Billionaire Investor Kerkorian Shook Up Vegas, Detroit

A billionaire investor who shook-up two major interests in Detroit – gaming and the auto industry – has passed away....

Detroit Company Working to Fix Belle Isle’s Drainage Issues

A Detroit start-up is using a new kind of plastic to prevent rain fall on Belle Isle from running into...

Old Chevy Volt Batteries Give New Jolt to Clean Energy Industry

  The future of battery-powered electric cars remains unclear. Sales of some of the current models have been somewhat sluggish....

First-Of-Its-Kind Elder Abuse Shelter Opens in Metro Detroit

A one of a kind shelter opens in Metro Detroit today. The Jewish Senior Life organization announced Monday, during “Worldwide Elder...

Parents Petition to Keep Guns Out of Schools

There’s a gun battle brewing in Ann Arbor with the courts and state legislature involved.  The controversy started (a few...

Outside Perspective From NPR’s Michel Martin

Ali Lapetina for NPR News Travis Wright is joined by NPR's Michel Martin in this reprise broadcast of NPR Presents Michel...

DTE Energy Releases Vision for New Downtown Detroit Park

  DTE Energy’s downtown campus is getting a new public park. Vice Chairman Dave Meador says the utility recently tore...

Macomb County Exec Says New Water Authority Will Drown Customers in Rate Hikes

This week Metro Detroit officially has a water system governed by the entire region. The new Great Lakes Water Authority...

Michigan, Ohio, Canada Sign Deal to Limit Toxic Algae in Lake Erie

Officials in Michigan, Ohio and Canada have signed an agreement to drastically reduce water runoff flowing into Lake Erie that...

What Does the Water Deal Mean For Rate Payers?

Stephen Henderson talks with Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel about the new Great Lakes Water Authority deal, his role in it,...

Is New Religious Adoption Legislation Discriminatory?

Stephen Henderson talks with Douglas Laycock, Professor of Constitutional Law and Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, about Michigan’s new...

Detroit, Suburbs Formally Approve New Regional Water Authority

Officials in Metro Detroit have formally agreed to create a new regional water authority. Detroit leaders say the deal will...