The Flint Water Crisis’ Latest Victim Died Earlier This Year

This February, one of the most recent deaths caused by the Flint Water Crisis occurred: Jassmine McBride, who died 6 months...

Former WDET Host Nkenge Zola Has Died

Nkenge Zola, former 101.9 WDET staffer and host of "All Things Considered" has died.  Zola and I worked together at...

Detroit Launches Financial Counseling Centers for Residents

Alex McLenon Detroit's first two Financial Empowerment Centers are now open for business.  The program is set-up to provide free...

In Response to Water Crisis, Brightmoor Students Build Filtration System

A group of high school students is flattening a patch of dirt next to a modest-looking church in the northwest...

United Way Is Leading the Search for Long-Term Solutions for Flint

Jake Neher/WDET It’s been over 5 years since Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint pediatrician, first brought public attention to the...

Check Out These Weird Homes in Detroit You Can Tour Saturday

Returning to Detroit for a second time, the Weird Homes Tour is wild, odd, and can encourage us to embrace our inner-strange. ...

Meet Dave Coulter, Oakland County’s New Executive

Jake Neher/WDET For the first time ever, a Democrat is Oakland County executive. After two weeks of political wrangling, the County...

Dave Coulter is Now Oakland County Executive. What’s Going to Change?

Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter will be the next executive of Oakland County. His appointment comes after the death of longtime...

Ann Delisi Previews Essential Conversation with NPR’s Don Gonyea

WDET's Essential Music Host Ann Delisi sits down with Detroit Today Host Stephen Henderson ahead of her chat with NPR's...

Hamissi Mamba Was Ready to Become a Father. He Needed a Visa To Meet His Children

WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast features a diverse cast of Detroit area storytellers who...

“Flint Fights Back” Looks at State of Democracy, Environmental Justice After Water Crisis

Jake Neher/WDET As part of the 2019 WDET Book Club, WDET is exploring the Flint Water Crisis through Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha’s book on the...

Highland Park Turns Attention to Water Line Repairs, Funding, After Lead Scare

Eighteen homes have tested for elevated lead levels in the second round of testing in Highland Park, water department director Damon...