Enjoy WDET’s Special Programming This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving might look very different this year, but at least one thing remains the same: WDET is here to fulfill...

NHTSA Orders Recall of 5.9 Million General Motors Vehicles with Takata Airbags

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is ordering the recall of nearly six million General Motors vehicles in the United States...

Between Takes: McKinley Jackson Learns to Sweeten the Track

Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...

Watch Live: President-Elect Biden Announces Key Administration Picks

President-elect Joe Biden is formally announcing his most recent nominees and appointments for his incoming administration. Among his choices are...

Metro Detroiters Share Stories of Gratitude Despite Difficult 2020

This year has been a difficult one. From the pain and isolation caused by the pandemic to widespread economic uncertainty...

University of Michigan Dives Into New Project Highlighting Detroit River Stories

After years of work, the University of Michigan is launching the Detroit River Story Lab. It's a multi-faceted partnership between the...

Why Public Health Officials Are Worried About Thanksgiving Gatherings

Public health officials are urging people not to gather in large groups for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. It's usually a...

Monica Palmer Says She Received a Phone Call From President Donald Trump

Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, William Hartman and Monica Palmer, continue to receive criticism after temporarily deadlocking...

Republican Lawmakers Were Unwise to Meet with Trump, says UM Law Expert

We’re at an inflection point in GOP efforts to cast doubt on the clear results of the November election. On...

Americans Should Learn from Canada’s Thanksgiving COVID Spike

Thanksgiving is canceled. That was the reaction by some on social media after Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration banned gatherings of...

How to Break the News to Loved Ones That You Won’t Be Attending Holiday Gatherings This Year

The holidays are fast approaching but with coronavirus cases surging nationwide, "home for the holidays" isn't an option for many...

Eddie Glaude: Racism We’ve Seen in Trump Era is Not New. It’s Just Louder.

The upheaval of 2020 has laid bare the racial tensions and systemic oppression of people of color that undergird American society....