On Sunday, November 26, Spotlight on the News will take a deep dive into a new Citizens Research Council report: Michigan's Path to a Prosperous Future: Challenges and Opportunities. Eric W. Lupher, Preisdent of the CRC will explain what's at stake for our Great Lakes State. Spotlight on the News, now in its 58th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing ..read more

On Sunday, November 19, Spotlight on the News will interview Hilary Doe, Chief Growth Officer, State of Michigan and Executive Director of the Growing Michigan Together Council. We'll also talk to Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, former state representative, Detroit School Board Member, and the Plaintiff's Spokesperson for the case against Michigan's redistricting maps. Spotlight on the News, now in its 58th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast a ..read more

On Sunday, November 12, Spotlight on the News will broadcast an in-depth and wide-ranging conversation with Karen D. McDonald, the Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney. She has received national attention for her high-profile prosecutions and law enforcement reform efforts. What are her law enforcement priorities, what impact will the have on our society, and what does her future hold? Tune in Sunday to find out in Prosecutor McDonald's first-ever Spotlight interview. Spotlight on the News, now in its 58th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program ..read more

Right now, a Michigan judge is deciding whether Former President Donald Trump will appear on the 2024 state ballot for president or not. Just this morning, oral arguments were made in a Grand Rapids courtroom over the Secretary of States power to leave Trump off the ballot because of the 14th Amendment and the timing of when a decision can be made. WXYZs Brian Abel asked, What are your thoughts on the efforts to keep the former president off the ballot in 2024 here in Michigan? Oakland and Macomb County voters are weighing in on the prospect that Donald Trump, the leading candidate to be the R ..read more

Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohios 4th Congressional District, Trump wrote on his Truth Social site shortly after midnight Friday. He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement! The announcement came hours after Texas Rep. Troy Nehls said Thursday night that Trump had ..read more

It was the year 1948. The average cost for a home was $7,700, gas was 16 cents a gallon, and the price for a movie ticket was only 60 cents. That same year, on October 9th,  this very station, WXYZ, Channel 7, signed on the air for the first time. 75 Years! As we celebrate our 75 th Anniversary, it's an honor and a privilege to shine the light on the many ways this station has served our communities at the highest level. When you think back on every big news story in Detroit, every weather event, every championship, every celebration, Channel 7 was there with you together - through it all ..read more

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead. The far-right Republican from Florida has for months threatened to use the procedural tool called a motion to vacate to try to strip McCarthy of his office. Those threats escalated over the weekend after McCarthy relied on Democrats to provide the necessary votes to fund the government. In an earlier speech on the House floor, Gaetz demanded McCarthy disclose the details of a supposed deal the speaker made with the White House to bring f ..read more

On Sunday, October 1, Spotlight on the News will look inside the ongoing UAW strike and Big Three automaker negotiations. We'll also get political analysis about the second Republican presidential debate. Our guests will include Erik Gordon, Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and Joe St. George, Deputy Political Director, Scripps News Service. Spotlight on the News, now in its 58th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is strea ..read more

President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to stick with it in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president. Biden joins United Auto Workers on picket line Donning a union ballcap and exchanging fist bumps, Biden told United Auto Workers strikers that you deserve the significant raise you need as he stopped in the Detroit area just a day ahead of a planned visit by former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in next year's election. No deal, no wheels! workers chanted as Biden a ..read more

Workers at the Stellantis MOPAR parts distribution center in Centerline have mixed feelings about whether President Biden's and former President Trump's visits on Tuesday and Wednesday will have any impact. UAW member Shaun Hunter said, "(Biden will) be the first president to walk the line, but what does he plan on doing besides that?" Workers like Hunter say they want real impact from the president's visit. Matthew Grossmann, a political scientist with Michigan State University said, "It's still out of the norm for a sitting president to actually come and side with a particular labor union in ..read more