This week the Detroit Lions began their first serious action since the recent NFL draft, holding a week of mandatory workouts.

Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan is appealing a judge’s order to remove his name from the August primary ballot.

A Wayne County judge is ordering that Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan’s name be removed from the primary ballot.

The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee – Michigan’s senior US Senator Carl Levin – says Congress needs to ensure that military commanders are held accountable when sexual harassment occurs in the ranks.

Members of Michigan’s Congressional delegation are dealing with some of the highest-profile issues facing lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Governor Rick Snyder wants lawmakers in Lansing to approve $4,000,000 to help pay for testing rape kits abandoned in a Detroit police storage rooms.

Indycars dual on the streets of Belle Isle during one of two races at the Detroit Grand Prix. (photo by Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo)

Practice and qualifying get underway today for Indycars at the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle.

A new report from Detroit’s emergency manager finds the city is broke, relying on bond monies to pay its bills and on a path to bankruptcy.

High-level members of the US intelligence community are analyzing the fallout from the conflict in Syria on neighboring nations.

Some Lansing lawmakers estimate that each month about 150 girls under the age of 18 in Michigan become victims of sex trafficking.

The head of the renown Arab American Institute says the less the US intervenes in the Middle East, the more people in the region look unfavorably at Iran. James Zogby discusses a decade of data the institute has compiled on Iran when he visits the Detroit Economic Club this week.

Some Detroit City Council members are criticizing a proposal to eliminate the police officers stationed at their meetings.

Voters in Troy go to the polls tomorrow for a special election to choose the city’s mayor.

Democratic Congressman Gary Peters is making a bid to replace retiring US Senator Carl Levin. Peters formally announced his candidacy at a bar and grille in Rochester once operated by his great, great grandfather.

Replying to employee emails, sending birthday cards and – above all – always returning phone calls. That’s what the C-E-O of Quicken Loans – Bill Emerson – told the Detroit Economic Club makes the mortgage lender successful at a time when many financial institutions are struggling.

Law enforcement officials in Metro Detroit are reacting to the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

A new study finds the number of people in Michigan receiving health insurance from an employer has declined faster over the past decade than in any other state in the nation.

The Detroit Historical Society is adding the handprints and signature of a Tigers’ great to its Legends Plaza. Willie Horton will leave his imprints Friday.

The state Treasury Department says recent changes in Michigan’s tax code may have a distinct impact on what refund, if any, a person or company receives this year.

The passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has special significance on one college campus in Michigan. The first statue in the U.S. erected in honor of Thatcher resides at Hillsdale College.

This week the state could approve a bid by Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert to take a majority stake in Detroit's Greektown Casino.

This month marks an unprecedented time in the history of the Detroit City Council.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is setting a preliminary rule requiring cleaner gasoline as a way to reduce smog.

Business leaders in Detroit – led by Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert – are unveiling a new plan to refresh a portion of the city’s Woodward corridor.

A coalition of unions and activist groups is filing a federal lawsuit challenging Michigan’s emergency manager law.

Protests are planned today in front of the Coleman Young Municipal Center in Detroit as the city’s newly-appointed emergency financial manager – Kevyn Orr – begins his first day of work. But do protests matter anymore?

Federal agents and Michigan State troopers will begin helping Detroit police patrol in the cash-strapped city.

A study released this week -- by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism – finds that budget cuts in news rooms across the country are diluting coverage of events…and driving people away from media they used to trust.

A new study finds that one out of every three people now die suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia.

A group representing Arab-Americans in Metro Detroit who say they have abruptly had their bank accounts closed is officially requesting that the U-S Justice Department investigate the matter.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is rejecting an appeal by officials in Detroit to forestall the appointment of an emergency financial manager and instead putting bankruptcy expert Kevyn Orr in charge of the city's fiscal matters.

Detroit City Council member Kwame Kenyatta said today there would be organized resistance to any state takeover of the city’s finances.

State officials defended a review team’s report that Detroit is nearly broke and has no workable plan to fix the fiscal situation.

Representatives of the Detroit City Council Tuesday officially appealed the state’s finding that there is a financial emergency in the city so dire that it requires the state to take control.

Representatives of the Detroit City Council made their official pitch today to stop the state from appointing an emergency financial manager for the city.

Kilpatrick was convicted on racketeering conspiracy, extortion, and bribery charges.

Members of the Detroit City Council say they plan to appeal Governor Rick Snyder’s decision that the city’s financial situation is so dire the state must step in.

The Detroit City Council is fighting the state’s efforts to take control of the city’s finances. But Mayor Dave Bing says it's a fight the city can't win.

It appears likely the across-the-board spending cuts in federal programs – known as sequestration – will begin being phased-in tomorrow. And at least one Republican member of the U.S. House says that will be a good thing.

Governor Snyder is weighing whether to take control of Detroit’s finances. But some members of the union representing the largest number of city workers believe the Governor will seek another consent agreement with Detroit officials.

Governor Rick Snyder is weighing whether to appoint an emergency financial manager for Detroit. And the head of a group representing business leaders in Detroit says that move might be the best thing to erase the city’s massive budget deficit.

