Campaign to Shut Down Oil Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac Gaining Support

  Governor Rick Snyder is asking Enbridge Energy to accelerate it’s decommissioning of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits...

Legislature Passes Resolution Favoring Hunting Season for Sandhill Cranes

  Discussions in Lansing about opening hunting seasons for Sandhill Cranes and Morning Doves has birders headed to the Capitol...

Live Video — Zuckerberg House Hearing

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is appearing on Capitol Hill for a second day of hearings about protecting its users' data....

Is It Getting Harder To Become a New Homeowner in SE Michigan?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET For many families, their first home purchase is their first step into building wealth and stabilizing their...

From Bridge Magazine: Detroit’s Teacher Shortage [TRANSCRIPT]

The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to have art and gym classes in most schools next year, according to Superintendent...

Live Video — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Senate Hearing

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying on Capitol Hill to answer questions about protecting user data. The hearing held by...

Michigan Ending Free Bottled Water for Flint This Week

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET The state of Michigan is ending deliveries of free bottled water to residents in Flint whose drinking supply...

Outdoor Access: Parks Across Metro Detroit At Your Fingertips

  More than 2600 parks, playgrounds, trails and other recreation spaces can be found at the touch of a finger. The...

Wildlife Managers Want Public Input on Michigan’s Deadly Deer Disease

  State Wildlife managers are trying to stay ahead of a disease that has the potential to devastate Michigan’s deer...

Can Suburbs Shaped By Cars Build Walkable Downtowns from Scratch?

City of Warren The city of Warren is seeking a developer to build a brand new $125 million downtown area....

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s New Book Explores Monuments, Race

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu made national headlines last year when he had the confederate statues in his city removed....

RFK the Day After MLK Died: A Warning that Still Resonates

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET On the evening that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago, Sen. Robert Kennedy gave...