Episodes

  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 14, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 14, 2025
    Mar 14 2025
    March 14, 2025 ~ Blood moon. Wine tariffs. Shutdown watch. Donald Trump executive orders on probationary workers and Department of Education challenged. Putin vaguely agrees to a ceasefire, maybe. Mayor Pete will not run to be Governor Pete or Senator Pete.
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    34 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 13, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 13, 2025
    Mar 13 2025
    March 13, 2025 ~ Happy 313 day. Mission to rescue stranded astronauts scrubbed due to lauch pad issues. Democrats say they won't pass funding bill. Inflation comes in lower than expected in February before tariffs kicked in. Huge human trafficking bust in multiple Metro Detroit cities. Former Chief James Craig running for Mayor.
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    34 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 12, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 12, 2025
    Mar 12 2025
    March 12, 2025 ~ Zilwaukee Bridge to close for two months. Tariff whiplash. Ukraine agrees to ceasefire, if Russia does. Lt. Gov Garlin Gilchrist running for Governor. House passes budget, faces uphill climb in Senate. 4 people charged in connection with the death of a 5 year old in hyperbaric chamber. Pontiac mother who abandoned her kids faces more charges. Mass layoffs announced at the Department of Education.
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    36 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 11, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 11, 2025
    Mar 11 2025
    March 11, 2025 ~ Renee's day is off to a bad start after leaving her phone at home. X experiences an outage. Dow loses almost 900 points after Canada and China enact tariffs against the United States. Federal judge blocks deportation of Columbia student arrested after anti-Israel protests. Lions make a couple of moves during free agency. Arrests madfe in connection to the death of a 5 year old inside a hyperbaric chamber. 5 years since COVID declared a pandemic.
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    35 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 10, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 10, 2025
    Mar 10 2025
    March 10, 2025 ~ It's the Monday after Spring Forward. Man arrested by ICE outside local school. We know who Canada's next prime minister is going to be. Donald Trump reaches out to Iran for new nuclear deal, weighing sanctions against Russia. US negotiating directly with Hamas. Republicans have a spending bill ahead of Friday's deadline. Heartbreaking details released about the death of Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog. Secret service shoots and kill a man near the White House.
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    36 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 7, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 7, 2025
    Mar 7 2025
    March 7, 2025 ~ Elon Musk takes poll on Daylight Saving Time. Trump delays some tariffs. Judge rules federal funds cannot be frozen without Congressional approval. President Trump tells members of his cabinets they are in charge, not DOGE. Woman who drove her car into Swan boat club killing 2 children, injuring 15 others found guilty. Beloved local sports fan passes away.
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    35 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 6, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 6, 2025
    Mar 6 2025
    March 6, 2025 ~ Deceptively dangerous drive in today. Trump gives auto companies one month reprieve from tariffs. Supreme Court orders Trump to release foreign aid. Trump gives Hamas stern warning. Skelton brothers pronounced legally dead. Oxford High School shooter's mother wants prosecutor thrown off his case.
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    37 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 5, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ March 5, 2025
    Mar 5 2025
    March 5, 2025 ~ Donald Trump's not State of the Union Address. Zelenskyy ready to start again on a peace deal. Leaders react to Trump tariffs. It's Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis rested well had no respitory incidents on Tuesday. Lafayette Coney Island reopens. Emotional testimony in 2nd day of trial for woman who crashed her car into a Monroe boat club killing 2, injuring 15 others.
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    36 mins