Former DMC CEO Mike Duggan formally announced his bid for city Mayor at an event on Detroit's east side. WDET's Quinn Klinefelter has more.

Sunday's Daytona 500 kicks off new NASCAR season.

Snyder briefed reporters in Detroit Thursday afternoon on the city's 327 million dollar budget deficit, as well as billions of dollars in long-term debt.

Jurors are sifting through the evidence presented in the federal corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh says he will leave political life when his term ends next January and return to his former career as a broadcast journalist.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is joining with some organized labor groups in a lawsuit challenging the state’s so-called Right-to-Work law.

Officials with Governor Rick Snyder’s administration say they are withdrawing the offer to lease Detroit’s Belle Isle and turn it into a state park.

The adventures of the Lone Ranger and Tonto thrilled national audiences in the 1940’s and 50’s. But the serial made its debut on a Detroit RADIO station 80 years ago today.

In Michigan the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes wins all of the state’s Electoral College votes. But a new proposal in Michigan and several other states would give one Electoral College vote to each Congressional district – awarded to the candidate who wins the popular vote in that district.

In Michigan the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes wins all of the state’s Electoral College votes. But a new proposal in Michigan and several other states would give one Electoral College vote to each Congressional district – awarded to the candidate who wins the popular vote in that district.

After battling to the brink of default last year the US House is suspending a fight over the nation’s debt ceiling for three months. The House also included a provision that both chambers of Congress pass a budget resolution by mid-April – or have their salaries withheld.

The federal government is giving tens of millions of dollars to Detroit for a new inner-city rail line.

The Detroit City Council is approving a one-year freeze on pension payments to non-union city workers. But Council refused to support a 20 % wage reduction for those city employees…that was requested by Mayor Dave Bing.

What if your car could have a conference call with your house and the corner grocery store? That’s the kind of vision technology company Covisint is presenting this week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The most-expensive item on display at this week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit – is not even an automobile.

Chevrolet is presenting a new version of a traditional favorite among car buffs. The Corvette Stingray was originally designed to be America’s answer to Europe’s extravagant sports cars.

The Harlem Globetrotters set up shop this week at an outdoor ice rink in the small West Michigan town of Portage.

Officials say Michigan has a more than $1 billion dollar surplus left from the state’s 2012 budget. But even with that money the state may have a huge deficit in its 2013 budget.

Officials in Detroit say the city saw a roughly 12 percent increase in criminal homicides 2012 compared to the year before. Experts say the 386 homicides means Detroit has one of the highest murder rates of any of the nation’s 20 largest cities.

A group plans a caravan of emergency vehicles that will travel across Michigan to help raise money for families of students killed during the recent shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Detroit Ombudsman Durene Brown is using Facebook to compile her OWN concerns about city government – the Ombudsman’s Christmas Wish List.

Mayor Dave Bing says his administration is aggressively going after revenue owed to Detroit

  The Ford Motor Company is making a major investment in facilities and programs to help youth in Detroit.

An expert says massacres like last week’s shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut are not inevitable – if both sides of the gun control debate work together and states like Michigan refrain from easing existing regulations on the use of firearms.

State officials say Detroit is in such poor fiscal condition that a special team is being appointed to review the city’s books. It’s the next step towards possibly appointing an emergency manager to take over the city’s finances.

The Detroit City Council and Mayor Dave Bing reached rare agreement on a series of contracts they hope will convince state officials to re-consider appointing an emergency financial manager over the city.

President Obama carried his campaign to rally public support for having the wealthiest Americans pay higher tax rates to Michigan today.

President Obama travels to Metro Detroit today to press his case for heading off the tax hikes and budget cuts known as the fiscal cliff. The visit comes one day before the city faces its own financial crisis.

Detroit faces its own fiscal cliff – with the city burning through cash so quickly that State Treasurer Andy Dillon says there is likely no way to stop it other than appointing an emergency financial manager.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says there is a chance the city’s elected officials can stave-off a state takeover of the city's finances.

State officials say Detroit is burning through cash so quickly that there is little option other than to appoint an emergency financial manager over the city.

Detroit officials now say the city will NOT run out of cash this month --or next. But they add that the city’s overall financial picture is worse than previously estimated.

The U-S Postal Service is issuing a stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

The American Civil Liberties Union and four female members of the U.S. military are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the ban against women serving in direct combat positions.

The Detroit City Council is weighing whether to hold a special session next week to consider a contract with the law firm Miller Canfield.

A recent poll by the University of Michigan finds a majority of adults surveyed believe children under age 13 should not be allowed to use the internet alone.

Organizers of the Detroit Grand Prix are touting the new track layout on Belle Isle – with an additional long straightaway – after last year’s race was marred by delays from portions of the pavement breaking-up.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says the city faces a $30 million budget shortfall in December in large part because the City Council rejected a contract the state required before it would release bond monies to the city.

This year the popular NASCAR stock car series’ championship has a distinct Michigan flavor.

The Detroit City Council votes this week on two contracts that could determine whether the city remains solvent.

