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Parkland Parent Jeff Kasky Talks About Day Gunman Opened Fire in Sons’ School

JeffKasky/twitter Jeff Kasky’s two sons were inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman started killing students and staff...

Damon Young’s Book “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker” Challenges Perceptions of Race

Damon Young/Twitter It’s clear when you read his writing on VerySmartBrothas.com -- Damon Young is one of the sharpest, funniest and...

Think You Know How To Fix The Roads? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It

Jake Neher/WDET There are at least two things that are universal about living in Southeastern Michigan -- we all drive on...

The Role of Stress, Suicide, and Drug Overdoses in Declining Life Expectancy

Wikipedia Life expectancy in the United States used to be the highest on the planet. That was back in the...

Foreclosure Limbo Especially Tough on Renters

Jake Neher/WDET Wayne County has finalized its list of properties headed for tax foreclosure this year, opening a season of...

“Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win” Looks at Rise, Fall of Brutal Detroit STRESS Police Unit

Jake Neher/WDET Just a few years removed from the 1967 Rebellion, a new police unit appeared on the streets of...

Is Congress Doing Its Job?

  NPR Everyone in America loves to hate Congress and over the years, congressional approval has reflected that. Right now,...

Republican PR Pro Matt Resch on Roads Debate and Mueller Report

Jake Neher/WDET Most weeks, Stephen Henderson welcomes a guest on Detroit Today who sees politics and the world a bit...

Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller on Growing Up In Metro Detroit, Becoming Broadway Sensation

Jeffrey Seller Jeffrey Seller is a Broadway sensation. Aside from being the producer of several iconic musicals, Seller is also the mind...

Road to the Final Four Amid Controversy and Scandal at MSU

Pat Batcheller Michigan State University’s men's basketball team makes its 10th final four appearance on Saturday, and its eighth under...

Flint Water Lawsuit Against Former Governor Rick Snyder Moves Forward

Jake Neher/WDET This week, a judge reinstated Gov. Rick Snyder as a defendant on a lawsuit filed by Flint residents...

“Flint” the Play Brings Water Crisis to the Stage

Annamarie Sysling When we talk about the Flint Water Crisis, we talk a lot about politicians and public officials who...