Michigan Science Center’s STEMinista Project Offers Opportunities for Girls in Middle School

The Michigan Science Center is encouraging middle-school aged girls to explore science, technology, engineering and math through a new initiative...

McCarty: Marijuana Saved Me From My Alcoholism

Michael Hayball Former Detroit Red Wing Darren McCarty has been fighting a well-documented battle against alcoholism for most of his...

News Of The Week and Desiree Cooper’s “Know The Mother”

Des Cooper "We're all looking north, like where can we run?"  "I've always, since I was a little girl, wanted...

Dearborn Police Investigate Attempted Break-In at Arab American News

Dearborn Police are searching for two men who tried to smash their way into the offices of the Arab American...

The Intersection: An Introduction

Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, the Detroit Journalism Cooperative...

The Intersection: 1967 and the Arab-American Community

As part of the Detroit Journalism Cooperative project "The Intersection," WDET's Sandra Svoboda hosted a conversation on Detroit Today about...

The Intersection: A Detroiter Tells Her Story

During Detroit's most infamous summer, Melba Boyd was a newly graduated Detroit Pershing High School alum. The 1967 rebellion, as...

The Evolution of a Toxic Dump in the Middle of the Detroit River

A contaminated waste dump in the middle of the Detroit River is expected to get some attention this month.  Representatives...

Heroin and Prescription Drug Related Deaths Surge in Michigan

Michigan is seeing an uptick in prescription drug and heroin deaths. Opioid-related fatalities rose by 14 percent in 2014, according to...

MDEQ Oks Oil Drilling at Southfield Church

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is giving the green light to Jordan Development to drill for...

DPS Students Create Healthy Meals For Lunch Time

Beau Wade/ CC Detroit students are participating in the “Cooking Up Change” competition to create healthy new meals for under a...

Joan Belgrave: Marcus Belgrave Scholarship

Jameziecakes This morning, Detroit Today's Laura Weber-Davis speaks with Joan Belgrave about the creation of a scholarship in her late...