Morning Edition

After Apex Clean Energy spiked its plans to put wind turbines on 50,000 acres in West Michigan, there's a new wind farm plan from NextEra Energy.

Commentator John U. Bacon discusses Big Ten basketball, a lawsuit against the University of Michigan, another U.S.-Canada rivalry, and a special Detroit Red Wings goal.

Apex Clean Energy, the company behind a controversial wind turbine project in Montcalm County, has announced it failed to get enough local landowners onboard.

Four people died when tornadoes hit southwest Michigan Friday. Branch County Emergency Management Coordinator Tim Miner spoke to Michigan Public about the cleanup work.

Michigan Public's John U. Bacon looks at the Michigan-Michigan State men's basketball regular season finale, the Big Ten women's tourney, and the Detroit Lions' big trade.

As the population in the privately-run North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin grew in September 2025, habeas corpus petitions started to show up in Michigan’s federal District Courts. Judges granted most of the hundreds of petitions they’ve ruled on.

Commentator John U. Bacon joins Michigan Public's Doug Tribou to discuss Big Ten women's basketball, U.S. Olympic hockey glory, and a bright spot for the Detroit Tigers.

In 2013, Senita Lenear became the first Black woman elected to the Grand Rapids City Commission. She joined Michigan Public to look back on her breakthrough career.

The late Lucile Watts was the first Black woman elected to a circuit court in Michigan. Michigan Public spoke with her former colleague, retired Judge Cynthia Stephens.

Commentator John U. Bacon joins Morning Edition to talk about Olympic ice hockey, college hockey, and the Michigan and Michigan State men's basketball teams.