Category Archives: Michigan News
Eminem Drops New Album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady’
Photo: Kareem Elgazzar ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:July 12, 2024 ~ Eminem dropped his new album, “The Death of Slim Shady,” at midnight. Lloyd Jackson and Paula Tutman talk with Detroit New...
Jul 12, 2024
Previewing the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival Lineup
Photo: Christopher M. Bjornberg ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:July 14, 2024 ~ The Detroit Jazzfest, the world's largest free jazz festival, returns for a long Labor Day weekend this summer from Aug. 30 -...
Jul 12, 2024
Wall Street Journal Names Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park as Best in the Nation
Photo: Ellen Creager ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:July 10, 2024 ~ The Wall Street Journal recently named Michigan‘s Isle Royale National Park as the "Best U.S. National Park," beating out parks su...
Jul 12, 2024
Michigan Legislature Votes On New Deer Management System
Photo: Michael Sears ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:July 11, 2024 ~ The state's new Deer Management Initiative created proposals for new regulations to help manage the growing deer population. Lloyd Jacks...
Jul 11, 2024
U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten is the First Michigan Congress Member to Call On Biden to Step Down
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 12, 2024 ~ U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-3) called on President Joe Biden to step down as the party’s presumptive nominee Thursday, becoming...
Jul 11, 2024
Foreign Automakers Outpace Detroit Big Three on Vehicle Production
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:July 10, 2024 ~ For the first time, foreign-owned manufacturers made more vehicles than the Detroit Big Three automakers. What does this mean ab...
Jul 10, 2024
Michigan Strategic Funds Slash Taxpayer Funds to Ford After Automaker Scales Back EV Projects
Photo: Christine Tannous ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDEARBORN, July 10, 2024 ~ The Michigan Strategic Fund greatly slashed public funding to Ford Motor Co. after it scaled back electric vehicle projects.Initia...
Jul 10, 2024
Remnants of Hurricane Beryl Puts Southeast Michigan in Flood Watch Through Wednesday Evening
Photo: NOAA ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:July 9, 2024 ~ The remnants of Hurricane Beryl will pass over Michigan this week, putting Southeast Michigan on a flood watch from Tuesday to Wednesday night. Ja...
Jul 09, 2024
Dabls African Bead Museum in Detroit Avoids Demolition, For Now, After Appeal Accepted by City
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, July 9, 2024 ~ A Detroit cultural landmark avoided demolition Tuesday morning, though activists said the fight is not over to save it.The Dabls Mbad African Bead...
Jul 09, 2024
Michigan Women Outpacing Men in College Enrollments
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, July 8, 2024 ~ Women are outpacing men in Michigan higher education enrollments and graduations, according to a new report from Bridge Michigan.Last schoo...
Jul 08, 2024
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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.
