Category Archives: Michigan News
Broadway in Detroit Announces Seven Shows for 2024-25 Season
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, Feb. 22, 2024 ~ Seven Broadway shows will grace the Fisher Theatre or Detroit Opera House in 2024 and 2025. The shows announced by Broadway in Detroit this week ...
Feb 22, 2024
Michigan County Road Funding Lagging, Needs to $2.4B in Additional Annual Funding
Photo: Sergio Montanez ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 22, 2024 ~ A new report from the County Road Association of Michigan found that the state of Michigan would need $2.4 billion of additional fun...
Feb 22, 2024
Michigan Father Is the First Charged Under State’s New Gun Storage Law After Daughter Accidentally Shoots Herself
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORKFLINT, Feb. 21, 2024 ~ A Flint father was charged with multiple felonies after his child unintentionally shot herself with his gun, with the Genesee County ...
Feb 21, 2024
Detroit City Council Delays Vote on $3B Future of Health Development
Photo: Henry Ford HealthDETROIT, Feb. 21, 2024 ~ The Detroit City Council delayed a vote on a new mega-development Tuesday to look over new information about the project following several community me...
Feb 21, 2024
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Encourages Michiganders to Vote ‘Uncommitted’ Against Biden in State’s Primary
Photo: Jack Gruber ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, Feb. 20, 2024 ~ Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) endorsed a campaign that aims to send a message to President Joe Biden through Michigan‘s Democ...
Feb 20, 2024
Michigan Board of Education Concerned Over Whitmer’s MiLEAP Funding
Photo: Don Reid ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 20, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s new Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) is already causing a ire a...
Feb 20, 2024
State of Michigan Awards $23 Million For EV Charger Installations Across the State
Photo: Tariq Zehawi ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 16, 2024 ~ The Michigan Infrastructure Office and the Michigan Department of Transportation recently awarded $23 million to cities across the stat...
Feb 16, 2024
Michigan State Rep. Josh Schriver Ousted From Committee After Pushing Racist Conspiracy Theory on Social Media
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, Feb. 15, 2024 ~ State Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) has been expelled from a committee after he shared a social media post regarding a known white supremac...
Feb 15, 2024
GOP Representative Raises Concerns Over Alleged Russian Anti-Satellite Weapons
Photo: Kyle Terada ~ USA TODAY NETWORKRUSSIA, Feb. 15, 2024 ~ GOP Rep. Mike Turner, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, is raising alarm bells about potential Russian plans for an anti-satellit...
Feb 15, 2024
Right-to-Work Repeal Takes Effect in Michigan
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Feb. 13, 2024 ~ The repeal of Michigan‘s right-to-work law took effect Tuesday, the first state to remove such a law in over sixty years.Gov. Gre...
Feb 13, 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.
