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Lawrence Technological University is 93 years old with a strong regional imprint, which Dr. Tarek Sobh talks about on Michigan Matters.
It’s a look at the state of regional transit as Dwight A. Farrell, General Manager of SMART, Denise Brooks-Williams, executive vice president and COO of Henry Ford Health, and Robert Cramer, director of DDOT, appear on CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters to talk about the vital issue.
State Sen. Jim Runestad, new chair of the Michigan Republican Party who won last month’s surprise vote during its statewide convention, appears on Michigan Matters along with David Wasserman, senior editor and elections analyst at the Cook Political Report, as the analyst dissects the local and national political picture.
It’s a conversation about the first weeks of the Trump administration and its impact on Michigan.
Newly elected Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Curtis Hertel Jr. discussed his party and its future on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
The roundtable of Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett, strategist Susy Avery and Detroit City Councilman Coleman Young II talk about a busy time in regional and statewide politics.
Sam Klemet, who took over as executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which stages the Detroit Auto Show, discusses the recently held 2025 show and what’s ahead for 2026, with the event again being held in January.
As Black History Month continues, it’s a celebration of the late Judge Damon Keith’s life and impact as Peter J. Hammer, Director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School, Sean Williams, CEO of Detroit Vs Everybody, and Alex L. Parrish, partner at Honigman LLP, appear to share insights.
The robotics industry is big business with a growing imprint in Southeast Michigan, which FANUC America president and CEO Michael Cicco and Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett discuss on CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters.
In 2026, Michigan will have a wide-open race for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and now U.S. Senate seat.
The Motor City is the focus of CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters as the 2025 Detroit Auto Show and Michigan Central Station’s imprint grows which is discussed by an all-star lineup of leaders.
Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., and Roger Penske, founder and chairman of Penske Corp. are two trailblazers impacting the Motor City. They appear on CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters during the 2025 Detroit Auto Show to discuss the industry, politics and more.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talked about his decision to run for governor as an independent candidate and leave the Democratic Party on CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Eastern Market Partnership CEO Dan Carmody started 2024 at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech in Washington and ended the year appearing on CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters as both longtime leaders retired from their jobs as 2025 began.
With a historic election in the books and dominating things in 2024, the roundtable of Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett, Detroit City Councilman Coleman Young II and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel appears on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters to talk about the year that was and offer a preview on what's ahead.
Kid Rock is known for many things but community champion is how Dr. Anthony Chang, founder and CEO of BAMF Health, described him after the rock and roller made a big donation to his Grand Rapids medical research company so more folks could be helped.
Mary Tyler Moore turned the world on with her megawatt smile as she starred in the iconic “Dick Van Dyke” and “Mary Tyler Moore” shows a generation ago. She died of complications from diabetes at the age of 80 in 2017, as she spent the last half of her life helping to raise over $2 billion for research and awareness about the disease.
Citing examples of price gouging by some auto towing companies in Metro Detroit and elsewhere, State Rep. Samantha Steckloff introduced House Bill 6062 last month to try and stem the practice impacting unsuspecting consumers by putting some regulations in place.
With the Trump administration taking over in a few weeks, the question of what's ahead for electric vehicles and Detroit automakers was front and center on Michigan Matters as Glenn Stevens Jr., executive director of MichAuto and vice president of Automotive and Mobility Initiatives at Detroit Regional Chamber, and Mike Brennan, founder and CEO of MITechNews, discussed.
The 98th annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade will roll through the streets of downtown Detroit this Thursday, with hundreds of thousands lining Woodward Avenue as six new floats make their debut.
With the ink barely dry on stories about Election 2024, a growing cadre of folks, including Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, are looking at the evolving political landscape.
President-elect Donald Trump and the Republicans not only knocked down the Blue Wall in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania but the GOP won the presidential race and major contests all across the U.S.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, one of the co-chairs of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, talked about the final push in that race and prospects for Democrats holding onto the State House on this week’s CBS Detroit Michigan Matters.
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder weighs in on this election with a focus on the state house as Republicans hope to take back control from the Democrats, who took it over as part of the ‘Blue Wave” midterm elections as Michigan and a host of other states went all in for the Democrats.
Lawrence Technological University is 93 years old with a strong regional imprint, which Dr. Tarek Sobh talks about on Michigan Matters.
A trio of experts talks about consumer needs when it comes to transit, which are evolving.
David Wasserman appears and talks about the two political parties.
It's a conversation about the first weeks of the Trump administration and its impact on Michigan.
Newly elected Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Curtis Hertel Jr. discussed his party and its future on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
A career path tied to EVs and clean energy is opening a little wider for some Metro Detroiters.
As the legalized cannabis industry surpassed the $10 billion sales mark in the state since 2019, it's a look at what's ahead for this booming sector.
