Detroit could be without a Black member of Congress — again
The 2022 election left Detroit without Black representation in Congress for the first time in decades. After the results of...
CuriosiD: Why do the Detroit Lions wear ‘Honolulu’ blue?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...
Observers track rain data on Detroit’s flood-prone east side
The National Weather Service has a new cooperative observation station on Detroit’s east side. Volunteers measure rain and snow at...
Small corner of Michigan awaits total solar eclipse
Americans from Texas to Toledo will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. That includes a very small part...
Early in-person voting in Michigan’s presidential primary begins Feb. 17
Voters in Michigan's presidential primary elections can start casting ballots in person on Feb. 17. A new state law allows...
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...
CuriosiD: What is the history of Outer Drive?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...
Deal to stop Great Lakes water diversion has worked for 15 years
Michigan and seven other states made a pact in 2005 to protect the Great Lakes from environmental and human-made threats....
Flying cars are here (almost)
Henry Ford built his first Model A at the original Mack Avenue factory in Detroit in 1903. 120 years later,...
Detroit names its first urban agriculture director
Mayor Mike Duggan opened a new chapter in Detroit’s urban farming story by hiring one of the people who is...
Meet Tyrone Wheatley, Wayne State’s new football coach
The Wayne State University football team began practicing for the 2023 season on a cloudy, breezy August day at Tom...
CuriosiD: What’s the story behind metro Detroit’s mile roads?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Over the years, listeners have been...