Friday, October 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1988, Michael Jackson donated $125,000 to Detroit’s Motown Museum, along with his iconic black fedora and a single white crystal-beaded glove. Lights, camera, hockey! Lake Superior State University’s hockey team is getting the documentary treatment as the program celebrates 60 years on the ice, and […]

Thursday, October 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1927, Michigan formally dedicated its new football stadium in Ann Arbor, the Big House. A then-record crowd of 84,401 watched the Wolverines shut out Ohio State 21-0. It’s a busy week for General Motors in Michigan, with the automaker closing one facility while reporting soaring […]

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, President Richard Nixon signed legislation establishing Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, protecting the towering dunes, sandy beaches, forests, and Lake Michigan shoreline in northwestern Michigan for future generations. Some Michigan kids are getting a better night’s sleep thanks to volunteers who are turning lumber […]

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1854, Detroit’s first elected mayor died at 72. John R. Williams helped write the city’s charter in 1824, and his name lives on along one of Detroit’s main thoroughfares, John R Street. For generations, Kellogg has been synonymous with breakfast in Michigan, but changing eating […]

The Michigan Flyover Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Grand Rapids, said her district office received a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder, prompting a response from Grand Rapids police and the FBI.                 ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

Sunday, October 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, Thomas Edison, who grew up in Port Huron, died in New Jersey. A test tube said to hold his last breath went to his friend Henry Ford, and it’s still on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Ghost hunters say a former […]

Saturday, October 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2015, Michigan State’s Jalen Watts-Jackson scooped up a bobbled Michigan punt snap and rumbled 38 yards for a touchdown on the final play, turning a 23-21 Wolverines lead into a stunning 27-23 Spartans win in Ann Arbor. Michigan’s black bears are settling in for winter, […]

Friday, October 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1946, an 18-year-old Gordie Howe made his NHL debut for the Detroit Red Wings and scored in his very first game. It was the beginning of a legendary career that would produce 801 NHL regular-season goals. There’s a whole other world beneath the Great Lakes, […]

Thursday, October 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1927, Detroit’s Olympia Stadium hosted its first event, kicking off an eight-day rodeo. Nicknamed the “Old Red Barn,” the arena would go on to serve as home to the Detroit Red Wings and their predecessors for more than half a century, until 1979. Most 8-year-olds […]

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1984, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series in Game 5, an 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres. Kirk Gibson sealed it with a three-run homer off Goose Gossage. When Shepherd High School’s homecoming football game was canceled, the dads stepped in. The students […]