Saginaw

1 Dead, 3 Hurt In Pre-Prom Party Shooting

A shooting in a parking lot during a party where hundreds of students and their family members gathered before a Michigan high school prom left a 17-year-old girl dead and three women injured, police said.

WWJ Newsradio 950–17 hours ago

Students Return To School After District Shutdown

The Buena Vista School district near Saginaw is open today, despite dire financial problems.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/20

Buena Vista Teachers To Return To Classrooms

More than two dozen teachers laid off in the financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district will return to work on Monday.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/18

Merrill Technologies Group's unmanned aerial vehicle design.

Merrill Shows Off Drones At Defense Show

Michigan’s defense contractors gathered this week to boost business with the defense sector at the 2013 Michigan Defense Exposition, staged at Macomb Community College’s Warren campus by the Michigan Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/16

Michigan School District Closed, Can’t Make Payroll

A shuttered school district that says it can’t afford to pay its teachers plans to remain closed until further notice.

2013/05/13

AT&T Upgrades 4G LTE In Saginaw, Bay City, Dearborn, Detroit, Monroe County

AT&T has turned on the nation’s fastest 4G LTE network in Saginaw and Bay City, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/09

MiCTA Adds Sprint Tablets, Wireless, Trunking

MiCTA, a nationwide non-profit group purchasing organization, announced that it has amended its Master Service Agreement with Sprint to include a range of new services, including unlimited 3G and 4G data plans for compatible tablet devices.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/09

District That Can’t Pay Teachers Lays Off Workers

A Michigan school district that says it can’t afford to pay its teachers has decided to lay off employees and cancel classes Tuesday as it works on a plan to educate students.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/07

This machine from Duperon in Bay City keeps debris out of water pipes. With the device is its inventory, Terry L. Duperon. Matt Roush photo.

Tech Tour Day Five: Tri-Cities Terrific

The Tri-Cities of Saginaw, Bay City and Midland is another corner of Michigan where there’s a proud tradition of, you know, actually building stuff, even when it comes to modern technology. And this tradition continues, even as the area remarkets itself as the Great Lakes Bay Region.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/30