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Super Bowl Will Close Out NFL Season the Same Way It Began — Embroiled in Controversy

Jake Neher/WDET The Super Bowl is this weekend in Atlanta, and scandal surrounding the event has already made plenty of news....

Latino USA Host Maria Hinojosa Reacts to Fake University Sting in Michigan

The Futuro Media Group Latino USA is the only national Latino news and cultural weekly radio program. It’s hosted by award-winning...

Twisted Storytellers, Arab American National Museum Celebrate Black History Month with ‘Freedom Stories’

Jake Neher/WDET On Friday, February 1, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn will host The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers,...

It’s As Cold As Ice — Are You Willing to Sacrifice?

Consumers Energy Amid record cold temperatures, Michiganders got a jolt last night when phones started blaring an emergency tone. The...

Henry Ford’s Antisemitism: New Article Explores Dark Side of Legacy

Jake Neher/WDET Henry Ford was an anti-Semite. And not in a passive way. He actively worked to marginalize and discriminate against Jews...

MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson On Future of Gerrymandering in Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET Jocelyn Benson has been busy since she was sworn in as Michigan’s Secretary of State. She moved swiftly...

Chemical Banks Merger With TCF: What It Means for SE Michigan

Chemical Bank On Monday, news broke that Chemical Bank -- the large, Michigan based bank that plans to move its headquarters...

Author Talks About ‘New Normal’ of Financial Instability Before Retirement

Elizabeth White For much of the 20th Century, the American middle class expected to be able to retire comfortably when...

Federal Shutdown Is Over… For Now. How Will Michigan Congresspeople Lead Going Forward?

William R. Page, USGS The shutdown is over -- at least for the next three weeks. Workers have been told...

MichMash: Justices Vow #AgressiveNonpartisanship on State Supreme Court

WDET Digital A new session is underway for the Michigan Supreme Court. Justices have selected a Democrat to serve as...

Documentary Follows Detroit’s Rise, Fall, Revitalization Through Eyes of Postman

  Detroit 48202 Detroit-born filmmaker Pam Sporn has come up with a really interesting way to tell the city’s story....

‘You Don’t Lie to the FBI.’ Longtime Michigan Political Watchers React to National News

Laura Weber Davis/WDET This week Truscott Rossman -- the influential political PR consulting firm in Lansing -- announced it will...