Detroit Today: Are sports teams worth the public money we give them?
The Detroit Lions are having a remarkable season. However, with that success comes change – notably a significant 30% rise...
Detroit Today: What the Lions mean to Detroiters
For the first time in a long time — 32 years to be exact — the Detroit Lions won a...
MichMash: Secretary Benson on presidential primaries, election security
The 2024 election season is underway with the presidential primary coming earlier than in previous election cycles. MichMash host...
Health, environmental groups join lawsuit to overturn EPA ozone designation in Detroit
Health and environmental groups are joining a Sierra Club lawsuit claiming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrongly found that southeast Michigan now...
Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters focusing on housing in 2024
Mary Waters is one of two at-large members of the council. Voters elected her in 2021. Before that she served...
Lions finally giving fans, including Eminem, chance to cheer for a winner after decades of futility
DETROIT (AP) — Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the Detroit Lions hosted a playoff game for the first time...
CultureShift: How to heal your intergenerational relationships in 2024
Embarking on a fresh year often brings about new resolutions or, at the very least, an internal commitment to enhance...
UAW continues organizing efforts at non-union factories in the South
Amid resistance from politicians and car companies, the United Auto Workers union continues its effort to organize in the South....
Detroit Today: The opportunity gap for Black students in Michigan — and how to close it
A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that African American children face the steepest obstacles to opportunity...
Detroit Councilman Fred Durhal on the evolution of his district, plans for 2024
Fred Durhal III has been a Detroit City Council member for District 7 since the end of 2021. He says...
WDET 2023 listener survey results
Last summer, WDET asked listeners to take an in-depth survey to help improve public radio in Detroit. The survey received...
Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial...