Detroit Free Press Briefing for Dec. 6, 2019
Michigan's a key to the 2020 election, Ford engineers confess to hiding bad transmissions, Buddy's Pizza to open downtown, and 5 things to know about choosing a preschool.
Dec 06, 2019•4 min•Ep. 82
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Detroit Free Press Briefing for Dec. 5, 2019
Kid Rock's Little Caesars Arena restaurant closing amid controversy, UAW contract talks coming to a close, Detroit Chamber report highlights the pros and cons in metro Detroit, the best breakfast joint, and Michigan vs. Alabama in the Citrus Bowl?
Dec 05, 2019•6 min•Ep. 81
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Dec. 4, 2019
A 28-year-old man charged with murder in fatal shooting of Detroit cop, MSU in talks over Nassar settlement, a big tax refund might not arrive soon enough to pay holiday bills, support from Indian tribes is crucial to legalizing sports betting, and Michigan, MSU fall on national stage.
Dec 04, 2019•6 min•Ep. 80
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Dec. 3, 2019
FCA workers could vote on new labor contract starting Friday, Marijuana sales total $221,000, SOS self-service stations open in Kroger, Alanis Morissette headed to DTE for 'Jagged Little Pill' anniversary, and Michigan, Michigan State take the floor in ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Dec 03, 2019•5 min•Ep. 79
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Dec. 2, 2019
First day of marijuana sales in Michigan, in one small Michigan town, a dollar store created a firestorm, no surge in patient drug trips to Canada, and Michigan football fails against its rival Ohio State yet again.
Dec 02, 2019•5 min•Ep. 78
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 29, 2019
For service clubs in rural areas, survival is on the line, get ready to say “goodbye’ to Lincoln’s cars, ICE arrests 90 more students at fake university in Michigan, Ford Homes Historic District transports residents back in time, and the Detroit Lions stuffed again on Thanksgiving.
Nov 29, 2019•6 min•Ep. 77
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 28, 2019
Elderly roadside motel owner waits for her chance to leave, Turin, Italy, Detroit role model for recovery, suffers new setbacks, a Thanksgiving story, More than half of Americans are unsanitary chefs, Detroit Lions get ready for annual Thanksgiving game, but who'll be at QB?
Nov 28, 2019•6 min•Ep. 76
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 27, 2019
2020 Lincoln Aviator issues plague owners, WPP takes over downtown Detroit's Marquette Building, watch out for hackers, skimmers, fraud while shopping online, Hallmark ornaments arrive for the holiday season at Dearborn's Henry Ford Museum, and what the Detroit Lions eat on Thanksgiving.
Nov 27, 2019•5 min•Ep. 75
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 26, 2019
State Rep. Andrea Schroeder is now cancer-free after yearlong treatment for stomach cancer, Detroit's biggest projects moving toward completion, Highlands restaurant opens high atop Detroit's Renaissance Center, Ohio State coach Ryan Day won't say the word 'Michigan.'
Nov 26, 2019•5 min•Ep. 74
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 25, 2019
UAW Region 5 Director Vance Pearson resigns in corruption scandal fallout, mother missing from northern Michigan cabin, manners matter in marijuana, Garth Brook sets Ford Field concert record, Michigan's new cage-free egg law, and the Detroit Lions find a way to lose at Washington.
Nov 25, 2019•6 min•Ep. 72
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 22, 2019
Detroit cop killed in the line of duty was a "hero", top Jimmy Hoffa expert has best tip ever in search for grave, UAW workers look at reasons to retire, Thanksgiving day restaurant choices, and NCAA denies Joey Hauser's waiver.
Nov 22, 2019•6 min•Ep. 71
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 21, 2019
GM sues FCA, hate crimes against people up in Michigan, self-driving cars face tough questions from senators, 2021 Lincoln Corsair hybrid debuts at LA auto show, and Detroit-related acts score big in Grammy nominations.
Nov 21, 2019•6 min•Ep. 70
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 20, 2019
Detroit City Council delivers huge blow to Mayor Mike Duggan, GM is hiring again but not for traditional gasoline-powered cars, Michigan awards first marijuana licenses, Flint schools may close before Christmas, the most hated Thanksgiving dish, and Michigan State's Mark Dantonio says he's coming back to coach in 2020.
Nov 20, 2019•6 min•Ep. 69
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 19, 2019
Ford Remakes Michigan Central Station, metro Detroit leaders announce a new regional transit plan, scammers work overtime this holiday season, Ford Mustang Mach-E debuts at LA auto show, and the Matt Patricia era of Detroit Lions football is failing.
Nov 19, 2019•6 min•Ep. 68
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 18, 2019
UAW talks shift to Fiat Chrysler after Ford, the Japanese bombed Michigan during World War II - twice, tickets to Garth Brooks, Kiss and more go on sale soon, Wayne State students want board to stop fighting, and Michigan football blows out Michigan State.
Nov 18, 2019•5 min•Ep. 67
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 15, 2019
Legal weed sales could begin Dec. 1, Detroit bankruptcy creditor demands more time for riverfront condos, traces of lead are flowing from faucets across the state, Detroit restaurant staffers pose for nude calendar, and Michigan hosts Michigan State in in-state rivalry game Saturday.