Researchers at the University of Michigan predict the state’s economy will add 100,000 jobs next year – and another 100,000 in 2014.

Court rulings this week will have a significant impact on who can attend college in Michigan – and how long a person can receive welfare benefits in the state.

The man in charge of computer security for Wayne State University says it’s nearly impossible to keep any email private if the government wants it…

Leaders of organized labor groups say they are onboard with President Obama’s plan to keep the government from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. Labor leaders met with the President earlier this week

Next month’s commencement at Eastern Michigan University will have more green in it than just the school colors. Graduates will be wearing gowns made from recycled plastic bottles – robes that can be recycled again once the ceremonies are finished.

Though Bob Dylan has been analyzed more than any artist this side of the Beatles – one thing not widely known is his connection to Motown music.

The National Hockey League season remains on hold – as the continuing lockout nears its 60th day. WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter talked about the current state of negotiations with Helene St. James, the Detroit Red Wings beat reporter for the Detroit Free Press.

A federal judge is temporarily blocking the government from forcing a Catholic-owned family business in Ann Arbor to offer birth control to employees as mandated under the Affordable Care Act.

As President Obama and several members of Michigan’s congressional delegation celebrate victory – one high-profile Democrat has yet to confirm whether he’ll seek re-election – Detroit Mayor Dave Bing.

Democrat Debbie Stabenow won by a solid margin in her bid to return to the U.S. Senate.

There’s been a surprising development in the ongoing federal corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. One of Kilpatrick’s co-defendants is accepting a plea deal.

Voters will have the chance to accept or reject a ballot proposal allowing the Governor to remove a Wayne County Executive from office under certain circumstances.

Michigan’s new 13th Congressional District has an old-hand bearing the standard for the Democrats – long-time Congressman John Conyers, who has represented parts of Detroit for the last half-century.

The Michigan legislature created a new 13th Congressional District. But the challenge for the GOP remains the same as it has for half-a-century – defeat long-time Detroit Democrat John Conyers, who is now running in the 13th.

A retired U.S. Navy captain is making a bid as an independent candidate for the seat in Michigan’s 8th congressional district.

In the race for Michigan’s 8th congressional district incumbent Republican Mike Rogers has both name recognition and longevity.

In Michigan’s 8th Congressional district Democrat Lance Enderle is vying for the seat held for more than a decade by Republican Mike Rogers.

The Detroit Tigers are heading to the World Series. The team survived rain delays and the powerful New York Yankees en route to their first World Series berth since 2006.

Pioneering scientist and inventor Stan Ovshinsky has died at age 89 from prostate cancer.

The Republican chair of the U.S. House Oversight Committee and members of the Romney campaign say this week’s bankruptcy filing by advanced battery maker A123 Systems shows the Obama Administration is making a poor choice investing taxpayer funds in clean energy technology.

City of Detroit auditors reported last week that between 2007 and 2011 more than $300,000 went missing from cash registers and other areas in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center where people typically pay their property taxes.

The U.S. Transportation Secretary says a regional transit authority for Metro Detroit is very close to completion – but the Michigan legislature has to approve the plan before the federal government will help fund it.

The head of the national Business Roundtable organization – former Michigan Governor John Engler – addresses members of the Detroit Economic Club today.

Former NFL star and media personality Alex Karras has died.

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan is scheduled to hold a rally in Toledo today.

A federal judge is ordering Michigan’s Secretary of State to remove questions from ballot applications that ask voters to state their citizenship. The judge calls it an un-necessary burden on the right to vote.

A judge is scheduled to hear arguments this week regarding blocking the transfer of Detroit’s health department to a non-profit agency.

Michigan has become a major player in relations between the US and China.

A recent study by the University of Michigan finds that black and Hispanic infants and toddlers are not properly restrained by car seats or seat belts ten times more often than white children.

It’s been 37 years since the ex-boss of the Teamsters Union, Jimmy Hoffa, went missing. His fate is the stuff of local legend and mob movie scripts. For WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter, a new tip on Hoffa’s whereabouts hits close, maybe a bit too close, to home.

The Detroit City Council is blasting a proposal for the state to lease Belle Isle.

The Obama Administration is filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization that China is unfairly subsidizing exports of its cars and auto parts.

A new poll finds Michigan voters supporting several controversial ballot issues – but not by very wide margins.

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick – who once described himself as the nations’ first “hip hop” mayor – faces federal charges that he used city government to operate a widespread criminal enterprise.

A recent report from the Bing Administration to the advisory board overseeing Detroit’s finances finds that the city is again experiencing concerns over cash-flow.

Detroit’s Belle Isle will become a state park under an agreement reached between Mayor Dave Bing and Governor Rick Snyder.

This week WDET's been examining the ballot referendum regarding whether Michigan residents should have the right to vote on a second bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor. WDET's Quinn Klinefelter talked about the measure with the director of the committee supporting the ballot initiative--Mickey Blashfield.

With the NFL regular season underway one player is adding another year to an already record-setting career -- the Detroit Lions’ Jason Hanson.

