Category Archives: Michigan News
Local Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in Troy
Photo: Courtesy of Michigan MedicineTROY, MI, June 21, 2025 ~ Local philanthroper Kenneth Eisenberg recently donated $40 million to the University of Michigan for Michigan Medicine‘s new mental ...
Jun 21, 2025
Michigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning Costs
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMACKINAC ISLAND, June 18, 2025 ~ The state of Michigan is looking to give Mackinac Island more control over ferry services to and from the island due to pricing con...
Jun 19, 2025
About 30 Michigan State Legislators Meet with Trump Administration
Photo: Gillis Benedict ~ USA TODAY NETWORKWASHINGTON D.C., June 18, 2025 ~ About 30 members of the Michigan state legislature met with the Trump administration Tuesday in the White House to discuss lo...
Jun 18, 2025
Jennifer Crumbley Requests Appellate Release on Bond
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 18, 2025 ~ The mother of the Oxford High School mass shooter, Jennifer Crumbley, has turned to the Michigan Court of Appeals for an attempt to be r...
Jun 18, 2025
Michigan Lawmakers Listed on Manifesto of Minnesota Shooter
MINNESOTA, June 17, 2025 ~ The man accused of gunning down and killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another along with family members may have had his eye on Michigan legislators, according to ...
Jun 17, 2025
Bernie Sanders Endorses Progressive Challenger to Shri Thanedar’s Seat
Photos from left to right: David Rodriguez Munoz, Julia Hansen, and Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 17, 2025 ~ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) endorsed fellow progressive Michigan State Rep. Don...
Jun 17, 2025
Dutch Girl Donuts Owner Buys Detroit’s Dakota Inn Rathskeller
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:June 15, 2025 ~ After 92 years in business, Detroit's Bavarian restaurant, the Dakota Inn Rathskeller, on 17324 John R St. has a new owner in Paddy Lynch...
Jun 13, 2025
Previewing the 2025 National Cherry Festival
Photo: Laura Hessen ~ 760 WJRTRAVERSE CITY, June 13, 2025 ~ The 2025 National Cherry Festival will be returning to Traverse City on June 28, lasting until July 5. Over 500,000 visitors are expected to...
Jun 13, 2025
Detroit ACE to Host Family Night Ahead of ‘The Wiz’ Performance
Photo: PETER PEREIRA ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 13, 2025 ~ The city of Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship (Detroit ACE) is joining the Fisher Theatre to present ACE Family Nigh...
Jun 13, 2025
GM Spending $4 Billion to Expand Domestic Manufacturing, Including in Michigan
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 12, 2025 ~ On Tuesday, General Motors announced that it will be spending $4 billion to increase its domestic manufacturing, including plan...
Jun 12, 2025
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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.
