When Disaster Strikes and Homeowners’ Insurance Won’t Cover The Damage

Jake Neher/WDET Homeowners in Metro Detroit have had to deal with some unexpected disasters in recent years. Massive floods in 2014...

Bill Allowing Landlords To Ban Medical Marijuana Smoking Goes To Snyder’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder has just a few bills from last session left to consider. Among them is a...

Is Trump Already Leading Us Into New Conflicts?

Jake Neher/WDET President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office for another two weeks, but he’s already caused a stir with foreign...

U.S. Consumers Bought More Vehicles Than Ever in 2016 [TABLE]

U.S. consumers bought more than 17.5 million cars and trucks in 2016, setting a new record. But most industry analysts say...

New Grant Awarded to Protect Huron River Watershed

WDET The Huron River Watershed Council has received one-point-eight million dollars in federal funds to help protect the land near...

Study: Communication Tower Lights are Dangerous to Birds

WDET Research shows that current lighting standards for communication towers in Michigan are dangerous to birds. The US Fish and...

Auto Sales for 2016 Hit Record High

WDET A consulting firm reports that automakers sold a record number of cars in the U-S last year. Officials with...

Hip Don’t Lie: A Detroit Music & Lifestyle Blog Celebrates 5 Passionate Years

Hip in Detroit Co-Founder Sadie Quagliotto The blog Hip in Detroit has been a regional resource for finding out about cool...

Can Billionaire CEOs Make America Middle-Class Again?

Rick Pluta, MPRN Several business leaders are expected to serve in keys roles in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet. Trump has...

What Will A Trump Presidency Mean For Your Pocketbook?

Flickr We’ve heard a lot in the past couple months about how president-elect Donald Trump might shape the American economy, through...

Changes To Tribal Agreement Could Mean Fewer Native American Mascots

Lansing School District Schools may be changing their Native American mascots in the near future. That’s thanks to an amendment...

Whitmer To Seek Democratic Party Nod For Governor In 2018

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) Former state Senator Gretchen Whitmer is the first candidate to formally declare she’s running...