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AMBER ALERT: Detroit Police Seeking Tonya Smith, Michael Hunter.
Detroit Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing five-month-old girl. The department says Michael Hunter took Tonya Denise...
Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.
Batcheller joined WDET in 2007 after nine years at WWJ, where he was a news editor, producer and reporter. He started his broadcasting career in 1989 and has lived and worked in Michigan his entire life. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Specs Howard School of Media Arts. He has won multiple awards for excellence from the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists. He is an amateur musician, playing percussion in the Downriver Community Band.
Platform For Growth: New Development Project Includes Neighborhoods
A new development company called the Platform has ambitious plans to build in Detroit. The $250 million project includes 1,000 new apartments...
Tenant Rights Group to Register Voters in Detroit
A tenant rights group in Detroit is starting a campaign June 6 to register voters for the 2016 elections. The...
State House Votes to Raise Speed Limit to 75 mph on Rural Freeways
The Michigan House voted Wednesday to raise the speed limit to 75 miles per hour on about 600 miles of...
House Minority Leader: Dems Won’t Support Proposed DPS Legislation
Michigan’s House could vote today on a $617 million funding package for Detroit Public Schools that includes $467 million to...
RTA Gives First Look at Master Transit Plan [Video + Map]
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Paul Hillegonds says Southeast Michigan needs a viable mass transit system that connects people to jobs,...
State Lifts Most Lane Restrictions For Weekend Travel
The Michigan Department of Transportation is giving road workers and drivers a break for Memorial Day weekend. The state plans...
Dry Weather Increases Fire Risk Up North
Dry weather has increased the risk of fires in northern Michigan. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning...
Memorial Day Travel Could Be Highest Since ’07
AAA is expecting the busiest Memorial Day weekend in Michigan in nine years. The auto club projects nearly 1.2-million people in...
Catapult Grants Aim to Launch Small Nonprofits
One of the biggest challenges new nonprofits face is finding funding. In 2015, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan started...
Bugs Have Benefits
Bugs fascinate some people and frighten others. Either way, they’re vital to the world around us. That’s the message of...
NASA Verifies New Planets
NASA has classified more than 1,200 celestial objects in our galaxy as planets. The space agency says it’s the largest single...