Is This The Worst Pothole Season We’ve Ever Seen?
Rick Pluta/MPRN Sometimes driving around Southeast Michigan in late winter or early spring, it’s tough to know whether you’re driving on...
Rep. Debbie Dingell: ‘Let’s Not Have The Same Old Discussion’ On Guns
Laura Weber Davis/WDET What is Congress and the White House willing to do about our problem with guns in America?...
Detroit Named Finalist in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2018 Mayors Challenge
Sandra Svoboda Detroit is one of the 35 finalists for Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge. Detroit beat out 320 applicants. The...
Metro Detroit Group Plans Protest at R. Kelly Concert Over Underage Sex Claims
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A group of activists say they plan to protest musician R. Kelly’s performance at Little Caesars Arena. R....
100 Things to do in the Upper Penninsula…
As winter weather drags on, many people are feeling a bit of “cabin fever”. Spending too much time on the...
What’s The Future of Marygrove College With Foundation Support?
Jake Neher/WDET Several months ago we learned that Marygrove College in Detroit would become devoted exclusively to graduate degrees. But...
Ironic: Bats Need Sunlight to Fight Deadly Disease
Researchers say they may have discovered a treatment for White Nose Syndrome in bats. The deadly fungal disease has already...
Plan to Deepen Rouge River Put on Hold
An ambitious proposal to deepen the Rouge River is being put on hold. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers had...
Got Pothole Problems?
Temperatures have been fluctuating wildly this winter. One day it’s 4 degrees, two days later it's 40. That's perfect weather...
Pothole Damage Could Mean Money in Your Pocket
Editor's Note: This is a companion piece to a larger story about ways potholes are being addressed in the region....
Redlining Laws Aren’t Making Much Of A Difference in Detroit
Detroit Journalism Cooperative In the coming week, the investigative journalism program Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Research and PRX, will...
‘I Was Witnessing History’–Warren Evans on Family’s Deep Roots in Detroit’s Black History
Jake Neher/WDET It’s hard to frame the significant histories of black people in Detroit in a single month. From the...