The Army Would Like to Lock Up New Funds for the Soo [VIDEO]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been waiting three decades to build a new shipping lock in Sault Ste....
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.
New Bridge Moving Forward Amid Tiff Over Tariffs
Editor's note: The Consul General of Canada in Detroit says Michigan bears no financial risk in the construction of the Gordie...
Soo Awaits New Lock [VIDEO]
Editor's note: This interview was conducted in 2017. The story has been updated with new comments from President Trump and...
Ruth Johnson Wears a Helmet and Says You Should, Too [CHART+TRANSCRIPT]
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says she started riding motorcycles when she was 12 years old. It's something she...
Survey Shows Workers Aren’t Worried About Tech [GRAPH + TRANSCRIPT]
Are you worried that technology will make your job obsolete? A new survey says most Metro Detroit workers don't feel...
New Space Telescope Should Expand Science’s View and Knowledge of the Universe
The Hubble Space Telescope has given scientists a better understanding of how planets and galaxies formed since it was launched...
Car Buyers Face Fewer Choices, Higher Prices
People who prefer cars to trucks and sport-utility vehicles will have fewer options to buy in a few years. Ford...
Ice Storm Snaps Trees, Power Lines
DTE Energy says the ice storm that hit southeast Michigan on April 14 and 15 brought down more than 2,000...
Red Wings Stay the Course With Holland, Blashill
The Detroit Red Wings made the NHL playoffs for 25 consecutive seasons from 1991 to 2016. They won the Stanley...
It’s Time to Plan For Severe Weather
Do you know what to do when a tornado warning is issued? Do you know the difference between a "watch"...
Of Myths and Men: When the Tigers Didn’t Save Detroit
When the Detroit Tigers won the World Series in 1968, many considered it a godsend to a city that was scarred...
More Than Hot Dogs: Tigers Expand 2018 Menu [VIDEO]
So, you're going to the ball game, but you don't want hot dogs, pizza, or buffalo wings. How does buffalo...
