Category Archives: Michigan News
UAW Expected to Expand Target Strikes Friday Against Big Three Detroit Automakers
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDodge Reverses EV Strategy By Introducing Gas-Powered ChargerCanada Imports More Vehicles from Mexico than U.S. Amid Tariff SpatFord CEO Jim Farley Discusses New EV Platf...
Sep 28, 2023
Biden Joins UAW Picket Line Oustide General Motors Facility in Michigan
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLocal Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in TroyMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning Cos...
Sep 26, 2023
Ford Pauses $3.5 Billion Electric Vehicle Plant in West Michigan
Photo: Jeff Faughender ~ USA TODAY NETWORKGM Spending $4 Billion to Expand Domestic Manufacturing, Including in MichiganMichigan Senators in Opposition of EV MandatesChrysler Celebrates 100-Year Anniv...
Sep 26, 2023
New Detials on Biden, Trump Visits to Michigan Over UAW Strikes
Photo: Ken Ruinard ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLocal Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in TroyMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning Co...
Sep 25, 2023
Michigan Small Businesses Concerned Over Possible Paid Medical Leave Requirments
Photo: Mandi Wright~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetGov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget ImpasseMI Senate Candidate Abdul El-Say...
Sep 25, 2023
Michigan GOP Chairwoman Karamo Tells Critics to “Pound Sand” at Leadership Conference
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetGov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget ImpasseMI Senate Candidate Abdul El-Saye...
Sep 25, 2023
Over a Quarter of Young Michiganders See Themselves Leaving in the Next Decade
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ 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...
Sep 22, 2023
UAW Announces More Strikes Against GM and Stellantis
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDodge Reverses EV Strategy By Introducing Gas-Powered ChargerCanada Imports More Vehicles from Mexico than U.S. Amid Tariff SpatFord CEO Jim Farley Disc...
Sep 22, 2023
Eastern Market Building Collapse Brings Finacial Losses to Detroit Vs. Everybody and Other Businesses
Photo: Mandi Wright~ 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 o...
Sep 21, 2023
Mackinac Leadership Conference to Take Place Sept. 22-24 Amid Ongoing Michigan GOP Turmoil
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetGov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget ImpasseMI Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed...
Sep 19, 2023
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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.
