Episodes

  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 21, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 21, 2025
    Feb 21 2025
    February 21, 2025 ~ DOGE may send out $5,000 rebate checks. Over 6,000 people laid off at the IRS. Sick leave bill passed in Lansing. Mitch McConnell will not run for reelection. Hamas does not return body of young mother who was killed along with her two children. Pontiac mother charged with abandoning her three kids gets $250 million cash bond. USA loses to team Canada in overtime of final game of the Four Nation Faceoff, but did they bring back hockey and patriotism?
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    37 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 20, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 20, 2025
    Feb 20 2025
    February 20, 2025 ~ Donald Trump says Ukraine should have never started the war with Russia. Pontiac mother charged for abandoning kids in 2020. House passes tipped wage legislation. Detroit watermain will take 2-6 weeks to repair. 2026 Detroit Auto Show dates announced. Chief Justice of Michigan Supreme Court to step down. Mapquest will let you name the Gulf of Mexico/America whatever you want.
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    34 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 19, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 19, 2025
    Feb 19 2025
    February 19, 2025 ~ Disturbing new details on the three children found abandoned inside a Pontiac home but the community has responded with donations of clothing and money. Todd Bettison approved by City Council as new Chief of Police. Officials hold press conference on Delta crash.
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    37 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 18, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 18, 2025
    Feb 18 2025
    February 18, 2025 ~ Frigid temps are back. Airplane flips over onto it's top in Toronto. Huge watermain break in Southwest Detroit. Oakland County deputies collecting donations for 3 abandoned kids in Pontiac. Trump wants SCOTUS to weigh in on fired whistleblower case. WDIV issues apology for cutting SNL 50 Year Special.
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    37 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 17, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 17, 2025
    Feb 17 2025
    February 17, 2025 ~ Detroit digging out from a snowy weekend. Horrible story of 3 children living in squalor after being abanoned for years by their mother. Fragile Israeli ceasefire still in tact. Tom Izzo breaks record for most Big Ten wins. Peace talks between the US and Russia are this week, will Ukraine be involved? Mass firings underway in federal government, Trump administration trying to reverse firings at nuclear agency. Team USA hockey bringing back patriotism.
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    36 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 14, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 14, 2025
    Feb 14 2025
    February 14, 2025 ~ Another big snow coming our way. Tik Tok back in the app stores. Dana Nessel leads lawsuit against DOGE. Senate passes bill on tipped wage.
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    36 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 13, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 13, 2025
    Feb 13 2025
    February 13, 2025 ~ Snow fall totals mostly lived up to the hype. MSU shooting survivor files lawsuit against the university almost two years to the day. Trump and Putin begin negotiations to end war with Ukraine. Inflation up. Tulsi Gabbard confirmed. Wayne County Sheriff accused of sexual harassment.
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    35 mins
  • First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 12, 2025

    First Thing with Mike Parsons and Renee Vitale ~ February 12, 2025
    Feb 12 2025
    February 12, 2025 ~ Heavy snow heading our way. Mother of children who froze to death in casino parking garage reached out to city homeless services. American teacher released from Russian prison. Detroit has a new Archbishop. Bill introduced to change name of Greenland to Red White and Blueland.
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    36 mins