Category Archives: Michigan News
State Scholarships Have Not Effected Michigan College Enrollment
Photo: Robert Killips ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:March 20, 2025 ~ College enrollment rates in Michigan have significantly decreased, despite substantial scholarship investments. Before the pandemic, a...
Mar 20, 2025
Suspect Arrested in Connection to Troy Hospital Shooting
TROY, MI, March 20, 2025 ~ A shooting Thursday morning at a Troy hospital has left one person injured and one suspect in police custody.The shooting took place in a Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospi...
Mar 20, 2025
U-M President Boasts Increased Invests into Israel Amind Calls for Divestment
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKANN ARBOR, MARCH 19, 2025 ~ University of Michigan President Santa Ono recently stirred controversy by speaking at a pro-Israel conference, particularly with his c...
Mar 19, 2025
Michigan House Approves State Income Tax Cut
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, March 19, 2025 ~ The Michigan House voted to reduce the state’s flat income tax from 4.25% to 4.05% on Tuesday.House members approved the tax cut in ...
Mar 19, 2025
Northville Police Warns Against Text Scams Making the Rounds
Photo: Denny Simmons ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:March 18, 2025 ~ The Northville Township Police Department is warning residents about aggressive text message scams that demand payment for supposed tol...
Mar 18, 2025
Tractor Rally in Lansing Protests Farming Regulations
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, March 18, 2025 ~ Dozens of tractors crawled around the Michigan State Capitol Building Tuesday to protest what they say are unnecessary and costly regulati...
Mar 18, 2025
Activists Spray-Paint “Free Palestine” On Home of U-M Provost
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKANN ARBOR, March 18, 2025 ~ A University of Michigan provost was once again a target of vandalism after pro-Palestine activists sent a message at their home Sunday ...
Mar 18, 2025
Michigan Bills Introduced to Target Ticket Resale Bots
Photo: NICK KING ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:March 17, 2025 ~ Last week, State Senate Bills 158 and 159 were introduced to target the use of bots by ticket scalpers to bulk-purchase event tickets only ...
Mar 17, 2025
Council Re|Sale in Metro Detroit Makes Major Expansion
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:March 16, 2025 ~ HAVEN of Oakland County is Oakland County's leading nonprofit dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. HA...
Mar 14, 2025
Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade Returns Sunday
Photo: Annie Barker ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCASTS:March 14, 2025 ~ The Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns for its 67th event at 1 p.m. Sunday, bringing out over 100,000 people decked in gree...
Mar 14, 2025
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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.
