New Sensors Measure Stress on Mackinac Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge is almost 60 years old. It’s held together in part by nearly six million steel bolts and rivets....
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.
AAA Courts Non-Auto Owners As Potential Members
The first Automobile Association of America meeting in Michigan happened at the Detroit Athletic Club in 1916, when most people...
Holy Promotion! September 17 is “Batman Day”
Batman first appeared in Detective Comics in 1939. Two years ago, DC Entertainment celebrated the Caped Crusader’s 75th anniversary by giving him...
Senate Set to Vote on Infrastructure Funds for Flint
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a wide-ranging water infrastructure package that includes funding to help Flint....
Study Says Philanthropy Adds Billions of Dollars to Metro Detroit’s Economy
A new study says philanthropy has had an almost $3 billion impact on Metro Detroit’s economy over the last nine...
Crossing the Lines: Park Gives Windsorites a Sense of Place
WDET’s Crossing The Lines series is crossing the border to explore Windsor, in search of things that unite Detroit and...
Increase in Fatal Accidents Worries AAA
AAA says there were twice as many fatal crashes on Michigan roads during last year's Labor Day weekend as there...
I-275 Rebuild Is Almost Finished
One of the biggest road construction projects of 2016 is almost finished. The Michigan Department of Transportation says it hopes...
One Tornado, Maybe Two, Hit Windsor Wednesday
EDITOR'S NOTE: Story updated at 11:45 a.m.-pb Environment Canada has confirmed one tornado, possibly two, hit the Windsor area Wednesday night....
A Mild, Wet Winter? Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts One for Metro Detroit
Detroit is on track for its warmest August on record. The National Weather Service says the average daily temperature of...
Howell Nature Center Sees High Number of Injured, Orphaned Animals
The Howell Nature Center is taking in a record number of orphaned and injured wild animals this year. The wildlife...
CuriosiD: Why Doesn’t Detroit Have A Subway Or Elevated Rail?
Bus Rapid Transit may be in Detroit's future, but elevated rail or a subway probably are not. In this episode...