New Rule for Parents Seeking Vaccination Waivers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Michigan parents who want to opt out of vaccinations for their children must now get...

What and Where is The Dark Web?

An estimated 200,000 Apple iPhones have been hacked. Personal information is now in the hands of the hackers and presumably...

Detroit Culture in ‘Orbit’: Peelin’ Back the Pages of the Alternative Magazine’s Anthology

Travis Wright Before blogs and memes, we had alt-rags and zines. During the 1980s and 'well into 90s, humor was comparatively...

Michigan Opens New Season with Coach Harbaugh and Loses

Angelique Chengelis, Michigan beat writer for the Detroit News, joins Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today, to dissect the Wolverines 24-17 loss...

We Look Back at Detroit’s Alternative Paper ‘The Fifth Estate’, Founded 50 years Ago

This week marks the 50th Anniversary of Fifth Estate newspaper in Detroit. Two of the founding members; Peter Werbe and...

DPD Refurbishes Old Cop Cars for Neighborhood Officers

Marissa Gawel/WDET The Detroit Police Department is working to fix up 40 police cars for neighborhood officers to drive home....

Detroit Hazardous Waste Facility Looking to Expand

A hazardous waste facility on Detroit’s Eastside is looking to expand. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is reviewing the company’s...

Sneak a Peek at Detroit’s 36th Annual Jazz Fest

The 36th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz event around. Hear one of this year’s bands, Steve...

Arts, Beats & Eats…and Heat? A Preview of This Year’s Festival [Map+Forecast]

The annual Ford Arts, Beats & Eats festival returns to Royal Oak for Labor Day weekend. The event started in 1998...

Detroiters Petition for Higher Wages for Child Care Workers

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit parents and child care workers gathered in a town hall meeting Wednesday in Detroit's North Rosedale...

Flint Residents Petition to End Use of the Flint River

Sarah Razak / CC Flint Mayor Dayne Walling has received around 26,000 signatures on a petition to end use of the...

‘Participation Trophies’: Coddling or Good Parenting?

Are we coddling our kids with "participation trophies"?  Or do they serve a legitimate purpose in raising kids self esteem?...