Gary Austin
Much Needed Road Repair Money Soon To Be Available
Because of the damage this devastating winter did to Michigan's roads localities will divvy up millions of additional dollars. Lawmakers have approved the funding plan and so has Governor Snyder. As a result cities and towns will share about $22 million while counties and the Michigan Department of Transportation will get about $39 million...
Efforts to Encourage More to Buy Michigan Grown Products
It's the Michigan Farm to Institution Network and it's now in place. It aims to make sure schools, hospitals and other facilities that offer food through a cafeteria setting have more ready access to fruits and vegetables grown by Michigan farmers...
Chrysler Announces Major Recall
When some who own Dodge Durango SUVs and Jeep Grand Cherokees from the model years 2011-2014 brought them in to dealers complaining of brake problems Chrysler started an investigation. Now the automaker has decided to recall nearly 900,000 of them...
Crooks With New Attempts to Hack Into Our Computers
The Better Business Bureau has a warning out about a scam involving the missing Malaysian airlines flight. Here's how it works. You're on a social media site and a post catches your attention that reads something like this:
"Video Of Plane Found In Bermuda Triangle And Passengers Are Alive...
Efforts to Change Michigan Roadkill Laws
Legislation is through the Michigan Senate that would allow those who hit certain animals to be able to load them in their vehicles right away after calling it in. State law says now before being able to do that you'd need a salvage tag first...
Michigan Oil and Gas Companies Allowed New Exploration Options
State legislators have approved provisions that are designed to allow oil and gas companies to drill on their sites using carbon dioxide and starting today those new laws are now in place. By using this carbon dioxide method they'll be able to reach sources they've been unable to reach before...
Today a Key Detroit City Council Vote on a Big Development Project
As the owners of the Detroit Red Wings pursue plans to build a new arena in the downtown Detroit area there has been concern over what would become of the team's current home--the Joe Louis Arena. The site where the Wings now play is tied in with a big development project...
Update: Lake Michigan Oil Spill Has Been Cleaned Up
It was a week ago today and there were some problems at a BP refinery in Indiana. Anywhere between about 600 and 1,600 gallons of oil ended up in Lake Michigan. Apparently a crude oil distillation unit was not working the way it should have and that's what led to the problem. At ...
Never Ending Winter Takes its Toll on Spring Sports Programs
We'd have to go back to 1984 to find a colder spring and the result is pictured below:
Reports show the average temperature across much of the state in March has been around 35 degrees while the average low has been around 18. That combined with nearly a foot of new snow this month as well has made it virtually impossible for High School and College along with other spring sports programs to do mu
President Obama is Taking Wage Hike Issue to Michigan
Next Wednesday President Obama will be in Ann Arbor detailing why he thinks the federal minimum wage should be raised to $10.10 an hour. The trip has been confirmed by the White House and officials are saying specifics on the President's visit here will be released soon...