Category Archives: Michigan News
Gordie Howe International Bridge Passes 2,000 Days of Construction
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 5, 2024 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks to Grant Hilbers, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority chief capital officer, to hear about the progress made on...
May 03, 2024
Detroit Historical Museum to Unveil New Exhibits in May
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:April 27, 2024 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks to Elana Rugh, president and CEO of the Detroit Historical Society, about the new exhibits and events at the Detro...
May 03, 2024
Grosse Point Theatre Play to Help Detroit Goodfellows Collect Items for Children in Need
Photo: Dale Pegg ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 2, 2024 ~ What started as a creative vision over a year ago is becoming a reality as Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Disney's Newsies the Musical, May 3-...
May 02, 2024
Michigan AG Issues Warrants For Google and X for Fake Elector Probe
Photo: Alyssa Pointer ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, May 2, 2024 ~ Prosecutors from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office recently conducted search warrants with Google and X, formerly Twitter, fo...
May 02, 2024
New Detroit Clinic Focuses on Infant Mental Health
Photo: Greg Wohlford ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 1, 2024 ~ The new Social Work Early Childhood Support Clinic offers specialized training in infant mental health, and is a revolutionary program in ...
May 01, 2024
Michigan Anti-Tobacco Group Upset Over Biden Admin’s Reversal on Menthol Cigarette Ban
Photo: Albert Cesare ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, May 1, 2024 ~ An anti-tobacco advocacy group is concerned after the Biden administration announced last week it was indefinitely delaying a ban on men...
May 01, 2024
Estimates Say NFL Draft Brought Over $165 Million to Detroit Community
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, April 30, 2024 ~ The economic impact of the NFL Draft in Detroit is expected to exceed initial predictions, though it may take a while to get the full scope of b...
Apr 30, 2024
‘Taylor Swift’ Bills Aim to Curb Bots From Ticket Purchasing in Michigan
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:April 29, 2024 ~ In 2022, a debacle with Ticketmaster saw millions of Taylor Swift fans flood the site to buy tickets, only for purchasing bots to crash the...
Apr 29, 2024
Student Encampments Continue at Three Michigan Universities
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, April 29, 2024 ~ At least three Michigan universities have seen Gaza solidarity encampments pop on on their campuses within the past week as student prote...
Apr 29, 2024
Peter Meijer Drops Out of U.S. Senate Race
Photo: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, April 29, 2024 ~ Former U.S. Rep. and member of the Meijer grocery chain family Peter Meijer dropped out of the GOP primary for Michigan̵...
Apr 29, 2024
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April 10, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Jamie Edmonds, and Lloyd Jackson talk with Heather Grondin, chief relations officer for the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, about the Gordie Howe International Bridge’s upcoming opening and new “breakaway” accounts.
April 10, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Jamie Edmonds, and Lloyd Jackson talk with Seoung Lee. They discuss how Seoung Lee’s TikTok @ChowDownDetroit saved Sweet220. He shares his passion for helping small businesses and Detroit’s down-to-earth food scene.
April 10, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk Detroit Tigers. Chris Castellani, host of Big Play Detroit, discusses the team’s struggles and injury problems, including Parker Meadows.
