AAA Says Gas Prices Will Rise This Summer
Remember when gasoline was less than two dollars a gallon? It wasn't that long ago. AAA's daily price survey shows...
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.
Port Huron Trail Showcases St. Clair River and Regional Cooperation [VIDEO]
Port Huron's Blue Water River Walk transformed a once-industrial area into a scenic pathway along the St. Clair...
Motown Movement Aims For Affordable, Sustainable Housing [PHOTOS]
When Ronen Dan and Bob Hendrikx first came to Detroit from the Netherlands, they saw the blight they'd heard about in Dutch...
Filling Out Brackets Can Be Maddening
The NCAA's Division 1 basketball tournaments begin this week. Villanova is trying to become the first men's team to repeat...
How’s Detroit Doing? Weak Demand, Insufficient Supply, Poor Credit Hurt Housing Market [CHARTS + GRAPHS]
Strong demand, a good supply of homes, and buyers with money and good credit are signs of a strong housing...
State Treasury Warns Against Telephone Tax Scams
Glenn White has seen some strange things around tax time at the Michigan Department of Treasury. A few years ago,...
Strong Winds Leave Thousands Powerless [OUTAGE MAP]
Pat Batcheller Worst. Windstorm. Ever. Here's the National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac Windstorm Summary Page That's how DTE Energy describes the winds...
School Closings for March 9, 2017 [LIST]
Detroit Public Schools Community District: Ann Arbor Trail Adult Ed West Ron Brown Diane Banks Carver Clippert Detroit International Academy...
GM Sells European Assets After Years of Losing Money
General Motors has seen its future, and it doesn't include Europe. After losing more than $22 billion dollars there since...
MDEQ Lifts Boil Water Advisory
UPDATE at 10:30 a.m., Mar. 3: The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has lifted the boil water advisory for parts...
What Are the Odds? A Very Early Look at Potential GOP Senate Candidates
There's no time like the present--especially in politics. Michigan voters will elect a new governor in 2018, and U.S. Senator...
MDOT Installs First “Flex Route” on U.S. 23 [VIDEO]
During rush hour traffic, it can take almost an hour to drive U.S. 23 between Ann Arbor and Brighton....