Judge Keith, who died in 2019 at the age of 96, issued numerous landmark rulings that championed equality and civil rights.
The robotics industry is big business with a growing imprint in southeast Michigan.
In 2026, Michigan will have a wide-open race for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and now U.S. Senate seat.
The Motor City is the focus of CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters as the 2025 Detroit Auto Show and Michigan Central Station's imprint grow, which is discussed by an all-star lineup of leaders.
Detroit Auto Dealers Association co-directors Rod Alberts and Sam also appear on the show and share thoughts about Bill Ford and Roger Penske.
Duggan announced in late 2024 that he would not seek re-election as mayor in 2025 and would instead seek the top job in 2026.
Stabenow capped a 24-year career as U.S. Senator from Michigan.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan stunned folks when he announced he would not seek re-election and leave the Democratic Party to run for governor as an independent.
A shooting Tuesday evening in Westland "appears to be a murder-suicide," police said in a preliminary report.
A vehicle on fire with a body inside was reported Wednesday on Lappin Street in Detroit; police are investigating.
A gravel hauler driver working in Ann Arbor was run over by his vehicle while making trailer connections.
The superintendent said the decision was in response to new DEI policies from the Trump administration.
A Michigan WARN Act notice reports that Tribar Technologies operations will be consolidated in Howell.
Shawn Fain, president of United Auto Workers, took to social media Thursday to give a policy speech. "There's a lot of uncertainty over what this moment holds," he said.
Slotkin is a former CIA officer who worked in national security roles in the Pentagon during the Bush and Obama administrations.
The company says the layoffs are not related to tariffs. The layoffs are effective April 14.
The automaker is working with local authorities on the investigation.
The layoffs begin Monday and are expected to last for several weeks.
Wink Martindale, the host of hit game shows "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough," has died. He was 91.
Residents of a small Michigan community stood side by side to help a local bookstore move 9,100 books — one by one — from its former site to a new location about a block away.
Jay North, who starred on TV's "Dennis the Menace" for four seasons starting in 1959, has died.
Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2.
Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of "Cosi fan tutte" to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO.
Wink Martindale, the host of hit game shows "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough," has died. He was 91.
The CDC is now struggling to keep up with requests for support from states with measles outbreaks.
Bodycam footage released Tuesday from inside Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's Sante Fe home showed their German shepherd "guarding her" body, a sheriff's deputy said.
A majority of the agency's COVID-19 vaccine work group now backs narrower "risk-based" recommendations.
President Trump's steep new tariffs on foreign cars could lead to a sharp decline in U.S. vehicle sales, according to S&P Global Mobility.
The CDC is now struggling to keep up with requests for support from states with measles outbreaks.
A majority of the agency's COVID-19 vaccine work group now backs narrower "risk-based" recommendations.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
A new measles case was confirmed in Ingham County; possible exposure sites include stores, a church and a school.
Steep cuts to the agency's workforce had disrupted drug and food safety inspections.
Bank of America is hosting a nationwide initiative that offers $5 or less rounds of golf for Michigan youth between the ages of 6 and 18.
Hobbs joins Kansas State's Serena Sundell and TCU's Madison Connor, who were selected No. 26 and 29, respectively, by Seattle.
Moritz Seider had a tiebreaking, power-play goal early in the third, Lucas Raymond scored midway through the period and Vladimir Tarasenko added an empty-net goal to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-4 win over the Dallas Stars.
Rory McIlroy won a sudden-death playoff to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam.
Edouard Julien homered off former Auburn teammate Casey Mize, Byron Buxton also went deep and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 to stop a three-game losing streak.
Lawrence Technological University is 93 years old with a strong regional imprint, which Dr. Tarek Sobh talks about on Michigan Matters.
A trio of experts talks about consumer needs when it comes to transit, which are evolving.
David Wasserman appears and talks about the two political parties.
It's a conversation about the first weeks of the Trump administration and its impact on Michigan.
Newly elected Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Curtis Hertel Jr. discussed his party and its future on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
A 17-year-old is accused of breaking into and detonating an explosive device in a Mount Clemens home last week. The fire happened in the early morning hours of April 10 and reportedly caused extensive damage to the home. Officials say seven people, including two infants, were inside the home at the time and were able to escape without being injured.
A federal judge on Tuesday told the Department of Justice that she has "no tolerance for gamesmanship" for not complying with an order to facilitate the release of a Maryland man who had been mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador.
Police in Detroit and Inkster are continuing their search for 17-year-old London Thomas, who was last seen on April 5. According to Detroit police, the teen was reported missing on April 8 from Margareta and Five Points streets.
School officials say racist graffiti was found at Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. According to a news release from the school district, the graffiti was found Monday "on an exterior, roof-level wall" of the high school.
The IRS is planning to cut up to 40% of its workforce after the tax filing season ended Tuesday, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News.