Jury selection is underway in the federal corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

When President Obama makes his case for re-election tonight at the Democratic National Convention – one of those scheduled to lead-up to his speech is former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, host of “The War Room” on Current TV.

The Detroit Department of Transportation is launching a new system where people can locate a bus by checking an application on their mobile phone.

The Detroit Lions face the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field tonight in the final pre-season tune-up for the team. When the regular season begins, Sports Illustrated predicts the Lions will fall just short of returning to the playoffs. The man making t

The Republican National Convention is scheduled to get into full-swing today. And despite being penalized for holding an early primary, Michigan’s delegation is being given a prominent place in the convention hall.

A tropical storm is changing the face of this week’s Republican National Convention, and is also changing the lone star-turn by a representative from Michigan.

The Inspector General of the U.S. Homeland Security department is investigating complaints from airport security officials that they are being pressured by supervisors into racially-profiling passengers.

Vice President Joe Biden stopped at Detroit’s Renaissance High School as he completed a two-day campaign swing through Michigan and Minnesota.

The federal government is launching a year-long safety test in Ann Arbor of cars that communicate with each other to avoid accidents.

Jay Scott Smith of The Grio speaks with WDET's Quinn Klinefelter about the Detroit Tigers' season so far.

Michigan’s Attorney General is suing to remove most of the members of the Detroit School Board.

The Detroit Lions face new expectations after last year’s winning season – and a few concerns after an off-season filled with some controversy, including the arrests of several players.

Michigan’s attorney general is filing felony charges against four staff members of former Congressman and GOP presidential candidate Thaddeus McCotter.

Despite running in the newly-created 13th district Democratic Congressman John Conyers cruised to an easy victory in Michigan’s primary elections.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is criticizing the City Council for rejecting a new tax to pay for additional police officers.

The Detroit City Council is scheduled to debate a proposed millage to pay for additional police officers.

In Michigan’s August 7th primary elections…the race for the 12th Congressional district offers a stark contrast between candidates.

Jury selection is set to begin this week in one of the highest-profile public corruption trials in the history of Detroit. Federal prosecutors accuse former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of running the city’s government as a criminal enterprise.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled today that a referendum challenging the state’s emergency manager law is legal and can be placed before voters on the November ballot.

Congress avoided what the U.S. Treasury Secretary once warned would mean falling off a financial cliff this week by reaching a budget deal to fund the government for the next six months. The deal came together so quickly, with so little bickering, it took some Michigan lawmakers by surprise.

Veteran state lawmaker Glenn Anderson says in the new 13th congressional district, the race is wide-open…

The federal government is suing the state of Michigan for not delivering absentee ballots to some members of the U.S. military.

Michigan’s 12th Congressional district features the power of incumbency. 29-term Democrat John Dingell is the longest-serving member of the U.S. House.

Members of the Wayne State chapter of the American Association of University Professors – American Federation of Teachers allege that university officials are trying to do away with tenure for professors. The allegations come as faculty members are bargaining for a new labor contract with the university

Vice President Joe Biden is expected in Detroit this week to address a national convention of teachers. Biden will address the American Federation of Teachers convention at Cobo Center – the second largest teacher’s union in the country.

Detroiters are expressing shock and sorrow following last night’s shooting at the opening of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.” Some say they may avoid the film because of the shooting.

With millions of dollars invested in researching, engineering and testing vehicles – why do major automakers have so many recalls?

The Detroit teacher’s union will not rule out going on strike. And that’s making some parents in Detroit nervous.

Mitt Romney and President Obama visit the battleground state of Ohio this week.

An Ingham County judge has refused to reconsider an earlier ruling that Detroit’s top city lawyer does not have standing to challenge the consent agreement between the city and the state.

The union representing Detroit teachers is planning its next move after the school district’s emergency manager imposed a new contract.

Congress is considering fighting such attacks by allowing private companies and agencies like the FBI to share information – something privacy advocates fear could give the government unprecedented access to private internet accounts.

International officials are trying to find a diplomatic solution to the bloodshed in Syria.

Michigan’s senior U.S. Senator – Carl Levin – says Republicans in Congress should not stage another debate over health care reform.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act continues to send ripples through the political world today.

Democrats are praising the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act – and none more so than former Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak.

Detroit Congressman Hansen Clarke is joining a chorus of his fellow Democrats in praising the U.S. Supreme Court for upholding the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans in the U.S. House are vowing to hold a new debate next month over repealing the Affordable Care Act -- despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling the law is constitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that the Constitution forbids a mandatory life sentence in prison without parole for juveniles convicted of murder.

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to rule on whether President Obama’s signature legislative achievement – the Affordable Care Act reforming the nation’s health care system – is constitutional. As the High Court ruling looms ever closer, its shadow is falling over the presidential campaign across the nation – and here in Michigan.

Governor Rick Snyder gathered with high level officials from the US and Canadian governments – and heard Canada’s Prime Minister – Stephen Harper – say words that have been fought over for years…

Congress’ difficulty in crafting a compromise budget agreement is threatening to trigger across–the-board cuts in government programs – a process known as “sequestration.”

