Michigan Radio Newsroom

Detroiters cautiously optimistic about Kevyn Orr's plan

Jennifer White and Michigan Radio Newsroom — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:22 +0000

Detroit's Emergency Manager, Kevyn Orr, has laid out his plan to restructure Detroit's finances, and he has spread the pain around.

He ended payment on unsecured debt, he is negotiating with creditors to take significantly less than the money they're owed, and he's looking to city employees and retirees to sacrifice financially as well.

The dig continues in hopes of finding Jimmy Hoffa

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:33 +0000

Update 4:25 p.m.:

Detroit News reporter Tony Briscoe is tweeting live from the dig.

Live tweeting from the dig site for #jimmyhoffa. A bulldozer just arrived on scene. pic.twitter.com/ThxICWlUwV
— Tony Briscoe (@TonyBriscoe_DN) June 18, 2013

Judge declares a mistrial in the Aiyana Stanley-Jones case

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:22:25 +0000

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway said today the trial of Detroit Police officer Joseph Weekley ended with a hung jury.

Weekly was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of seven year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in 2010.

According to Elisha Anderson of the Detroit Free Press, the jurors sent a note to Hathaway earlier today as they deliberated, saying there was no "significant movement." The jury was "stuck."

Solar car team at UM reveals its new car called 'Generation'

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:01:58 +0000

The Solar Car team at the University of Michigan unveiled its newest car today.

The car is called “Generation” and it will represent the U of M team in The World Solar Challenge this fall.

Google and Ford have cars driven by robots, but will cars think for themselves someday?

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:49:13 +0000

Ford Motor Company recently started testing its cars with the help of robots.

The company does robotic testing on vehicles for durability at the Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo, according to a recent story from MLive.

Michael Wayland reported that Ford has used robots to test drive eight of its vehicles, including several truck models as well as the Fiesta.