Is a Single-Payer Healthcare System Feasible in the U.S.?

It's hard to recall a political drama of late as fraught and thick with intrigue in the U.S. congress as...

Study says Housing Demands in Future Include More Room for Seniors and More Rentals

A new study predicting changes in Metro Detroit’s housing needs over the next few decades shows several areas that may...

Detroit Makes Positive Impression on Dutch Architect

When Bob Hendrikx came to Detroit from The Netherlands, he had heard stories about the city's decline. It didn't stop...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: Yellowman

In this episode of the StoryCorps Detroit podcast, we hear the story of how Ken met Lori. StoryCorps Ken remembers...

Author Discusses Her Time in and out of Prison

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET Putting your life back together after serving a term in prison is not easy, as we’ve heard...

Trump Wants to Ban Transgender Troops. What Do Service Members Want?

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET Last week President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he would ban transgender men and women from...

12th and Clairmount Shows Scars And Signs of Hope

Editor's note: Pat Batcheller originally filed this report in 2007. It has been updated. Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The intersection of 12th...

Official says Knowing this Number: 800-241-4949 …

Michigan health officials say the number of drug overdoses related to opioid use in the state jumped by almost 20% during...

Are These Bugs Pestering You?

Winter weather conditions helped produce an abundance of Box Elder Bugs in Southeast Michigan. The beetle-like bugs have a black...

Head Start Programs Looking for Staff

Detroit’s largest early childhood learning program is looking for help. The Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan and Head Start plan...

Brown Recluse Spider Spins its Web Throughout Most Southeast Michigan Counties

News of a nasty arachnid  that’s made its way to Michigan is prompting hundreds of residents to send pictures of...

How Significant was the 1968 World Series after the 1967 Uprising?

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs In 1968 the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. It...