A Michigan judge is dismissing a lawsuit that threatened to push Detroit to the brink of insolvency.

Multiple sources are reporting that Governor Rick Snyder has reached a deal with Canadian officials to build a long-awaited second bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing wants the Detroit City Council to pressure the city’s head attorney to withdraw legal action challenging the validity of a consent agreement with the state -- but Council Members are balking at doing so...

An organization harshly criticized by the Vatican is sending nuns on a bus tour of several states to highlight social problems...

Vehicles that travel from point “A” to point “B” without a driver – all on their own…not by remote control – may become reality in only a few years.

Some experts say the results of the recall election in Wisconsin show the political clout of organized labor is on the wane.

The second-most senior member of the U-S House – Detroit Democrat John Conyers – is facing a newly re-drawn congressional district…and the toughest re-election campaign of his political career.

Organizers of the Detroit Works project continue soliciting residents’ input in how officials should better use the city’s scarce resources.

Detroit Police are joining with experts in criminology to create a new initiative targeting burglaries in the city’s Grandmont Rosedale area.

An alleged serial killer in Michigan is facing life without parole after being convicted of first-degree murder. Prosecutors suspect the man of stabbing more than a dozen people near Flint.

General Motors is pulling its paid advertising from Facebook and will not buy ads in the next Super Bowl.

Several Catholic institutions are joining in a suit against the Obama Administration…over a mandate that most employers offer insurance that covers birth control. The groups charge the mandate violates religious freedom.

A new survey conducted by the American College of Emergency Physicians finds the majority of respondents might avoid ER’s – if they felt their insurance would not cover the visit.

The record-setting success of The Avengers movie shows comic books have transcended their traditional fan base. Even comic conventions have become magnets for all kinds of pop culture.

The White House hosted a forum in Detroit today to explore ways the federal government can help entrepreneurs in urban areas.

Numerous legends of film and television convene in Novi this weekend for the 23rd Motor City Comic Con.

The Detroit City Council is debating a proposal by the Bing Administration to convert the city Health Department into a new health institute.

A new report finds that a young person convicted of a serious crime in Michigan is more likely to receive a longer sentence than an adult committing the same offense.

The Obama campaign is countering claims by presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney that he helped save the U.S. auto industry.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is charging former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and others with influence peddling.

The recent suicide of star pro football player Junior Seau is renewing attention on the problems players face after they leave the field.

The Detroit City Council is analyzing the city budget proposed by Mayor Dave Bing.

Emergency officials in Flint are rescuing residents stranded after heavy rains triggered flooding in the city.

Federal officials have circulated security bulletins warning al Qaeda may attempt new attacks this week – as revenge for the year-old killing of Osama bin Laden.

Officials in Detroit are launching a new schedule they say will keep buses in the city running on time on selected routes.

The debate over who might build a second crossing took a new twist recently when the owners of the Ambassador Bridge launched a petition drive for a ballot referendum on the issue.

Federal officials say members of al Qaeda could try to stage an attack this week on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden.

10-6 record, playoff berth, mean lower draft pick for team that took Matthew Stafford Number One in 2009.

Detroit Mayor Bing says operating City Airport is a luxury the city can no longer afford.

This week a Justice Department task force holds its final public hearing on how exposure to violence affects children.

President Obama says the economic change he promised in 2008 is taking place – but at a slower pace than he’d hoped for. The President made the remarks at a fund raising event in Dearborn.

President Obama travels to Metro Detroit this week for a pair of fundraising events.

The Detroit Public School district is notifying more than four thousand teachers they are being laid-off.

The Bing Administration is proposing sweeping budget cuts to help erase Detroit’s fiscal deficit.

The U-S Army is unveiling a new laboratory research complex in Warren to develop alternative energy sources for military vehicles.

Barbara McQuade speaks with WDET about her role as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.

WDET's Quinn Klinefelter gives an update on the Detroit City Council meeting happening tonight.

Council held discussions about the legality of a proposed consent agreement with the state during in morning and afternoon sessions Tuesday.

Detroit is on the verge of having the state of Michigan take control of its finances.

The Detroit City Council is scheduled this morning to debate a potential financial agreement with the state.

Governor Rick Snyder told a crowd of more than 100 at a Detroit town hall meeting he has no intention of “taking over” the city.

The Detroit City Council has approved a request by the Bing Administration to borrow $137 million dollars to help the city remain afloat financially.

The U-S Justice Department has suffered a blow from a federal judge in Detroit today (Tues.) The judge acquitted seven members of a Michigan militia on trial for allegedly plotting to violently overthrow the government.

The state of Michigan has officially declared a financial crisis exists in Detroit, and is preparing to assume some control over the city’s finances.

Defense attorneys are requesting a mis-trial in the case of a Michigan militia accused of sedition.

A state financial review board faces a deadline Monday to recommend a plan for keeping Detroit from bankruptcy.

The prosecution has rested its case in the federal trail of members of a Michigan militia charged with trying to overthrow the government.

