Gov. Whitmer On First Six Months: Legislature Took a Break “Before the Work was Done”
Jake Neher/WDET The first half of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first year in office has passed, and there’s been a lot of...
Wayne County Profited $107,000 By Repossessing Homes Over a $144 Tax Debt. Is This Legal?
There’s a new lawsuit challenging Michigan’s predatory home equity theft policy, which allows counties to take property to settle back...
Here’s the Lineup for the 40th Anniversary of Jazz Fest
The Detroit Jazz Festival is fast approaching and will be celebrating its 40th year this Labor Day Weekend. This year...
Jefferson-Chalmers Residents and City Clash Over Flooding
Eli Newman Record high water levels in the Great Lakes and a wet summer have caused flooding along Jefferson-Chalmers, one...
New Art Installation Is A Surreal Trip Through the City’s Boat Culture
Sarah Blanchette If you wander the former warehouse district less than a block from the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, there’s a 25,000-square-foot...
Murder in America is a Million Dollar Problem. One Researcher has a Solution
More than 17,000 people were murdered in the United States in 2017. And last year, according to the Detroit Police...
Proposed Detroit Ordinance Would Measure City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
There's a new effort to improve Detroit's environmental standards coming from Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson. Earlier this month, Benson...
Ecological Grief: Learning to Deal with Climate Change and Species Loss
With extreme weather patterns becoming the new normal, species loss, climate devastation and expert voices telling us that in the not too distant future many of us...
Inhabitants of the Marshall Islands Fear Cultural Loss. One Michigander is Helping Out
The Marshall Islands are a ring-shaped collection of Pacific islands made of coral and sit about six feet above sea...
Tea, Stan and Mood: New Podcast Digs Into Etymology of Slang
Have you ever wondered how slang in the English language evolves? Stephen speaks with Laura Rosenberg about just that. Rosenberg is a teacher...
How Michigan Became America’s Epicenter of Accessible Ballroom Dancing
LaToya Cross Metro Detroit is increasingly becoming a hub for para dance sport, an accessible-style of ballroom dancing for physically-challenged athletes that's popular...
AG Dana Nessel On Why Enbridge Line 5 Should Be Shut Down
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been busy lately, from efforts to institute a ban on sexual relationships...