The Curious Case of the Detroit Kangaroo

"Darwin is the star, not me. I was just walking him down the street for a birthday party."  Javon Stacks,...

CuriosiD: What’s That Smell?

In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Trisha Dring asks ... What's up with the Detroit incinerator? Where is it, what's...

WDET Broadcasts Live On Opening Day

Jake Neher/WDET Friday is the home opener for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox. Many of the crowd...

Italian Film Festival Opens in Detroit

Over a dozen films produced in Italy come to Detroit this month as part of the Italian Film Festival-Detroit. The...

Detroit Mortgage Numbers “Pathetic” But Increasing

WDET/Laura Herberg Nate and Amber Hunt had been looking for a home in Detroit’s University District for more than a...

Reporters Joel Kurth, Laura Herberg: Detroit Suffers from Lack of Home Mortgages

Jake Neher/WDET More people in Detroit bought houses with mortgages last year than in 2015. Still, the vast majority of...

Detroit Cuts Down 3,000th Dead Tree Ahead of Schedule

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit’s General Services Department has removed its 3,000th dead tree ahead of schedule today. Crews have been taking...

Ron Fournier on Parenting and Getting To Know Dan Gilbert as a Dad

Ron Fournier Ron Fournier’s book “Love that Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About...

Should Dearborn’s Orville Hubbard Statue Stand Despite Racist Legacy?

Jake Neher/WDET A statue depicting the city of Dearborn's longest-serving mayor resurfaced this week along with the decades-long controversy surrounding...

SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch and His Auto Industry-Related Rulings

The U.S. Senate could vote this week on confirmation of the next Supreme Court Justice: President Trump's Nominee Neil Gorsuch. But the vote...

Snyder Announces Pilot Program to Improve Infrastructure

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder announced a regional infrastructure pilot program in Detroit on Monday that will include a framework for...

Researcher Says Tests Link Flint Water to Legionnaires’ Disease

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A researcher says he has developed evidence that the decision to use the Flint River as a water...