The state financial review team reviewing Detroit’s finances say the crisis is so dire the state may need to take financial control. But many Detroiters attending the public meeting about the situation strongly opposed what they call a state take-over of the city.

The state of Michigan will seek a stay of an Ingham County Judge’s order which in effect prevents the state from reaching a consent agreement with the city of Detroit before a deadline set by Governor Snyder.

General Motors is suspending production of its highly-touted Chevrolet Volt for over a month, in hopes that dealers can move a number of the electric vehicles that remain un-sold.

As WDET seeks to unlock 10-thousand hours of volunteer service from people in the Metro region…officials at one facility in Detroit say they have desperate need for such action.

A trial continues in Michigan for members of a militia accused of plotting to overthrow the government. Defense attorneys claim the FBI was in essence trying to entrap the militia members into criminal activity…

Officials in financially-troubled Detroit are weighing a deal that would give the state of Michigan significant control over the city.

Snyder administration to present details to Detroit officials Tuesday.

Part of the cost-cutting measures already undertaken by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing includes inserting a private management team to head the city’s troubled bus system.

The U-S Housing and Urban Development Department is prohibiting operators of federally-funded shelters from asking about an applicant’s sexual orientation.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said during his annual State of the City address that the city faces the most critical time in its financial history.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing delivers his annual State of the City address tonight.

Federal agencies including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are launching an effort to target violent crime on Detroit’s east side.

A new study finds the number of mosques in the U.S. increased by 74 percent in only the past decade.

Mitt Romney earned a narrow victory in Michigan’s Republican presidential primary.

The appointment of Emergency Managers over the finances of troubled cities in Michigan is still generating controversy…and opposition.

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romeny and Rick Santorum are stumping across Michigan a day before the state’s primary. And WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter found that another GOP contender is ramping-up HIS campaign with stops in Detroit and elsewhere in the state.

Elections officials in Detroit are predicting a light turnout for Tuesday’s primary contests.

Mitt Romney told a crowd of business leaders in Detroit today (Fri.) that he is the only Republican candidate who can defeat President Obama.

Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are continuing their battle for the Michigan primary this week.

The man who tried to blow up an airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 is appealing his life sentence.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told a crowd of business leaders in Detroit he has a plan that will revitalize the nation’s manufacturing base.

The man who tried to destroy an airplane bound for Detroit with an explosive hidden in his underwear says he does not deserve life in prison.

A federal trial is underway in Detroit for members of a Michigan militia accused of plotting domestic terrorism.

Southfield’s Brenda Lawrence says she wants to move from being a Mayor to being a member of Congress.

Opening statements could begin this week in the case of a Michigan militia accused of plotting to overthrow the government.

The road to Michigan’s Republican presidential primary stopped in Washington, D.C. today where most of the major candidates spoke before the powerful Conservative Political Action Conference – commonly known as C-PAC.

Legendary singer-songwriter Carole King turns 70 this week.

Governor Rick Snyder is presenting his state budget proposal at a time when Michigan has a rare surplus of funding.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson delivers his annual State of the County address Wednesday evening.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the jailing of Matty Moroun on contempt charges was legal.

Jury selection begins this week for members of a Michigan militia accused of sedition.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing tweeted today that the city has reached a tentative agreement with unions representing city workers.

A family in Detroit is struggling to understand why an ambulance never arrived after they called 9-1-1 when their father was having a heart attack.

A window on what cuts in city services can mean for people living in Detroit opened last week, when long-time resident Joe Glenn suffered a heart attack outside his home.

A new statewide poll of Michigan voters has some interesting news for Governor Rick Snyder and President Obama.

This week attorneys for Manuel “Matty” Moroun are scheduled to argue against their client facing contempt of court charges before the Michigan Court of Appeals.

President Obama is threatening to steer federal aid away from colleges and universities that don’t clamp-down on rising tuition costs.

The state is appointing an Emergency Manager over the finances of the Highland Park Schools.

President Obama continues his campaign swing through likely battleground states in the next election with a stop today (Fri.)at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Governor Rick Snyder told the annual meeting of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau that people in the state – including the tourism industry – need to be more “relentlessly positive.”

President Obama is preparing to deliver his annual State of the Union address – in the midst of an increasingly bitter election campaign.

President Obama is scheduled to visit Metro Detroit this week to amplify remarks he’ll make during his State of the Union address.

Listen to a typical crowd attending the North American International Auto Show, and one of the exhibits you’ll often hear mentioned doesn’t have anything to do with cars.

Jury selection begins today in Detroit for members of a Michigan militia accused of plotting to overthrow the government.

The so-called “Big Four” political leaders in Metro Detroit – the Mayor of Detroit, and the executives of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties – agree that it will be a disaster for the entire region if Michigan’s largest city goes bankrupt.

The North American International Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday, even as construction continues at the site of the event – Detroit’s Cobo Center.

The North American International Auto Show draws thousands of journalists from around the world to Detroit each year. Each has his or her own view of the show – and the city.

Toyota is unveiling its latest models at the North American International Auto Show today. The company is coming off a tough 2011 when the earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused severe product shortages.

