Redistricting Commission Needs Michigan Residents’ Help To Define “Community of Interest”
New political district lines are coming -- and now is finally the time for Michigan residents to make their voices heard...
Enbridge Line 5 Now Trespassing on State Land After Missing Deadline
Enbridge has defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's May 12 deadline to shut down Line 5, which means the pipeline is now trespassing...
Now Showing at the Detroit Film Theatre: “There Is No Evil” and “Edo Avant Garde”
CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM gives you a front-row seat to the latest films playing at the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT). Jake Neher/WDET...
Wayne State Researchers Find Statins Might Help COVID-19 Patients Live
Wayne State University researchers have found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients who took statins regularly before they got sick were less...
Community-Focused Newsrooms Face New Challenges During Pandemic
Community-focused journalism is crucial to representing community interests, but the pandemic has made it significantly more difficult to build those connections. Journalists...
The Case for Using Historic Designation to Boost Economic Opportunity
The Atlantic's Inheritance Chapter Two explores "Black History in the Spaces and Places Where Memories Live." One of the latest pieces in...
Work to Connect Detroit’s East Riverwalk to Belle Isle Underway
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy broke ground Wednesday on a new stretch of the East Riverwalk. The ceremony took place at the...
After Months of Isolation, Life Starts to Return to Normal for Michiganders in Long-Term Care
Three women in their 80s and 90s are sitting around a table together, taking swipes at a bright yellow balloon...
Detroit Chef Jonathan Kung Goes Viral With Anime-Themed Cooking Demos on TikTok
Chef Jonathan Kung’s culinary talent was a Detroit secret until nearly a year ago. But his dishes weren’t hidden -- he operated with...
Canton Battles COVID, By the Numbers
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Linguist John McWhorter: “Profanity Is Something That Everybody Is Interested In”
Language has long ritualized greetings and terms of endearment, but why do seemingly all languages also have words considered to...
“Water Is Life” Is Theme of Day 1 of Protests to Shut Down Enbridge Line 5
I’m standing next to this little two-lane road in the country, and on one side is the pumping station that...