Category Archives: Michigan News
Study Aims to Show Feasability for Passenger Rail from North-South Michigan
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Oct. 30, 2024 ~ A nonprofit is looking to convince the state of Michigan to build a passenger rail route from Northern Michigan to Southeast Michigan.Grou...
Oct 30, 2024
Flo Rida to Headline Detroit Auto Show’s 2025 Charity Preview
Photo: Sarah Kloepping ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, Oct. 30, 2024 ~ On Wednesday, the Detroit Auto Show announced that multi-platinum hip-hop artist Flo Rida will headline its Charity Preview.The show ...
Oct 30, 2024
Slotkin, Rogers Tied in New Senate Poll
MICHIGAN, Oct. 29, 2024 ~ U.S. Rep Elissa Slotkin (MI-7) and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers are virtually tied in the race for Michigan‘s open U.S. Senate seat.A new poll from InsiderAdvantage fou...
Oct 29, 2024
Downtown Detroit Markets to Return to Cadillac Square During Holiday Season
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Oct. 27, 2024 ~ The Gilbert Family Foundation and Bedrock are bringing the Downtown Detroit Markets back to the city during the holiday season in...
Oct 25, 2024
How an Upcoming Expansion Will Transform Motown Museum
Photo: Brian McCollum ~ USA Today NetworkPODCAST:Oct. 27, 2024 ~ Founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards, the Motown Museum is committed to preserving, protecting, and presenting the Motown story thro...
Oct 25, 2024
Detroit Zoo Announces ‘Discovery Trails’ Expansion
Photo: Courtesy of Detroit ZooPODCAST:Oct. 22, 2024 ~ The Detroit Zoo joined Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to announce details of Discovery Trails, an all-new immersive, 7-acre experien...
Oct 24, 2024
Harris Ahead of Trump in Michigan By Three Points in New Poll
Photo: David Sokol (left) and Owen Zilia ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Oct. 24, 2024 ~ A new poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris is up by 3 percentage points over former President Donald Trump in t...
Oct 24, 2024
Muslim Democrat Booted From Michigan Harris Rally, Accuses Campaign of ‘Racial Profiling’
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKROYAL OAK, MI, Oct. 24, 2024 ~ A prominent Muslim Democrat is accusing the Kamala Harris campaign of Islamophobia after being kicked out of her Royal Oak rally on M...
Oct 24, 2024
Eastern Market to Host First Lions Tailgate Since Deadly September Shooting
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Oct. 23, 2024 ~ Eastern Market will be open for tailgating for Sunday's Detroit Lions game for the first time since a fatal shooting in September, with s...
Oct 23, 2024
SOS Benson Says Election Results Will Probably Be Tabulated Day After Election
Photo: Sarahbeth Maney ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, Oct. 23, 2024 ~ Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said people should expect election results to be certified the day after the election on N...
Oct 23, 2024
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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.