Detroit police today begin a pilot project to trim staff from precincts during evening hours.

Officials with General Motors say they are focusing on building brand loyalty with customers aged 30 and younger.

Officials with the Ford Motor Company say they are targeting the mid-size car market.

The North American International Auto Show opened today.

The National Football League Wild Card playoffs begin today. And it’s a weekend of redemption for the NFL’s Detroit Lions…

Plans for a light rail line along Detroit’s Woodward Avenue are still alive roughly a month after officials announced that the city could not sustain the cost of the project.

Detroit’s police chief is disputing recent reports that the city plans to shut down police precincts at four in the afternoon.

Today’s Iowa caucuses for the Republican presidential candidates sets a course that could end with the nominee being chosen by the time of the Michigan GOP primary at the end of February.

Troy city officials have rejected a proposal for a new transit center – one that would have been part of a regional transportation system…and would have been paid for by a $8.4 million federal grant.

Officials in Troy have rejected a regional transit center that would have been built with $8.4 million of federal funding. That grant money will now go to another city, likely in another state

The man who pleaded guilty to using a bomb hidden in his underwear to try and blow-up an airliner bound for Detroit wants a new lawyer. He says he wants an attorney who is Muslim.

White House officials say they welcome a letter sent to President Obama last week by the president of the University of Michigan…Mary Sue Coleman.

The man who led the Obama Administration’s bailout of U.S. automakers says there was really no other approach that could have saved Detroit’s signature industry.

The U.S. Transportation Secretary says the White House will help fund a regional transit authority in Metro Detroit if officials in the region can come to an agreement on an overall plan.

The Detroit City Council has rejected a proposal to cut its budget. Council voted six -to-two against trimming its budget by a third.

Oral arguments will be presented this week in Detroit in a lawsuit filed against the American Bar Association. Supporters say could have widespread consequences for job seekers with disabilities.

The suburban SMART bus system radically alters its schedule today for picking-up some riders while eliminating some routes completely.

Congress is battling over extending current payroll tax credits and unemployment benefits – a particular concern for people in Michigan with the high jobless rate in the state.

The top union officials representing Detroit Police officers are resigning – just at a time when city officials are demanding that cops make wage and benefit concessions to help stave off a potential state takeover of Detroit’s finances.

Many analysts say only an emergency manager would have the authority to conduct the kind of government restructuring they say Detroit needs to become cost effective and efficient. Several emergency managers in Michigan say their blueprint for restructuring is the book “Reinventing Government,” co-authored by consultant David Osborne

A member of a Michigan militia accused of plotting sedition has pleaded guilty to a firearms charge.

Financial problems are taking center stage in both the city of Detroit and the city of Flint.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says the city could run out of money by April. Reaction to his plans for addressing the fiscal crisis is far from resounding.

The Mayor of Detroit says the city will run out of money by next Spring and faces a state takeover of its finances. The Mayor plans to cut the debt by privatizing significant portions of city services.

A medical facility in Grosse Pointe Park is luring researchers not only from across Metro Detroit’s municipal boundaries but also bringing them from outside the nation’s borders as well.

The Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander has won the American League’s prestigious Cy Young Award.

The permit allowing Occupy Detroit protestors to camp in Grand Circus Park expires tonight.

A new survey finds consumers feeling a bit better about the nation’s economy.

The Republican presidential candidate debate at Oakland University left Mitt Romney still leading the field of contenders, helped reinvigorate Herman Cain’s campaign and may have brought an end to Rick Perry’s candidacy.

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano is naming a new chair for the county’s Airport Authority Board.

The Republican presidential candidates agree the U.S. should not provide financial help to stabilize debt-ridden European banks. The hopefuls debated economic issues last night at Oakland University.

The GOP contenders for president debate tonight at Oakland University. The federal bailout of Detroit’s auto industry has already become a flashpoint.

Residents in Allen Park voted to increase funding for public safety but did not want to spend more to pay off a failed film studio.

Voters in Sterling Heights are keeping the city’s incumbent mayor in office.

The head of the union representing the majority of city workers in Detroit says Mayor Dave Bing is requesting a summit with organized labor groups this week.

A member of a Michigan militia charged with plotting to overthrow the government will likely plead guilty this week.

The first mall built in the nation – Northland Center Mall – sits in the heart of Southfield. Some see it as the possible centerpiece of economic revitalization in Southfield’s downtown.

The second-most powerful Republican in the U-S House – Eric Cantor – continued a lecture tour with a stop at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

One of the more outspoken Republican members of Congress – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor – speaks to students in Ann Arbor today.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has passed one measure -- and is examining another – designed to limit government regulations and make lawmakers accountable for how effective the rules are.

The Chief Representative of the P-L-O to the United States told students at the University of Michigan-Dearborn that he wonders whether it is worth trying to reinvigorate the peace process with Israel.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and the City Council are weighing whether to allow bus mechanics to forego furlough days if it will help end delays in bus service.

Voting on a new contract between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler is scheduled to be completed this week.

