Category Archives: Michigan News
Helicopter Tour Company Breaks Ground on New Facility at Coleman A. Young Airport
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, April 9, 2025 ~ Michigan helicopter tour company MyFlight Tours broke ground Wednesday on its new 12,000-square-foot facility at the Coleman A. Young Internation...
Apr 09, 2025
Detroit Free Press Marathon Tops National Ranking
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:April 3, 2025 ~ The Detroit Free Press Marathon won USA Today's 2025 10 Best Readers' Choice Award as the best marathon in the U.S., marking the first time...
Apr 03, 2025
DOGE Website Signals $394 Million in Cuts to Michigan Health Department
Photo: Eric Hartline ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:April 3, 2025 ~ The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website indicates that it will cut about $394 million in federal health grants to the Mic...
Apr 03, 2025
Michigan Faces Slew of Severe Weather Conditions Wednesday
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:April 2, 2025 ~ On Wednesday, Southern Michigan is watching for a slew of severe weather conditions, including 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts, flooding, wintry...
Apr 02, 2025
Detroit Regional Chamber Shows Conerns Over Trump’s Auto Tariffs
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, April 2, 2025 ~ In Tuesday’s State of the Region Address, the Detroit Regional Chamber stated concerns over the Trump administration’s new set...
Apr 02, 2025
Trump Administration Pulls Back $42 Million from Michigan Schools
Photo: Tim Shortt ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, April 1, 2025 ~ Michigan education officials are saying state public school districts will face a $42 million funding shortfall after a deadline for fede...
Apr 01, 2025
Detroit-Area Ukrainian Refugees' Legal Status in Jeopardy Under Trump Admin
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORK PODCAST: April 1, 2025 ~ The potential revocation of legal status for Ukrainian refugees in the United States by the Trump administration raises significant concer...
Apr 01, 2025
Years-Old Mackinac Island April Fools Day Joke Still Pops Up as ‘Fact” On Google
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMACKINAC ISLAND, MI, April 1, 2025 ~ Jason St. Onge, Mackinac Island fire chief, tries to come up with a quirky April Fool‘s day post each year for the “...
Apr 01, 2025
Immigrant Detained After Taking a Wrong Turn Onto Ambassador Bridge
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:March 31, 2025 ~ An immigrant mother from Guatemala was detained while making the wrong turn towards Canada at the Ambassador Bridge and now she and her ...
Mar 31, 2025
Michigan Ravaged By Severe Storms, Leaves Three People Dead
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, March 31, 2025 ~ Severe storms roared through the state on Sunday, turning deadly in Kalamazoo, where three members of one family were killed when...
Mar 31, 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.
