Detroit river

Work Complete At Ex-Brownfield Site On Detroit River

Major environmental restoration work has been completed on a former industrial site along the Detroit River, officials announced Saturday.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/18

Partial shot of the mound which now blocks view of Windsor, Ontario. (credit:Pat Sweeting/WWJ)

State Tests: Mounds Of Petroleum Waste Are Safe

Tests by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have found that hulking black mounds along the banks of the Detroit River in southwest Detroit don’t pose a threat to human health.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/19

Hospital Hopes To Identify Man Pulled From River

“Our goal is to find members of his family,” said DMC spokesman Alton Gunn.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/18

Gov. Rick Snyder speaks about the bridge project, Friday, in Detroit. (credit: Sandra McNeil/WWJ)

New Windsor-Detroit Bridge Gets US Approval

The long-awaited presidential permit from Washington D.C. to build a second bridge over the Detroit River has finally been granted.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/12

Man Pulled From Detroit River Dies Day Later

A man who was rescued from the frigid waters of the Detroit River has died.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/03

Man Pulled Unresponsive From The Detroit River

Detroit police are trying to sort out what happened — after a man had to be pulled from the Detroit River Monday afternoon.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/01

Southwest Detroiters Demand Answers About Petroleum Waste

Demonstrators gathered in Detroit to protest the growing mounds of”pet coke” that now block the view to Windsor.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/27

Detroit River Again Becoming Home To Beaver

There’s new evidence that the Detroit River once again is becoming home to the beaver, according to officials working improve the health of the river.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/18

Children work to clean two centuries of grime from the cannon. (WWJ/Jon Hewett)

Kids Get A Chance To Clean Up History At Cranbrook Science Museum

An 18th Century British cannon, pulled from the depths of the Detroit River in 2011, is being painstakingly restored at the Cranbrook Institute of Science.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/18