State Proposal Could Penalize Cities for Helping Undocumented Immigrants

Michigan cities claiming sanctuary status for undocumented immigrants and refugees could face harsh financial penalties under legislation being proposed in...

Workgroup To Look for Answers After Michigan Unemployment Agency Computer Glitch

Office of state Rep. Joseph Graves (R-Linden) A group of experts will try to figure out how a state computer...

Local Jewish, Muslim Groups Team Up For Series of Talks On Xenophobia in 2017

Jake Neher/WDET The word “xenophobia” has had a resurgence in the American lexicon. Dictionary.com named “xenophobia” its word of the year...

Buyer Assistance Programs Aim to Increase Home Purchases in Detroit

In 2014, Becki Kenderes and her boyfriend were living in a basement apartment beneath a house in Detroit. “It was...

Evans: Rock Venture Proposal Needs Vetting

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says there needs to be a thorough vetting of the Rock Ventures’ proposals to build...

Construction on M-59 to Begin Next Month

  The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a two-year reconstruction of M-59 next month.  MDOT crews will keep three...

Are All Bets Off When It Comes To Who Runs For Office?

Jake Neher/WDET A few years ago, the thought of reality TV star and businessman Donald Trump running for and winning...

Milo Minute: Mexican Knives, Handgrenades, Frontier Ruckus and more

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo's byline appears in publications locally and globally. He's been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

WDET Sustainer Appreciation Week Is Here!

Sustaining Members give a set monthly amount to support the programs, news and music you enjoy and rely on every...

Three Generations, Three Countries, and 8,000 Miles to Life and Liberty in America

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Southeast Michigan is, and always has been, an area rich with immigrants from all regions of the...

WSU Student-Athletes Post 3.25 GPA in Fall 2016

Wayne State University says 73 percent of its student-athletes earned a grade-point average higher than 3.0 in the 2016 fall...

The Progressive Underground Show 201: NU BOSSA EDITION

Ziriguiboom Records On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell profiles the NU BOSSA music genre.  Nu Bossa...