What Does Oakland County Emergency Say About State of Our Infrastructure?

Joan Isabella/WDET Last week, more than 300,000 people in Oakland County had to boil their water because of a water...

Belle Isle’s Lake Okanoka Latest Park Feature to Receive Upgrade

Annamarie Sysling The latest restoration project at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit is well underway. The comprehensive effort is...

Puerto Rico Getting Help from Detroiters

Families living in Puerto Rico’s aftermath of Hurricane Maria are getting support from a new locally-based organization. “Detroit-for-Puerto Rico” plans...

Michigan Health Officials say Flint Water Switch had No Impact on Infant Deaths

Courtesy of PBS A new study by Michigan’s Health and Human Services Department finds no significant changes in pregnancies or...

Congressman Dan Kildee on New Flint Water Charges

Laura Weber Davis, WDET This week, state prosecutors filed another charge of involuntary manslaughter in the Flint Water Crisis investigation....

Grants Available for Removing or Upgrading Michigan Dams

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting proposals for grants that would support removals or upgrades of dams. The...

Efforts Underway in Detroit to Assist Puerto Rico

Jake Neher/WDET About two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, more than half of the people on...

Former Detroit FBI Agent Reacts to Las Vegas Shooting

Jake Neher/WDET More than 50 people are dead and more than 400 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a...

Lake Erie Algae Bloom Reaches Mouth of Detroit River

Scientists monitoring the algae bloom in western Lake Erie say scum from the toxic growth is spreading from the shores...

Upper Peninsula Town Gets $60K Grant for Pollution Study

A town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will receive a $60,000 state grant for a pollution investigation at a manufacturing site....

Some Detroiters Frantically Searching For Relatives in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Jake Neher/WDET Many people across the United States are frantically trying to get information about loved ones living in Puerto...

Michigan’s Top Health Official could Face Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Michigan officials are preparing to continue a preliminary exam that could leave the state’s top health official facing...