homelessness

Today, we discuss what's happening politically in Ohio. Then, how a family took on the challenge of tracing their lineage from Michoacán to Michigan. Plus, we talk about a series of events that brought attention to safety concerns in Ypsilanti.

"Homelessness is not a police problem. It’s not a law enforcement issue. It’s a housing issue," said Deyanira Nevarez Martinez, an assistant professor in MSU’s Urban and Regional Planning Program.

Homelessness in the United States continues to rise. In Grand Rapids, shelters are responding to freezing temperatures this winter to try and keep housing insecure people safe and out of the cold.

How shelter services in West Michigan are working to accommodate increased need during this bitter cold stretch, a new book on teaching Asian American stories in elementary education, and how the Detroit Auto Show is evolving by returning to its roots.

Currently, organizations have only have 24 hours to get permission from a guardian to serve a homeless or runaway child. The legislation would extend that to 72 hours.

Sign stealing controversy in the University of Michigan football program, bills to expand statute of limitations on sexual misconduct, a comprehensive new report about homelessness in Detroit, and an Israeli peace activist's perspective on failures in global governance.

Grand Rapids is considering amendments to city ordinances that restrict loitering, having tents on public lands, and storing personal property in public places.

Community advocates say over 90 families will be left with no guaranteed emergency housing options.

The closure of the Severe Weather Network Livingston County Homeless Shelter was due to "a lack of funding and volunteer commitments," according to Diane Duncan, co-chair of the group's board.

A check on Michigan's COVID numbers as hospitalizations slowly trend upward again, the excitement of spotting the first otter in the Detroit River in nearly a century, the growing problem of homelessness among senior citizens and how and why a Michigan combat veteran traveled to Ukraine to give military training.