How Significant is Volvo’s Move Away From Traditional Engines?
Jennifer Pruss/WDET This week Volvo announced its line of cars will all be electric or hybrid-electric in two years. Multiple...
Month: July 2017
Alleged Flint Airport Attacker Indicted
Courtesy of FBI A grand jury has indicted the man accused of stabbing an airport officer in Flint. The suspect...
The Future Is Here In New Episodes of “Far Off Sounds”
The Detroit-produced web series "Far Off Sounds" travels all over the globe to find unique musical experiences and the one-of-kind people who...
Bridging the Gap Between DPD and the LGBT Community
In past decades, Detroit Police have been known to target gay people, building a prolonged mistrust of the department over...
Do the Pistons Really Need $34.5 Million to Move to Detroit?
WDET Pistons owner Tom Gores spends a lot of money. For instance -- next year he will pay Pistons star Andre...
New Detroit Superintendent: “Pressure Is Even Higher Because I’m Not African American”
Laura Weber Davis/WDET All the hype about Detroit’s turnaround could turn out to be meaningless. That’s if the city doesn’t...
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: “Much better than everything people said you were”
WDET/Candice Fortman Jennifer Smith is the founder of Closing the Gap, a nonprofit that uses personalized mentorship to help Detroit...
Israel Could Protect Cars Built in Detroit from Cyberattacks
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Officials with the government of Israel say they believe their country can offer significant help to Michigan’s signature...
Michigan Officials: No Problem Providing Most Voter Info to Trump Panel
Jake Neher/WDET More than half of the states in the U.S. are reportedly refusing to provide some or all of...
The Progressive Underground Show 221 feat. DAM-FUNK & DAMIEN ESCOBAR
Stones Throw Records On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews soul/electronic funk artist DAM-FUNK (in advance...