West Michigan's Morning News

Adrian Monge, Director of Programs with the Michigan Education Workforce Initiative joins us to discuss the need for early childhood educators and what the MiEarly Apprentice program aims to do to help solve the problem More information can be found here: https://www.miedworkforce.org/mi-early-apprentice

Our top trending stories for March 3, 2026. 

Today is the first day of primaries for the midterm elections. Fox News Radio's Tonya J. Powers joins us to discuss the biggest races. 

Homeland Security Secretary Noem will testify before the Senate today. NBC News Radio National Correspondent Rory O'Neill joins us with a few predictions on how today will go. 

The Pope asks priests to stop using ChatGPT, AI translation can't be trusted yet, and why did the beaver cross the road? Those stories and more on today's top 5!

Go Orange for West Michigan! Austin Roelofs with Kid's Food Basket joins us to discuss child hunger awareness and what you can do to help kids who need food. More information can be found here: https://kidsfoodbasket.org/go-orange/

Will the conflict in Iran impact our gas prices? NBC News Radio National Correspondent Rory O'Neill joins us with the prediction. 

Fox News Radio's Eben Brown joins us to discuss what lawmakers in the United States are saying following the start of operations in Iran over the weekend. 

Fox News Radio's Jonathan Savage joins us from the international desk to discuss the latest after the start of Operation Epic Fury over the weekend. 

The ongoing partial government shutdown is causing government employees to miss paychecks. Fox News Radio's Tonya J. Powers joins us with the details. 

An awkward news fight, a monkey found in a garage, and a terrifying ski lift incident. Those stories and more on today's top 5!

Our top trending stories for Monday March 2, 2026. 

Dr. Jim Applegate joins us to discuss cholesterol levels and when you should consider taking cholesterol medicine. 

Rick Vuyst joins us to preview this week's Gardening Simplified show!

NBC News Radio National Correspondent Rory O'Neill joins us to discuss good news for potential home buyers. 

Yesterday Hillary Clinton was deposed by House Republicans in an Epstein probe. Fox News Radio's Jessica Rosenthal joins us with the details. 

Central Michigan University is launching a new Central Career Guarantee for graduates. President of CMU Neil MacKinnon joins us to discuss the program. More information can be found here: https://www.cmich.edu/undergraduate/central-guarantee

A pitcher finds himself quite an endorsement, a fast food restaurant using AI feedback and the Las Vegas tucan has been captured. Those stories and more on today's top 5!

Our top trending stories for Friday February 27, 2026. 

Fox News Radio's Jonathan Savage joins us to discuss the latest in negotiations between the United States and Iran. 

Speaker of the House of the State of Michigan Matt Hall joins us to discuss the Republican Response to Governor Whitmer's State of the State address. 

Shmitty is in with details on how you can have a great weekend!

Have you seen an additional fee to use your credit card? NBC News Radio National Correspondent Rory O'Neill joins us to discuss why these charges may become more common. 

This morning we spoke with Governor Gretchen Whitmer who delivered her final State of the State last night.