Strong Winds Help Keep Algae Scum off Shores of Ohio; Michigan

Consistent westerly winds blowing across Lake Erie this summer have apparently helped keep a harmful algae bloom away from Toledo’s...

Consumers Energy Gifts $1M to Flint Students

WDET Marketing Consumers Energy Foundation and the Flint Now Foundation has announced a two million dollar commitment to the future...

New Construction and Rehabs Continue to Expand Footprint of Southeast Region

Southeast Michigan businesses gained about 20-million square feet of floor space during 2016. That’s according to a new report from...

This Historic Barn is Looking for a New Home

Oakland County plans to sell a barn that could date back 185 years. But there’s a catch to the sale, the...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: “The city is like one big house”

One day while renovating her recently purchased home, 55-year-old Tate Osten heard a knock on the door. When she answered it,...

Detroit’s Newest Fall Festival Celebrates Brazil [VIDEO]

How's your samba? If it's a little rusty, you can learn a few pointers at a new festival coming to...

CuriosiD: What is the History of Detroit’s Times Square?

Chris Raab recalls having a conversation with his mom about the Detroit Times. He remembers seeing the now-defunct newspaper around...

What’s Really in the Water Along Lakes St. Clair and Erie

Researchers are looking for citizen scientists to help collect water samples along the southern Ontario coast tomorrow (8/19). It’s part...

Pow Wow Set for Saturday

A group that refers to itself as the “invisible minority” plans to come together this weekend. Southeast Michigan is home...

How Do We As a Community Move Forward After Racial Violence and Rhetoric?

Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET and Detroit Today has spent time this summer looking back 50 years in Detroit and talked to one...

How Should We Deal With Monuments to Deeply Flawed Historical Figures?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET This conversation originally aired on Detroit Today on May 11, 2017. Early on Thursday morning, a statue...

Environmental Reporters Talk Great Lakes Issues [MAP]

Detroit Today is taking an environmental tour of the Great Lakes. Joining today's show to talk about issues of concern...