Biden Infrastructure Plan Could Expand Passenger Rail Service in Detroit
Metro Detroiters might someday be able to ride an Amtrak train to Toledo on their way to the east coast....
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.
Irish Immigrants Found Land, Opportunity and a Mini “Emerald Isle” in Michigan
Frank Murphy might be Michigan's best-known Irish American. He was the 55th mayor of Detroit and the state's 35th governor. President...
DDOT and SMART Resume Bus Fare Collections, But Pandemic Safety Rules Still Apply
The coronavirus pandemic changed many aspects of life, including the way people get around. Michigan confirmed its first cases of COVID-19...
The IRS Begins 2020 Income Tax Season While Dealing With Lingering COVID-19 Delays
The Internal Revenue Service is now accepting 2020 income tax returns, even though it's still catching up on 2019 returns....
Wayne State Seeks Volunteers for COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Wayne State University's School of Medicine needs people to roll up their sleeves for research's sake. The school is part...
Wayne State Word Warriors Present List of Long-Lost Words to Revive in 2021
What would you call someone who gives you their opinion on something about which they know... nothing? While a few expletives...
“COVID-19,” Other Pandemic Terms Top Lake Superior State’s Banished Words List for 2021
COVID-19 has infected almost a half-million people in Michigan since the pandemic began, killed more than 12,000 and disrupted the way...
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...
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...