Bing Administration officials say they will consider privatizing all repair work on Detroit buses if an accord cannot be reached within a month between the city and the union representing bus mechanics.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled to visit Metro Detroit today for meetings with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Governor Rick Snyder.

President Obama and the President of South Korea toured a General Motors plant in Lake Orion today touting a recent trade deal the leaders say will benefit both of their countries.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says nations need to enact laws that will force business leaders to limit global climate change. Gore spoke Thursday during a series of meetings examining the future of the Great Lakes held at Wayne State University

The man who tried to blow up a plane bound for Detroit two years ago with an explosive hidden in his underwear pleaded guilty to all charges Tuesday.

Man accused of trying to blow up flight to Detroit enters plea.

National Republican party officials are questioning the impact of Michigan moving its GOP presidential primary from its originally-scheduled date to an earlier one, February 28th.

Opening statements began today (Tues.) in the trial of a man accused of trying to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day, 2009, with explosives hidden in his underwear.

Opening arguments are set to begin this week in the trial of a man accused of trying to set-off explosive on-board a Detroit-bound airliner two years ago.

Weeks after the Detroit City Council heard from members of the public outraged that people often had to wait hours for a city bus – the union in charge of bus mechanics says little has changed.

The man accused of trying to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear to bring down a jet airplane two years ago is in the midst of federal court proceedings in Detroit. A pool of prospective jurors are being asked whether they can separate actual evidence from the massive media coverage surrounding the case…

Official jury selection begins this week in the trial of a man accused of attempting to blow-up an airplane bound for Detroit two years ago on Christmas Day.

This week a settlement was reached in a lawsuit involving disabled fliers, Northwest Airlines and the Wayne County Airport Authority.

The United Auto Workers rank and file have ratified a four year contract with General Motors.

A debate over funding projects tied to Michigan is causing yet another budget battle in Congress this week.

Michigan’s senior U.S. senator says he believes the President is changing both the substance of the ideas he’s offering and the tone he’s taking with the GOP.

Officials with the Penske Corporation say they are in the final stages of completing an agreement to again stage the Detroit Grand Prix auto race on Belle Isle.

Michigan’s U.S. senators are questioning General Motors’ deal with a Chinese automaker to develop electric vehicles in China.

Labor analyst Harley Shaiken tells WDET's Quinn Klinefelter that the agreement is an historic, precedent-setting deal.

Unions representing Detroit bus workers pledge to meet with the Bing Administration this week to discuss how to increase pick-up times on city bus routes. City officials have been flooded with complaints in recent weeks about lengthy delays in bus service.

Detroit’s city buses have been taking hours longer to reach stops than in years past and some residents complain the delays are putting people at risk. Often children have to wait longer going to-and-from school, elderly people are forced to wait until darkness falls before being picked-up. The Detroit City Council held a public hearing on the slowdowns today.

General Motors and the United Auto Workers appear to be making progress toward a new contract.

A federal judge says incriminating statements given by a man accused of trying to blow-up a Detroit-bound airliner can be used during his trial. The evidence was obtained before the suspect was advised he had the right to remain silent.

The man accused of trying to blow up an airliner approaching Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 disrupted court proceedings today (Wed.) by shouting “Osama’s alive.” It was one of several outbursts from the defendant as jury selection began in the case.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Michigan’s Attorney General and the city of Grand Rapids to overturn a law banning peaceful panhandling. The civil rights group says the law is harsh and unconstitutional.

President Obama is continuing his call for Congress to immediately pass the American Jobs Act he proposed before a joint session of the House and Senate last night, to help people like those unemployed in Michigan find work.

Legendary singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte says he’s concerned about what the first black president in the history of the U.S. is doing – or not doing – to help African Americans.

The 9/11 attacks have made security procedures once seen as extreme a routine part of everyday life. For some Detroiters security checkpoints and guards are now as commonplace as putting on – or being ordered to remove – a pair of shoes.

For Arab and Arab-American cab drivers in the Metro region 9/11 was an eye-opening experience. Several reported passengers jumping out of taxis at the time simply because they heard a driver with a Middle-Eastern accent.

President Obama spent part of Monday in Detroit addressing a crowd of thousands at the city’s annual Labor Day celebration. Mr. Obama says organized labor has a crucial role in rebuilding the nation AND in his presidential campaign.

President Obama spent part of Monday in Detroit…addressing a crowd of thousands at the city’s annual Labor Day celebration.

President Obama will spend part of this Labor Day in Detroit delivering a speech outlining his proposals to create new jobs. Mr. Obama also needs to shore-up support among union leaders whose help he’ll need in the 2012 presidential election.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is joining most of the top law enforcement officials in the state to call on city residents for more help in ending gun violence. WDET’s Noah Ovshinsky talked about the push for more community involvement with Quinn Klinefelter, who was at a news conference where the officials spoke.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is joining with most of the top law enforcement officials in the state in a call for city residents to provide more information about gun crimes.

Newsrooms around the Metro Detroit area are being flooded by callers saying they felt the effects of an earthquake centered in the Washington, D.C. area.