Category Archives: Michigan News
DTE Announces Retired Coal Plant Will be Converted to Battery Storage Facility
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, June 11, 2024 ~ A new massive battery storage facility is coming to the site of the retired Trenton Channel Power Plant in Trenton, Michigan.D...
Jun 11, 2024
Michigan SOS Jocelyn Benson Looks to Crackdown on Candidate Signature Fraud
Photo: Sarahbeth Maney ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:June 11, 2024 ~ With election petition fraud on the rise, Michigan election officials are looking for ways to change the way candidates can get onto t...
Jun 11, 2024
PHOTOS: Detroit Musicians, Community Members Celebrate Michigan Central Station Reopening
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, June 7, 2024 ~ After decades of a crumbling existence, the Michigan Central Station got to shine once again as a concert welcomed its reopening after being resto...
Jun 07, 2024
Michigan Public Schools Rank Second-Worst in the Country with School Counselor-Student Ratio
Photo: Alyssa Keown ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:June 5, 2024 ~ Michigan ranks second worst in the nation in student-to-counselor ratio, at just 598-1 for the 2022-23 school year. Guy Gordon and Jamie E...
Jun 05, 2024
Fired Detroit Riverfront CFO Charged with Embezzling $40 Million from Nonprofit
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, June 5, 2024 ~ Fired Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith has been charged with embezzling $40 million from the nonprofit, federal prosecutors said.O...
Jun 05, 2024
Diana Ross, Big Sean, and Jack White to Headline Michigan Central Concert
Photo: Michigan Central StationDETROIT, June 3, 2024 ~ The lineup for Thursday’s concert for Michigan Central Station‘s re-opening has been announced, featuring some of Detroit‘s big...
Jun 03, 2024
CFO, CEO Out of Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Amid FBI Investigation
Photos: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, June 3, 2024 ~ The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy saw a chaotic weekend with its CFO fired and CEO resigning over an FBI investigation of financial mismanagemen...
Jun 03, 2024
Gleaners Served 160,099 Households During First Half of 2024
Photo: Gleaners Community Food BankPODCAST:June 2, 2024 ~ Food insecurity continues to be a major problem in our community made worse recently by high food prices. Gleaners Community Food Bank is on t...
May 31, 2024
Toyota Mobility Foundation Awards Detroit $3 Million for Sustainable Cities Challenge
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, May 30, 2024 ~ The Toyota Mobility Foundation's Sustainable Cities Challenge has selected Detroit, Varanasi, and Venice to host innovation challenge initiatives....
May 30, 2024
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel Does Not Rule Out Running for Governor
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRMACOMB COUNTY, May 29, 2024 ~ Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is not ruling out running for governor in 2026, according to an interview with the Detroit News.In the i...
May 29, 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.
