Scenes from #NationalWalkoutDay in Detroit

Local students in Detroit and metro Detroit joined the national protest against gun-violence today on the one-month anniversary of the shootings at...

Detroit, Suburban Student Organizers Talk About School Walkouts [VIDEO]

Annie Scaramuzzino/WDET Students across the country walked out of school on Wednesday to protest gun violence. Plenty of students at schools...

City Wants More Control Over Chandler, Rouge and Rackham Golf Courses

  The Detroit City Council has decided not to renew its contract with golf management company Vargo. Three of four...

Hamtramck Struggles with First Budget Since End of State Financial Oversight

After five years under State financial oversight, the City of Hamtramck is officially out of receivership. But regaining the ability...

State of Wayne County Address

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans delivered his State of the County address Tuesday evening at the Detroit Film Theatre inside...

Detroit Proposes New Fund to Help Rents Remain Affordable

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Detroit officials are unveiling a plan to keep residents in city buildings before developers can raise the rental...

Monthly Detroit Casino Revenue Down Compared to Last Year

Detroit’s three casinos' combined February revenue of $110 million was down from the same month a year ago, according to...

Michigan Infrastructure Ranks Among Worst in the Nation

A new D+ grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers may help a statewide movement that is pushing for...

Warren Evans Discusses the Deal for Wayne County’s New Criminal Justice Center

Jake Neher/WDET Wayne County Executive Warren Evans is set to deliver his State of the County address tomorrow. In the...

POLITICO Reporter: ‘Climate Change Skeptics Run the Trump Administration’

Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with climate change skeptics. In some cases that’s obviously concerning -- Scott...

Families and aging populations see benefits in Big 3’s shift to larger vehicles

Automakers are responding to consumer trends that have been moving away from sedans and are investing in larger vehicles such...

BBC Series To Explore Detroit Through Its Literary Scene

Laura Weber Davis/WDET What can we learn about a city through its literary community -- the authors, the writers, the...