Detroit Launches Financial Counseling Centers for Residents
Alex McLenon Detroit's first two Financial Empowerment Centers are now open for business. The program is set-up to provide free...
Alex McLenon is a Reporter with 101.9 WDET.
Fiat Chrysler, Renault Merger Talks Hint at Future of Auto Industry
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Italian-American automotive giant Fiat Chrysler is hoping to make a French connection. The company is currently in talks...
Olympia Announces Next Step in District Detroit Development
Olympia Development of Michigan Olympia Development of Michigan is detailing what's next for the District Detroit. Officials say a new...
Is Space The Next Frontier for Michigan’s Economy?
NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Michigan's economy may soon find itself racing into the cosmos. At least, that's the goal of the Michigan Launch...
Public Comment Period for US Ecology Expansion Nears Close
Alex McLenon The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is weighing a request from US Ecology to renovate its hazardous waste...
L. Brooks Patterson Diagnosed with Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer
Alex McLenon Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The career public servant was in good...
The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 [AUDIO, TRANSCRIPT]
WDET recently aired a story about the Michigan Polar Bears — a group of soldiers who trained in Battle Creek and...
All Along the Lodge Playfield
Alex McLenon In the shadow of a recently opened automotive factory on Detroit's east side sits a 12 acre slice of...
How the Government Shutdown Leaves the Great Lakes in Limbo
Pat Batcheller As politicians on Capitol Hill continue their staring contest, federal entities such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Government Shutdown Draws the Ire of Activists in Southwest Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET A group of activists rallied to oppose the on-going partial shutdown of the federal government Tuesday — staging...
Tale of the Michigan Polar Bears
Alex McLenon Standing at a cemetery in Troy, Michigan is a polar bear carved from a solid chunk of white...
Former Pharmacy School Bows-Out for New Housing Development
Alex McLenon Efforts are now underway to tear down Shapero Hall — the former home of Wayne State University's pharmacy program. ...
