hands of the Jury
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKNorthville Outlasts Lake Orion in First Drive to the Game of SeasonSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetMichigan’...
Feb 02, 2024
MDOT Hosts Survey to Ask Residents for Potential Replacements for Gas Tax
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetMichigan’s M-Step Scores Continue Decline in Grades 3-4Gov. Whitmer Speaks out...
Feb 02, 2024
Biden Visits Michigan to Meet With UAW Members, Draws Pro-Palestinian Protests
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA Today NetworkSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetMichigan’s M-Step Scores Continue Decline in Grades 3-4Gov. Whitmer Speaks out...
Feb 02, 2024
State of Michigan Awards $13M to Patients, Staff Traumatized by Unannounced Active Shooter Drill
Photo: David Veselenak ~ USA TODAY NETWORKNORTHVILLE Township, MI, Feb. 1, 2024 ~ The state of Michigan has awarded staff and patients of a now-defunct state-run children’s psychiatric hospital ...
Feb 01, 2024
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April 6, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds discuss BurgerFi in Northville with owner, Alban Shehu. They raved about the burgers, chicken, and new Szechuan flavors.
April 6, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with John Pistole, former TSA Administrator, about privatizing airport security. They discuss whether this reform works for major airports and their national security implications.
April 6, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Tim Nash, director of the Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, and Freedom at Northwood University. They discuss the national debt and its parallels to the Roman Empire’s collapse.
