Category Archives: Michigan News
Lawsuit Against Grosse Pointe Schools Filed Over Anti-LGBTQ Flag Video
PODCAST: March 25, 2026 ~ Todd Flood joins the show to explain a lawsuit filed by a Grosse Pointe Public School System parent who claims his free speech rights were violated after being issued a notre...
Mar 25, 2026
Screens Down, Books Up: Michigan School District Implements 'No Screens' Policy in Classrooms
PODCAST: March 20, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds speak with Mesick School District Superintendent Jack Ledford. He discusses removing screens from elementary classrooms to imp...
Mar 20, 2026
Genesee County Targets Sex Buyers With Anti-Trafficking Task Force
PODCAST: March 20, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Jamie Edmonds, and Lloyd Jackson speak with Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson about efforts to stop human trafficking.GENESEE COUNTY, MI ~ Since 2018, the G...
Mar 20, 2026
Oakland County Offering Free Security Program for Houses of Worship after Temple Israel Attack
March 19, 2026 ~ Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard discusses what Oakland County is offering to houses of worship.DETROIT, MICH. ~ In light of the Temple Israel attack, the Oakland County Sherriff'...
Mar 19, 2026
Eyebrows Raise Over Whitmer's $208,000 Trade Mission to Europe
PODCAST: March 19, 2026 ~ Detroit News reporter Craig Mauger details Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's European trade mission, including her Paris Olympics stop - and why the $200,000 price tag is drawing polit...
Mar 19, 2026
Gambling Conundrum: Is Michigan Wagering on Resident's Well Being?
PODCAST: March 19, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds discuss problem gambling with Karley Abramson, a research associate at the Citizens Research Council of Michigan. They conside...
Mar 19, 2026
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin Teams up with Amazon to Donate to Michigan Animal Rescue League
DETROIT, MICH. ~ Since winning an Olympic Gold medal for Team U.S.A., Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has been active in his community. Wednesday afternoon, the Waterford native dropped by the D...
Mar 18, 2026
'This Is a Temporary Blip.' Vance Addresses High Gas Prices Triggered by Iran War
VIDEO: AUBURN HILLS, MI ~ During a visit to a manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Vice President JD Vance spoke on concerns of ballooning gas prices during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Prices of ...
Mar 18, 2026
Michigan's U.P. Hit with More Than Four Feet of Snow
MARQUETTE, MICH. ~ In a record setting blizzard, snowfall in Round Lake, southwest of Munising in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, reached 52 inches Tuesday morning. According to an X post by the Marquette...
Mar 18, 2026
U.P. Blasted With Raging Blizzard, Dumping 2-Plus Feet of Snow
PODCAST: March 17, 2026 ~ Former U.P. weatherman and State Rep. Karl Bohnak gives an update on conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula following the latest major snowstorm and explains what residents...
Mar 17, 2026
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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.
