What CPB Funding Means to WDET and You

I’m sure you’ve heard the news about the President’s proposed budget, which encourages Congress to eliminate federal funding for public media. ...

Michigan Republicans Praise Healthy Michigan, Which Could Die Under GOP Plan in Congress

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan is the largest Republican-led state in the country that chose to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care...

Motown Movement Aims For Affordable, Sustainable Housing [PHOTOS]

When Ronen Dan and Bob Hendrikx first came to Detroit from the Netherlands, they saw the blight they'd heard about in Dutch...

The Scarab Club Kicks Off A New Live Music Series and Youth Workshops Next Week

Musicians from Planet D Nonet, along with a group of young jazz students, will perform the music of the Kings...

Is Detroit’s Restaurant Industry Suffering From Less-Than-Stellar Service?

Detroit’s restaurant scene is growing quickly, but that growth has put an increased strain on an already stretched service industry. That's according...

Colon Cancer Increasing in Young Adults

  A new study from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that colon cancer cases are on the...

The Milo Minute: Black Women Rock, Sound and Silence Showcase, and St. Patrick’s Day

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...

Does “Missing Richard Simmons” Cross a Line Between Journalism and Voyeurism?

In the late 1980s a reporter sat outside then-Senator Gary Hart’s house in secret, waiting for him to emerge with...

What Would Halt to Fuel Mandates Mean for Auto Industry?

President Donald Trump says it’s time to rethink America’s fuel economy mandates. He made that announcement during a visit to...

Filling Out Brackets Can Be Maddening

The NCAA's Division 1 basketball tournaments begin this week. Villanova is trying to become the first men's team to repeat...

Trump Tells Autoworkers in Ypsilanti U.S. will Display ‘Manufacturing Might’

Jake Neher/WDET President Trump told a crowd of autoworkers at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti that the Trump Administration will...

Should the City Maintain Golf Courses?

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit City Council rejected a proposal for a short-term contract to maintain city golf courses. Some...