Morning Edition

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.

For Black History Month, Michigan Public is featuring pioneering Black women in Michigan politics. Brenda Lawrence broke new ground as a mayor and served in Congress.

The Tigers added Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez to their pitching staff. MLB Network's Jon Morosi joined Morning Edition to look at Detroit's World Series hopes.

The City of Detroit owns more than 59,000 vacant lots. The think tank Detroit Future City hopes to make some of them into parks through a new land conservancy it is creating.

Michigan Public's John U. Bacon discusses Detroit's new pitcher, the career of Tigers great Mickey Lolich, and the paths the Patriots and Seahawks took to the Super Bowl.

A new historical marker honors a beloved Ann Arbor school that closed 60 years ago and the complicated history that shaped the school and the surrounding neighborhood.

Michigan Public commentator John U. Bacon looks at the Tigers' chances of retaining ace pitcher Tarik Skubal and previews the College Football Playoff championship game.

Peg Watson is retiring Friday as Michigan Public’s Operations Manager after nearly 43 years at the station. She joined Morning Edition for a look back at her career.

President Donald Trump says his tariffs are the reason the country's trade deficit has decreased and claims he's revived Detroit's auto industry — though companies have had mixed success recently.