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Lester Graham/Michigan RadioAn attorney for the family of 20-year-old Porter Burks says the family will sue the Detroit Police Department after Burks was shot and killed last weekend. -
On today's show, the unfolding saga surrounding a series of charges against officials in the Flint water crisis. Plus, the World Economic Forum in Detroit. And an update on Vladimir Konstantinov andn auto no-fault.
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Councilmembers voted 6-3 to renew the $1.5 million contract in neighborhoods where ShotSpotter is already in place. They chose to delay the vote on the $7 million expansion contract for the second week in a row. -
The city is still 200 officers short of what its budget allows.
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The Monday evening storms brought 70 mile per hour winds that caused mass outages throughout the state, including most of Metro Detroit.
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On today's show, we heard about the events that went down at the Michigan GOP convention over the weekend. Two educators dished on their new book. A report from Interlochen Public Radio looked into bad behaving tourists. Then, Michigan Radio reporter Briana Rice gave an update on a mass shooter in Detroit.
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Today, we heard an interview with two state representatives who discussed their bipartisan bill that would incentivize safe firearm storage in homes. After that, we listened to an interview with a Detroit artist.
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A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found a reduction in rear-end crashes in two states that adopted broader laws restricting cell phone use by drivers, with fewer loopholes.
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"Several thousand gallons" of liquid containing hexavalent chromium have spilled into the Huron River. State regulators are urging people not to play in or drink from the river until further notice.
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The bike riders were hit by an SUV that crossed the centerline as its driver was trying to pass another vehicle, the Ionia County Sheriff's Office said.
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On this episode of Stateside, we recapped all we have learned about the GOP candidates running for governor. Then, an installation in downtown Ann Arbor commemorates the children lost during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Also, we continued the IPR miniseries on oil spills.
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We discuss the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases, plus the appearance of monkeypox with a couple of epidemiologists. We revisit possible dangers swimmers face on Lake Michigan. Then we talk about the "Pride is in the Faire” gathering in Mid-Michigan. And we listen in on a conversation with GOP gubernatorial candidate, Ryan Kelley.
