Tribes, enviro groups ask Michigan Supreme Court to block Line 5
Environmental groups and tribal nations are asking the Michigan Supreme Court to put the brakes on a Canadian company’s plans...
Whitmer deploys National Guard to help ice storm recovery
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has deployed the Michigan National Guard to help with ice storm recovery.Two specialized teams were deployed Wednesday...
Detroit Evening Report: Metro Detroiters brace for more heavy rain, flooding
Detroiters are bracing themselves for another round of storms on Wednesday night. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...
Detroit’s tree canopy is growing, despite federal funding cuts
American Forests, the nation’s oldest conservation nonprofit, says Detroit has planted 25,000 trees since launching a local tree equity partnership...
How Michiganders can meet REAL ID requirement for domestic air travel beginning May 7
Soon all U.S. airlines will require REAL ID-compliant ID to board a domestic flight.Transportation Security Administration spokesperson Jessica Mayle the...
Michigan law lifts 38-year-old surrogate ban
The new state law that lifts Michigan’s 38-year-old ban on paid surrogate pregnancy contracts took effect Monday. Michigan banned the...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit starts second phase of Master Plan with ‘policy workshops’
The city of Detroit is inviting residents to take part in a series of "policy workshops" this month as part...
Thousands without power in northern Michigan with more wintry weather on the way
Relief from a brutal ice storm — which left thousands without power across Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula — could be...
Detroit Evening Report: MDOT announces plans for I-94 overhaul
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is preparing metro Detroiters for the upcoming reconstruction of I-94.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Shustho: Bangladeshi mental health counselors work toward breaking stigma, building culturally informed care
Editor’s Note: This story is part four of a new four-part series from WDET’s Nargis Rahman called, “Shustho: Mind, Body,...
University of Michigan shutting down diversity, equity, inclusion programs
The University of Michigan is closing its office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and shutting down diversity initiatives campuswide, in...
The Metro: Talking to strangers is good for your health, research shows
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Think about the last place you were in public. It could...