Kresge Foundation Creates $20 Million Initiative for Early Childhood Education
The Kresge Foundation is directing $20 million towards a new effort to benefit young Detroit children. The Kresge Early Years for Success, or...
DPS Debt Comes to $3.5 Billion
The Detroit Public School district is $3.5 billion in debt. The Citizens Research Council of Michigan says that figure should...
Libraries Fear Michigan Law could Limit Ballot Info for Voters
A group representing the nation’s public library systems says a bill passed by the Michigan legislature will hurt voters trying...
WKAR-TV Airwaves May be Sold at Auction
Joe Ross, Flickr Within a week the president of Michigan State University, Lou Anna K. Simon, must decide whether to allow the...
U of M-Flint to Offer Free One-Credit Class on Flint Water Crisis
University of Michigan Residents can learn more about the Flint water crisis and what exactly happened through a free class...
A Militia Member’s Take on Obama’s Executive Action
President Obama’s recent executive order to stiffen the enforcement of gun control laws has ruffled some feathers. Stephen Henderson, host...
Both Sides of the Gun Control Debate State Their Case
What do both sides of the debate on gun violence have to say on President Obama’s executive order on gun...
Presidential Power and Gun Control, a History
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Yesterday President Barack Obama issued an executive order to strengthen regulations around purchasing guns in the United...
MDOT Opens Fort Street Bridge a Year Behind Schedule
For the first time in almost three years, drivers in southwest Detroit can use Fort Street to cross the Rouge...
Providing Context for the Shooting Death by Police of an Unarmed Man in Dearborn
JJ/Creative Commons Dearborn is the first city in southeast Michigan to make news for the shooting death of an unarmed...
New Year Brings New Laws to Michigan
The new year is bringing with it a new series of laws in Michigan, affecting everyone from drivers to diners....
Great Lakes Water Authority Officially Takes Over Operations
As of January 1, 2016 the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and seven counties in SE Michigan officially merged operations...