Former State Senator Smith Makes Moves for Detroit City Council Seat
Former State Senator Virgil Smith is taking the initial steps to run for Detroit City Council. The Detroit Department of Elections...
Experts say Female Genital Mutilation is Both Crime and Cultural Practice
A metro Detroit doctor has been ordered detained while she awaits a trial on charges of mutilating the genitals of...
Rep. Debbie Dingell Talks Trump’s Unpredictability, How Democrats Can Win in 2018
WDET Congress is taking some time off after a rocky start to its new session this year. Republican leaders have failed...
Legislative Leaders Hope to End Standoff on Money for Flint, Macomb Sinkhole
Jake Neher/WDET Lawmakers are back at the state Capitol following their spring break. One job facing them is ending a...
Are Efforts by Facebook, Google to Filter Out “Fake News” Problematic?
WDET Throughout American history, it’s been up to journalists to decide what information was worthy of publishing to the masses....
Flint to Stay on GLWA Service
The City of Flint announced Tuesday it will keep the Great Lakes Water Authority as its drinking water source under...
New Detroit Arena to Host NCAA Championship Games
The NCAA says Detroit will soon be a college championship city. The NCAA announced sites for future championship and tournament...
Researchers, Community Groups Release Plan to Curb Air Pollution in Detroit
A group of community organizations and researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health released a "public health...
What Does it Mean to “Buy American, Hire American”?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday encouraging government agencies to fulfill his campaign...
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Assesses Trump’s First 100 Days on Detroit Today
Oakland University Next week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning...
WDET Presents “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” Live at the Fox Theatre
NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me will be live at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Thursday, June 15 at 7:30pm....
GOP State Senator Says Michigan Should Protect Internet Privacy if Feds Won’t
Office of state Sen. Rick Jones A Republican state lawmaker says Michigan should step in to protect people’s internet privacy....