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Today’s program was recorded before last night’s breaking news. Lawmakers have come to a deal on paid sick leave. Good morning, it is Friday, February 21st, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Peter Damian. On the program: * State lawmakers reach deal on tipped wage but have not agreed on paid sick time ahead of today’s dealine * President Donald Trump re-appoints Governor Gretchen Whitmer to Counc...

Good morning, it is Thursday, February 20th, 2025. On the program: * Police in Grand Blanc say someone called in a bomb threat to Grand Blanc High School; official say it is likely not credible * Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the nearly 400 homes flooded on Monday should be inspected immediately * Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib announces bid for re-election with support from President Donald Trump *...

Good morning, it is Wednesday, February 19th, 2025. On the program: * The Pope Francis Center in Detroit opens as an emergency shelter due to frigid temperatures * Bay City residents unhappy with Bay City Bridge Partners tolling decisions * US Army Corp of Engineers considers designating Line Five Tunnel project with “emergency” status following President Trump’s energy emergency declarationLIVE E...

Good morning, it is Tuesday, February 18th, 2025. On the program: * Fire at Consumers Energy powerplant in Bay County; no risk of power lossLIVE Consumers Energy stock price: $CMS * Michigan Department of Education keeping diversity, equity, and inclusion for now * Rep. Debbie Dingle (D MI-06) says Veterans Affairs employees in her district are worried about job loss * Local weather for Detroit an...

Good morning, it is Monday, February 17th, 2025. Today is the memorial of the Seven Founders of the Servite Order. On the program: * Detroit restaurants and bars remain hopeful legistlature will keep the tipped wage by Friday * Attorney General Dana Nessel files amicus brief in lawsuit against Trump Administration’s ban on transgender military service members * General Motors dropping DEI language...

Good morning, it is Friday, February 14th, 2025. Today is the memorial of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. On the program: * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel leads fourteen state lawsuit against Trump Administration over Department of Government Efficiency * Detroit Economic Club says employment in 2024 in the Motor City dropped below pre-pandemic levels * Eighteen libraries in Wayne County were sho...

Good morning, it is Thursday, February 13th, 2025. On the program: * Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says homeless services will be reviewed after two children freeze in a van * Genessee County Sheriff’s deputy charged after leaving firearm at a school * Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield becomes first to file petitions for mayoral run * Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: Fr. Matthew...

Good morning, it is Wednesday, February 12th, 2025. On the program: * Bishop Edward Weisenburger (Tuscon, Arizona) appointed to be next Archbishop of Detroit * Lawmakers have yet to pass reforms to tipped minimum wage and paid sick time law ahead of February 21 effective date * Ford CEO Jim Farley says 25% steel tarrifs causing “a lot of chaos” in the auto industryLIVE Ford stock price: $F * Local...

Good morning, it is Tuesday, February 11th, 2025. Today is the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. On the program: * Governor Gretchen Whitmer calls for new corporate and marijuana taxes to pay for $3 billion road plan * Otsego organization recieves $500,000 grant to study pollution0linked health issues after hundreds of rare cancers discovered * Requiescat in pace: Bishop Sarhad Jammo (emeritus Chal...

Good morning, it is Monday, February 10th, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Scholastica. On the program: * Archbishop Allen Vigneron releases pastoral note on plan for the Archdiocese of Detroit going forward * Trump Administration cuts funds for EV chargers in Michigan * Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: Dr. Marcus Peter discusses why Americans should care about US involvement oversea...

Good morning, it is Friday, February 7th, 2025. On the program: * Genesee County Sherriff Chris Swanson announces run for governor * Republicans look to make cuts from Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget * Requiescat in pace: One of the last remaining Tuskegee Airmen * Requiescat in pace: Mr. Earl Boyea, Sr. * Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: The Michigan High School Athletics Associatio...

Good morning, it is Thursday, February 6th, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Paul Miki and his companions. On the program: * Michigan Catholic Conference prioritizes life, education, and immigration in latest policy publication * Mayor of Windsor, Ontario (Canada) says he will veto funding for Windsor-Detroit Tunnel bus over tariffs * US Customs and Border Protection intercept rare insect at Det...

