“Detroit” Screenwriter Mark Boal Explains How True Stories from ’67 Shaped the New Film

"Detroit" will be screened in movie theaters across the country starting August 3rd, but it's already pulling praise from critics...

Schuette Charges 11 with Faking Records in Veterans Neglect Scandal

WDET Eleven former employees of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans have been charged with felonies for falsifying reports to...

1967 Pershing High School Basketball Team Brought Championship to City

It's piece of Detroit sports history that seems to be lost to time. Coach Will Robinson not only lead the...

Was Civil Unrest in 1967 Detroit a Riot or a Rebellion?

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Some Detroiters say the uprising of 1967 was more than wanton lawlessness. They say it was a backlash against...

Federal Judge Issues Injunction Stopping Iraqi Deportations

A federal judge in Detroit is issuing a preliminary injunction halting the deportation of Iraqi nationals from the U.S. The...

Could the President Pardon Himself?

Cheyna Roth/MPRN The investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election is in full swing. If it leads to criminal...

Detroit Area Photojournalist Captures Haunting Images of Battle of Mosul

Courtesy of Kenny Karpov The battle to retake Mosul — ISIS’ previous stronghold in Iraq — has come to an...

CuriosiD: That Waterway in Detroit, Is it a Strait or a River?

Sandra Svoboda/WDET Listener Bailey Townsend submitted this question to CuriosiD:  “Why is the Detroit River called 'Detroit River' when it’s...

The Detroit River: Planning a Visit? Here’s Information [MAP]

Stretching from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie while it runs between Detroit and Windsor, the Detroit River offers parks,...

Scars from 1967 Detroit Uprising Still Linger

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET This week, the city of Detroit is remembering a series of days that forever changed the iconic Motor...

EPA Employees Union Says States are in Desperate Need of Additional Funding for Water Infrastructure

  The Trump Administration's proposed budget has the American Federation of Government Employees sounding an alarm. A-F-G-E represents 9-thousand Environmental Protection...

Jared Kushner on Russia, Annotated

Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, told lawmakers in a statement on Monday that he "did not collude......