Study Finds Treating Inmates’ Mental Health Reduces Their Risk of Returning to Jail
Pat Batcheller A new study offers a solution to the problems of jail overcrowding and recidivism in Michigan: Invest more...
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.
Rising Water Levels in Great Lakes Bring Flood Concerns to Shore
People who own property along Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair have struggled with rising water levels this spring. Higher-than-average rainfall...
Army Engineers Finalize Asian Carp Plans [VIDEO]
Video credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Mississippi River is teeming with Asian carp, which have taken over the...
Forecasters Predict Larger Algae Bloom in Lake Erie [CHART]
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory They're back. Algae are blooming in western Lake Erie, as they do every year,...
Wayne County to Spend $82 Million on Roads in 2019
MDOT Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan lawmakers are a long way from fixing the state's roads. She proposed higher fuel...
Where’s the PFAS? Michigan Leads in Detection of Contaminant [MAP]
Environmentalists, health experts and public officials are growing more concerned about a group of chemicals found in dozens of sites across...
AG Nessel Ready to Shut Down Line 5 If Tunnel Issues Aren’t Resolved
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has not ruled out construction of an underground pipeline carrying oil and natural gas liquids beneath...
Canton Roads: Where Does the Money Go?
Roads are a regular topic of conversation in Canton Township. Potholes are one problem. Traffic congestion is another. In 2018, township...
Gallup: Environment Tops Economy [CHARTS]
A new Gallup poll shows a growing percentage of Americans favor protecting the environment over economic growth when the two...
Benson Works on Wait Times at SOS Branches
Michigan drivers do not have to visit a Secretary of State branch office to renew their plates. Over the years,...
Buy Me Some Peanuts and…Salad Jars? Here’s What’s New at Tigers Games [PHOTOS]
Baseball is back. You've got your tickets, you found your seat, now you want something to eat. Sure, you can...
Pet Coke Storage Plan Stirs Up Political Dust In Detroit [DOCUMENTS]
Marathon Petroleum is asking the City of Detroit for permission not to build a roof over a 30-foot pit at...