Study: Detroit’s Recovery Is Real–Will It Last?

Jake Neher/WDET The city of Detroit is officially out from under state financial oversight. That's after a historic municipal bankruptcy, total...

Mixed Reaction Awaits Trump in Return to Macomb County

President Trump is skipping the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington D.C., where he would surely be the target...

Metro Detroit Continues Upward Residential Building Trend

  Southeast Michigan continues to bounce-back from the recession of 2009. A report released Thursday says new residential building permits...

Efforts to Identify Harmful Chemicals in Great Lakes FAR Behind Schedule

  Algae blooms in Lake Erie can be a problem for boaters and municipal water systems, but scientists say other...

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...