StoryCorps Detroit Special

This is a special hour of StoryCorps pieces recorded right here in Detroit and produced by WDET. Click on the...

How Strong Is Metro Detroit as a Region in 2017?

Jerome Vaughn For the past few years the Detroit Regional Chamber has looked at the broad picture of economic health in...

Expert: House Tax Plan Won’t Help Many in Michigan

Pat Batcheller The U.S. House is likely to hold a much anticipated vote to reform the nation’s tax code today....

State Fights to Deny Teen Inmates Civil Rights

The Michigan Court of Appeals is considering a case to decide whether a group of incarcerated teens will be allowed...

Detroit Council to Vote on Land Swap for New Jail Next Week

Jake Neher/WDET The Detroit City Council is delaying a vote on a proposed land swap with Wayne County that would...

Detroit Casino Revenue Up Slightly in October from a Year Ago

Detroit’s three casinos' combined October revenue of $112.7 million was up 1.7% from the same month a year ago, according...

More than 60,000 People to Attend Mass at Ford Field for Fr. Solanus Casey Beatification

Jake Neher/WDET Ford Field will host the beatification of Detroit friar Father Solanus Casey on Saturday at 4 p.m. The stadium...

When Does Free Speech Become Hate Speech?

Last summer’s deadly violence during a white supremacist gathering in Virginia is a catalyst for a panel discussion this evening...

Former Detroit House of Corrections Property Will Soon Have New Owner

The site of a former women's prison in Plymouth Township is expected to be turned over to a new owner...

600,000 Michigan Hunters Head for the Woods

Many of Michigan’s 600-thousand deer hunters will be headed out for firearms season starting November 15th. Department of Natural Resources...

Lawmakers Weaken Regulations That Prevent Invasive Species in Great Lakes

An environmental law that received nearly unanimous bi-partisan support a decade ago is being rolled back by Michigan’s Republican lawmakers....

Throwback Thursday: Why Don’t We Talk Much Anymore About Urban Farming?

Jake Neher/WDET If you’ve been listening to Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson for a while, you know that Stephen likes the...