Category Archives: Michigan News
Whitmer-Tied Nonprofit Brings in Over $7M from Secret Donors
PODCAST: Nov. 20, 2025 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Craig Mauger, state politics reporter at the Detroit News, about a nonprofit organization that's been supporting Mich...
Nov 20, 2025
Anti-Muslim Protests Result in Clashes in Dearborn
PODCAST: Nov. 19, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni speaks with Anthony Hudson, who was at an anti-Islam rally on Tuesday in Dearborn.DEARBORN ~ Small clashes occurred in Dearborn on Tuesday evening between anti-Mu...
Nov 19, 2025
Fees to Increase for Michigan Hunters and Fishers
Nov. 19, 2025 ~ Senator John Cherry (D-Flint) joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to discuss the Senate passing legislation to increase fees for hunting and fishing.DETROIT, MI ~ The...
Nov 19, 2025
New MI Legislature Bill Looks to Create State Drone Registry
PODCAST: Nov. 19, 2025 ~ State Rep. William Bruck joins Kevin Dietz to discuss the new bipartisan plans that will protect state and national security interests and establish a needed framework for dro...
Nov 19, 2025
Archdiocese of Detroit to Undergo Restructuring
Nov. 18, 2025 ~ Archdiocese of Detroit is embarking on a sweeping two-year restructuring plan that could reshape Catholic life across Southeast Michigan. Director of Parish Renewal for the Archdiocese...
Nov 18, 2025 Photo: Mandi Wright ~ IMAGN CONTENT SERVICES
Wayne County Prosecutor Explains How Man Was Wrongfully Convicted of Crime
PODCAST: Nov. 18, 2025 ~ Kym Worthy, Wayne County prosecutor, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss how Eric Anderson was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery and spent nearly nine years in prison before bein...
Nov 18, 2025
Metro Detroit Holds Most Dangerous Intersections in Michigan
Nov. 18, 2025 ~ "'JR Morning" talks with Steve Gursten, head of Michigan Auto Law, to discuss their newly released Top 20 Most Dangerous Intersections in Michigan.DETROIT, MI ~ Metro Detroit is home t...
Nov 18, 2025
Ford Shows Off New 2.1 Million Square-Foot Headquarters
DEARBORN ~ For the first time in about 70 years, Ford Motor Co. workers have a brand new location to work from. A sprawling, 2.1 million square-foot building at four-floors high, the new Ford World He...
Nov 18, 2025 Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJR
Westbound I-696 Construction Begins
METRO DETROIT ~ Westbound I-696 will be shut down from I-75 to Telegraph Road due to the next phase of road work starting on the freeway. Westbound traffic was shifted to the recently completed eastbo...
Nov 17, 2025 Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Dr. Phil Knight Joins WJR to Discuss How SNAP Disruptions Affecting MI Food Banks.
MICHIGAN ~ Food banks across the country, including here in Michigan, have seen drastic increases in people utilizing their services due to the federal government shutdown, causing a pause in federal ...
Nov 14, 2025 Michigan National Guard PFC Zachary Lucian tapes emergency food boxes shut at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Hunger Solution Center in Flint on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The National Guard members are helping at several of the Food Bank Council of Michigan's seven regional food banks to cover fewer volunteers due to the stay-at-home executive order. The boxes, that feed 2-4 people, are to be distributed to 22 counties for drive-thru pickup.
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
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SPOTLIGHT PODCAST
June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News. They discuss data center secrecy and the lack of transparency, a major cause of distrust in Michigan.
June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson chat with Brian Burchette, media coordinator, and Genevieve Benson, operations manager for Monroe Community Media, about Stephen Colbert appearing on Monroe Public Access after his CBS show was cancelled.
June 1, 2026 ~ Schupan Recycling President Tom Emmerich weighs in on proposed changes to Michigan’s bottle deposit system and what it could mean for consumers.
