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Stateside

Stateside Podcast: Detroit's struggle with crypto real estate takeover

Mike Blank

A discussion on crypto-reality, and the effects that it is having on Detroit residents.

A flooded street as a result of the water main break in Detroit’s Southwest neighborhood in the winter, with thin sheets of ice on top of the water. Cars are set at various angles along the edges of the street, with emergency vehicles visible in the background. A group of people in yellow jumpsuits are in the middle of the street, trudging through floodwaters as they push a boat away from a flooded house.

Transportation & Infrastructure

After water main break, officials say homes in Detroit’s Southwest will get repairs covered

Adam Yahya Rayes

A water transmission main broke in Detroit’s Southwest neighborhood early Monday. Detroit officials say the city will help pay to repair homes. Crews worked to reduce flooding and help people get out of flooded homes.

Outside the Bomber Restaurant. A yellow awning with "The Bomber" written in red lettering next to the image of a bomber airplane.

Stateside

Stateside Podcast: Diner scrambles for affordable eggs amid bird flu outbreak

Kalloli Bhatt

Johanna McCoy, owner of The Bomber Restaurant in Ypsilanti, talks about how the spread of bird flu—and the resulting surge in egg prices—is impacting her business.

Commentary

Auchter's Art: Character matters

John Auchter

Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, was a recent guest on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart podcast. The long time Republican has known the President for 23 years, worked for him, and (as eventually happens to most) was fired by him. In the course of conversation, Christie offered a number of informed insights. One that caught my attention was about the role of a leader — any leader, but especially for the President of the United States: "Character matters, and it matters more than any particular issue."

Environment & Climate Change

Report slams DTE for "prioritizing profits" over customers

Sarah Cwiek

The report examined shutoff data for six U.S. utilities, including DTE. It found that in 2024, the company shut off power to delinquent customers more than 150,000 times.

Commentary

Auchter's Art: Creating chaos

John Auchter

Anybody who knows anything about the automobile industry (so pretty much any Michigander) can tell you that the U.S. automotive industry supply chain is very tightly interwoven with Mexico and Canada. This is a result of decades of trade agreements that facilitated the tight bonds. You may not like this. You may not think it's a good idea. But it is a fact. And waving a magic tariff wand will not undo it. What it will do is create chaos.

Scientists stock lake whitefish eggs in the Jordan River by sliding them down a PVC pipe to the river's rocky bottom. The method mimics how whitefish eggs would disperse and settle in the wild — scientists hope this new strategy will yield higher survival rates than methods in past years. The stocking is part of a broader effort to try and restore whitefish to Michigan's rivers, in hopes the fish will return and spawn naturally as the number of whitefish spawning in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron reefs dwindle. (Photo: Ellie Katz/IPR News)

Environment & Climate Change

A new attempt to help whitefish, as they dwindle in Lake Michigan

Ellie Katz

River stocking could save whitefish. Scientists in northern Michigan are still trying to figure out the best way to do it.

Pride flags fly at the George W. Romney Building in Lansing on June 15, 2019.

Stateside

Stateside Podcast: The status of gender-affirming care in Michigan

Kalloli Bhatt

Jay Kaplan, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, discusses the impacts of the executive order by President Donald Trump on gender-affirming care.

Community

Share your story for our new video series "The Mitten Movement"

Paulette Parker

Do you know someone who is making a big impact in your community? A local hero who's working to change lives, build connections, or inspire others? We want to hear about them. If you or someone you know is a community game changer, share their story with us! We’re looking for individuals who are making a difference in unique ways, big or small.

Commentary

Auchter's Art: High standards

John Auchter

The Republican Party at this point is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trump, Inc, which is perhaps best known for its lack of integrity when it comes to taxpayer-funded resources and dutifully following election law. But, please, teach us more about high standards for public office holders!