Nov 15, 2019•5 min•Ep. 66
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 14, 2019
Big cuts coming to auto no-fault fee, Wayne County voters to see Detroit Institute of Arts renewal millage on March ballot, deferred interest deals are called deceptive by consumer watchdogs and others, Martin Scorsese's epic 'The Irishman' re-creates Detroit in scenes, will Colin Kaepernick be in for the Detroit Lions?, and National Pickle Day.
Nov 14, 2019•7 min•Ep. 65
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 13, 2019
Detroit City Council postpones vote on $250 million blight bond, rally held for McDonald's workers, $15 an hour wages, UAW retirees get $0 'bonus' from General Motors, absentee ballots surge in 2019 elections, and a teenage boy gets a double lung transplant after vaping.
Nov 13, 2019•6 min•Ep. 64
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 12, 2019
Risky deals and the Carpenters' pension fund, how to build a lively walkable downtown, temperatures will be unseasonably cold in Detroit Tuesday, 2020 Jeep Wrangler gets its first diesel, award-winning actress honored with her own day in Detroit, and Charles Rogers dies at age 38.
Nov 12, 2019•6 min•Ep. 63
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 11, 2019
Former Detroit cop accused of demanding women's phone numbers has controversial career, John Norman Collins in his own words, U-M researchers hack voice-activated devices, 92-year-old Southgate woman finds out she has 19 half siblings, foodies are invited to discover Abruzzo, Italy next fall and the Detroit Lions season might as well be over.
Nov 11, 2019•8 min•Ep. 62
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 8, 2019
Nearly 50 years after John Norman Collins was convicted of killing a college coed, the Free Press takes a new look at what happened, Detroit's preterm birth rate hits 13-year high, Titus Cromer Jr., 16, of Lathrup Village, remains on life support at Beaumont Hospital, where doctors have determined that he is brain dead, Founders to reopen Detroit taproom in early 2020, a blind ex-prisoner now has his own landscaping business, Detroit homeowners may qualify for 0% home repair loans, and will Blak...
Nov 08, 2019•7 min•Ep. 61
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 7, 2019
Feds probe Ford Motor Co. on DPS6, outside doctor says teen on life support is not brain dead, Beaumont says he is, open enrollment for Medicare means open season for scammers, TCF Bank gifts $5 million to Detroit's Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood, and college athletes in Michigan could be earning money as soon as July.
Nov 07, 2019•4 min•Ep. 60
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 6, 2019
GM workers question the effectiveness of the nationwide strike, Downtown Detroit shopping has new life, Class of 2019 needs to start repaying federal student loans, Movie about Jimmy Hoffa and the mob gets early look at Detroit theaters, and the Detroit Red Wings are struggling yet again.
Nov 06, 2019•7 min•Ep. 59
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 5, 2019
FCA-Peugeot merger plan expected to affect UAW talks, state and national leaders pay tribute to former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, man can't finish title transfer and threatens to blow up SOS office, what you need to know about 3D mammograms, and No. 1 Michigan State basketball vs. No. 2 Kentucky.
Nov 05, 2019•5 min•Ep. 58
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 4, 2019
Funeral today for former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Tuesday's local elections in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland Counties, Detroit saves some renters from gentrification, 5 kids died in Michigan house fires, and Detroit Lions lose in Oakland, 31-24, on Sunday.
Nov 04, 2019•5 min•Ep. 57
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Nov. 1, 2019
The question you shouldn't see on most Detroit rental applications anymore, overtime pay in Michigan an issue, legal marijuana and the police, and what the Nationals win means for the Tigers.
Nov 01, 2019•5 min•Ep. 56
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Oct. 31, 2019
University of Michigan Innovation Center opening in Detroit, a first look at 8 new restaurants, Fiat Chrysler likely to merge with PSA Groupe, Founders made every mistake in discrimination lawsuit, and Michigan vs. Maryland features a pair of ex-co-workers squaring off.
Oct 31, 2019•4 min•Ep. 55
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Oct. 30, 2019
Detroit City Council demands discipline for deleted emails, the weather for Halloween, Schools are seeing pot-laced treats show up in kids' lunches, the Better business Bureau is hearing complaints from women who received greetings and gift cards from someone named Jenny B, and Detroit Lions pass on making any moves before NFL trade deadline.
Oct 30, 2019•5 min•Ep. 54
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Oct. 29, 2019
Ford UAW contract negotiations underway in Dearborn, prison officers found in home were shot to death, Founders' Detroit taproom remains closed amid lawsuit, snow in the Upper Peninsula, and Michigan State basketball tips off with a family affair.
Oct 29, 2019•5 min•Ep. 53
Detroit Free Press Briefing for Oct. 28, 2019
John Conyers dies at 90 years olds, the GM-UAW strike is over, in a small Michigan town, one woman's determination could save lives, a satellite from the 'Samsung SpaceSelfie project' fell from the sky and landed in Gratiot County on Saturday, and an update on football in Michigan.
Oct 28, 2019•6 min•Ep. 51
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