Regional Transit Authority of SE Michigan Wants Your Input on Transit Plan
WDET/Laura Herberg This week, the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) kicks off its public comment period about its...
Video: Underwater ROV Launched in Straits of Mackinac
USCG Press Release: Click on the picture below to play video MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — The Unified Command announced that the...
Bookstock 2018 Expects to Raise $2 Million for Local Literacy Projects
Jake Neher/WDET Bookstock 2018 kicks off April 22 at Laurel Park Place in Livonia. It runs through April 29. The...
Earth Day! Time to Safely Offload All Those Old Electronics
As Earth Day approaches, operators of a Southfield-based non-profit want to collect as much e-waste as possible. JVS is...
Canada Pushes Back Date for Legalization of Marijuana
The federal government of Canada is pushing back its date for the legalization of marijuana. Canadian Prime Minister Justin...
Local Physician and Native of Douma, Syria, Talks About Life Before, During, and After the City Was Besieged
Google Maps We recently discussed the latest chemical attacks in Douma, Syria, on Detroit Today, and we heard from a...
10+ Years of Alternative Sentencing Called a Success by Courts
A series of Michigan court programs is reaching a milestone. They’re designed to help some non-violent mental health patients,...
Former Juvenile Lifer From Detroit Discusses the Horrors of 43 Years in Prison
Jake Neher/WDET For decades in America, there has been a debate about the extent to which the law should punish young...
What Would it Take to Get a Speed Bump in a Detroit Neighborhood?
WDET/Laura Herberg WDET Asks: What do you and your neighbors want in your community to make it better? Detroiter Oliver...
Report Finds Kids of Color in Michigan still Fighting Poverty
A new report finds that fewer African American children in Michigan are living under the poverty line. But the state’s...
Detroit Casinos Report Highest Ever Monthly Revenue
Detroit’s three casinos' combined March revenue of $138.6 million is the highest since they opened in 1999 and 2000, according to...
Downriver Communities Hardest Hit by Opioid Crisis
New analysis shows several of Metro Detroit’s Downriver communities are experiencing higher rates of opioid overdoses. Data analytics from...