Good morning, it is Wednesday, February 5th, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Agatha. On the program: * The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center reopens after a federal judge pauses Trump Administration’s order to halt grant payments * Nitrogen leak at Faygo factory in Detroit * General Motors laying off half of remaining Cruise robotaxi developersLIVE General Motors stock price: $GM * Local weather...

Good morning, it is Tuesday, February 4th, 2025. On the program: * Ethan Crumbley appeals his sentence and asks to withdraw his guilty plea to Michigan Court of Appeals * Former Republican Attorney General candidate Matt DePerno facing Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission complaint * Newest and one of the youngest Knights of Columbus councils now in Michigan * Local weather for Detroit and Sagin...

Good morning, it is Monday, February 3rd, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Blaise. On the program: * Five-year-old dies during explosion in hyperbaric chamber * Governor Gretchen Whitmer responds to President Trump’s tariff plans * WNBA team could be returning to Detroit * Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: Should the government adhere to the 4th Commandment? The Son of man did not come...

Good morning, it is Friday, January 31st, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. John Bosco. On the program: * Fred Durhal III announces run for Detroit Mayor * Annual nationwide count of homeless individuals underway * Trump nominees face tough questions in Senate * NTSB promises full investigation into DCA crash * Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw There must be no hostility in our minds, no cont...

Good morning, it is Thursday, January 30th, 2025. On the program: * Fr. Carlos Martins arrested in battery case involving teenage girl in Joliet, Illinois * Michigan House Representative Bryan Posthumus wants stricter voter ID * Stellantis wants employees back in the office * Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: Is Pope Francis trying to sell a prayer that guarantees material wealth? For [G...

Good morning, it is Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. On the program: * Senator Gary Peters (D) announces he will not run for re-election * Men convicted in plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer will remain in jail * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joins lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump’s entitlement spending freeze * Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: Some simple marriage adv...

Good morning, it is Tuesday, January 28th, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas. On the program: The bishops of Michigan’s seven dioceses release joint statement on President Trump’s immigration orders Kalamazoo Township tables resolution banning local resources from working with ICE Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie announces run for top voting job Local weather for Detroit a...

Good morning, it is Monday, January 27th, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Angela Merici. On the program: Four convicted of blocking access to an abortion clinic in Sterling Heights pardoned by President Donald Trump Grand Rapids Public Schools prepares for possible ICE raids Coyotes on Belle Isle? Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: Dr. Marcus Peter discusses the role of the Jewish High...

Good morning, it is Friday, January 24th, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Francis de Sales. On the program: State House passes bills to keep tipped minimum wage and change Earned Sick Time Act with bipartisan support, now heads to State Senate Bedrock and General Motors seeking state and local funds to redevelop the Renaissance Center Detroit police and fire Chief Chaplain George Aren turns 90...

Good morning, it is Thursday, January 23rd, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Vincent. On the program: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces run for governor as a Democrat Aaron Glen leaving Lions for Jets Catholic groups concerned about change to ICE arrest policies Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Advertisements heard on this platform are not sold by or affiliated with Ave Maria Radi...

Good morning, it is Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025. Today is the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. On the program: Police call of search of landfill for Ashley Elkins Water main break on Detroit’s west side leaves cars frozen in street Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: The Trump administration reverses policies on gender LUMEN GENTIUM SAYS By an utterly free and m...

Good morning, it is Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Agnes. On the program: Detroit’s Pastor Lorenzo Sewell quotes MLK in invocation at Trump inauguration Churches open warming centers across Michigan Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: California Blackrobe ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH SAYS Try to gather together more frequently to give thanks to God and to praise him....

Good morning, it is Monday, January 20th, 2025. Today is the memorial of St. Sebastian. On the program: Bomb threat at northern Michigan television station Judge denies request to move drunk driving case out of Monroe County Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw Plus: The Lions’ loss to the Commanders and other local sports news ST. AMBROSE SAYS To enter the kingdom of God we must endure many trib...