Work Begins on New Soo Lock After Decades of Delays
Work has finally started on a new shipping lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, more than 30 years after the...
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.
Look Up to See Jupiter and Saturn Meet on the Winter Solstice
The solar system's two largest planets -- Jupiter and Saturn -- are hundreds of millions of miles apart from each...
Yes, The Detroit Lions Were Actually Great Once
The Detroit Lions are one of four National Football League teams that have never played in a Super Bowl. The only...
Beaumont Study Confirms Masks Reduce COVID-19 Risk
One of the nation's largest serological studies of COVID-19 confirms what health experts have been saying since the pandemic began...
Research Shows Child Care Not Linked to Spread of COVID-19 Early in Pandemic
A Yale University study shows child care providers who worked during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic were...
How Michigan Clerks Are Keeping In-Person Voters Safe During a Pandemic
A record number of people in Michigan are voting absentee this election, but many people are still planning to vote...
Michigan Proposal 1: A Voter’s Guide to Park Funding
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the Michigan Environmental Council and Nature Conservancy of Michigan as opponents of...
Mr. Hockey, The Captain and Stanley: New Book Features Highs, Lows Of Red Wings History
Red Wings fans know Gordie Howe was "Mr. Hockey." Steve Yzerman was "The Captain." Mike Ilitch was just "Mr. I."...
Space Weather Could Cause Technical Glitches on Earth
The next time your mobile phone drops a call, the sun could be to blame. Solar activity, or "space weather," can...
Improvements at Belle Isle Museum Make Better Use of Detroit River
A small cove next to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle is a popular launching spot for kayakers...
Royal Oak, Ferndale Seek Ways to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Two cities in Oakland County plan to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. First, they...
Census Takers Race Against Clock As Feds Shave Off Month
President Donald Trump wants the 2020 U.S census finished by Sept. 30. That's one month earlier than the Census Bureau...