The Metro: Social workers are a part of police departments. When should they be called to act?
When someone is in distress, who should respond to the call for help? Police officers or social workers? After the...
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The Metro: Social workers are a part of police departments. When should they be called to act?
When someone is in distress, who should respond to the call for help? Police officers or social workers? After the...
The Metro: Former Detroit homicide detective reflects on policing and identity in new art exhibition
Khary Mason is a multidisciplinary artist from Detroit who has spent much of his life living in a state of...
The Metro: Team USA women shine as Americans bring home 33 medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics
It was medals galore for the U.S. winter Olympic teams. American athletes across many sports brought home 33 medals, which...
The Metro: The dopamine loop kids can’t escape, and what Michigan is doing about it
Young people's brains are changing. Research shows social media activates the same dopamine-driven reward pathways in the brain as addictive...
The Metro: New U-M study says your food was engineered like a cigarette
That creamy Reese's peanut butter cup dissolving on your tongue. The next crunchy Dorito you're reaching for before you've swallowed...
The Metro: Books on Black love deserve space in the romance genre
For generations, we’ve all heard fairy tale love stories. We learn early on in life who gets to be loved...
The Metro: Why the price of lettuce keeps increasing at your local grocery store
Grocery stores offer colorful produce aisles, where pyramid-shaped mounds of apples, oranges and lemons sit waiting for your inspection. In...
The Metro: ‘As I Die and Wheeze’ at Planet Ant reminds people to laugh in hard times
"As I Die and Wheeze" is a melodramatic comedy following the impact a death has on the family. Southern twin sisters,...
The Metro: She says Detroit’s food problem isn’t about donations. It’s about who owns the system
Part of the affordability crisis hitting American families is happening on our plates. One local wholesale distributor says multiple factors...
The Metro: Why water rates keep increasing
On Wednesday, the Great Lakes Water Authority will vote on a nearly 7% water rate increase and a 6% sewer...
The Metro: Fined, profitable and raising your rates—a week of Michigan utility headlines, explained
Michigan's bitterly cold winter has many staring down high energy bills — the highest in the Midwest. These rising costs...
The Metro: How religion compelled Harriet Tubman to fight for freedom
What do you know about Harriet Tubman, her life and contribution to helping others escape enslavement? What is known comes...