Dr. James Naus, Chair of the History Department at Oakland University, joins WWJ's Tracey McCaskill to discuss the state of expressing free speech on college campuses. (Photo Credit: Getty Images/peterspiro)

WWJ's Pat Vitale tells us what's going on around Metro Detroit this weekend.

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Charlie Kirk was a flashpoint, a man with a giant platform who introduced young people across the United States to politics. And he was shot in the throat while speaking on a Utah campus. Here are views on what happened and where we go from here from Audacy's newsrooms across the country.

Urban entomologist Mark Shep of Rose Pest Solutions in SE Michigan says you're already behind the 8-ball if you haven't double checked your house for rodent and bug entries. (photo credit: Weber)

A metro Detroiter, who was friends with Charlie Kirk, is talking about how he'll be remembered. Businesswoman Lena Epstein, a Republican from Oakland County, has been friends with Kirk for years. She talked live with WWJ Morning Anchor Chris Fillar. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, has died after being shot at a college event in Utah. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard says people now move quicker to violence. He talked with WWJ's Tracey McCaskill. (Photo credit: Oakland County Sheriff Department)

In a potential landmark discovery, NASA says its Mars rover has found potential signs of ancient microscopic life on the Red Planet. For details, WWJ's Tracey McCaskill was joined live by Mike Narlock, Head of Astronomy at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills.

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Road Commission for Oakland County spokesperson, Craig Bryson, joins WWJ's Jackie Paige to discuss federally funded road projects on the County's docket for 2026. (Photo Credit: Vicki Thomas)

Overall, Michigan utilities’ reliability performance in 2023 was worse than 2022. It also ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to residential rates and outage minutes. WWJ's Ryan Wrecker spoke to Matthew Bandyk, a consultant for the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, who conducted the most recent survey on their experiences and performance.

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The August REMAX of Southeastern Michigan Housing report is out, and the city of Detroit continues to see gains. WWJ's Taylor Dietz talked to President Jeanette Schneider about the report and the housing market as a whole. (Photo credit: Getty Images)