Pat Batcheller
Host and Senior News Editor at WDET-FM (Detroit MI)
Your host for local morning news on WDET-FM, Detroit’s NPR station. Boomer-adjacent Gen Xer. Henry Winkler fishing pics stan account. Have gum, will travel.
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5 days ago |
wdet.org | Pat Batcheller
An American religious leader will preside over an LGBTQ+ pride service in Ireland on June 13. The Rt. Rev. Bonnie Perry is the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, which includes metro Detroit. The head of Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral invited Perry to preach at the suggestion of one of her former parishioners. Perry, the first woman and the first lesbian to lead the diocese, says it’s an opportunity to nurture Ireland’s support for the community.
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1 week ago |
wdet.org | Pat Batcheller
Michigan’s Secretary of State office issues driver’s licenses, REAL ID cards, and a variety of permits. It also administers Michigan’s elections. It’s a big job, and Barb Byrum says she’s best qualified to do it. The Ingham County Clerk is seeking the Democratic Party nomination in 2026. She hopes to succeed Secretary Jocelyn Benson, who’s running for governor. Who is Barb Byrum? Byrum had served six years as a state lawmaker before Ingham County voters elected her clerk in 2012.
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2 weeks ago |
wdet.org | Pat Batcheller
A new study highlights the importance of removing “forever chemicals” from drinking water. What are PFAS? PFAS are chemicals that take a long time to break down in the environment. They can also build up in the human body and cause a variety of health problems. Researchers took blood samples from people living near a contaminated site in southwest Michigan. They compared PFAS levels in those who drank city water to people who have private wells.
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2 weeks ago |
wdet.org | Pat Batcheller
They’re back. Algae are growing in western Lake Erie as they do every year, posing a potential health threat to people and pets. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration monitors Lake Erie for harmful algal blooms. Each spring, it estimates how large and toxic they might become. NOAA oceanographer Rick Stumpf tells WDET on a scale of 1 to 10 — with 10 being the worst — this year’s bloom should be relatively mild. “Right now, we’re estimating between 2.5 and 4.5,” he said.
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1 month ago |
wdet.org | Pat Batcheller
Wayne County has broken ground on a project that’s supposed to reduce train delays in the Downriver area. The plan is to separate the railroad tracks from a section of Allen Rd. in Woodhaven. Crews will lower the road so that it runs underneath the tracks.
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It’s not that MSU wants it more. They do, of course, but Michigan doesn’t want it at all. They have already checked out of this game.
He made a business decision.
Michigan star cornerback Will Johnson is expected to miss today’s game against Michigan State due to injury, a source tells @CBSSports/@247Sports. On a positive note for the Wolverines, left tackle Myles Hinton continues to look likely to play after missing the last two games. https://t.co/nLy92zK5z2
The Vikings are going to blow out the Lions.