Michigan Educators, Kids Get Ready to Return to School Amid Rising COVID-19 Numbers
Educators and parents were counting on this pandemic school year being safer with vaccinations, but the highly infectious delta variant has...
Michigan Educators, Kids Get Ready to Return to School Amid Rising COVID-19 Numbers
Educators and parents were counting on this pandemic school year being safer with vaccinations, but the highly infectious delta variant has...
On Ghosting and Being Ghosted with Camille Rogers and Aaron Applebey
The Science of Grief, produced by WDET and Science Gallery Detroit, explores the stories, science and solutions around grief and...
Detroit Aims “To Make Sure That Everyone Has the Opportunity To Get Vaccinated,” Health Officer Says
The City of Detroit Health Department has been going door to door since June to inoculate anyone who wants to...
Michigan’s Chief Medical Executive Joneigh Khaldun Says School Mask Mandate Would “Likely Reduce the Spread of COVID-19”
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s top doctor said Wednesday she had told Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state health director...
Experts Debate Second Amendment’s Effects on Equality, Inequality in the United States
The right to bear arms is a right many people hold close. Some view the right as integral for self-defense....
Free Speech Carries Costs for Elections, Protests and Vaccines
As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts...
The War In Afghanistan: Michigan Experts Weigh In On What Could’ve Been Done Differently
On Monday, President Joe Biden addressed the American people after the United States began evacuating Afghanistan. The Taliban now controls the country...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Talks COVID-19, Floods and Census Response
After the FDA authorized additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for the immunocompromised, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he would offer a third dose...
Solutions for Worsening Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes: “It’s Not Enough Just to Pick Up Trash”
Pollution -- specifically plastic pollution -- is threatening the Great Lakes. Crain’s Detroit Business recently put together a major analysis...
Watch Live: Biden Delivers Remarks on Afghanistan
President Biden is set to deliver remarks on Afghanistan after a tumultuous weekend that saw the U.S.-backed government fall to...
Detroit Offers 3rd Vaccine Dose; Mayor Duggan Warns of COVID-19 Spread
Mayor Mike Duggan warned Detroit residents Monday to get vaccinated before the city and Michigan begin to resemble a number...
Efforts to Restrict Voting in Michigan, Across U.S. Aim to Succeed Where GOP Failed in 2020 Elections, Journalist Says
Just two months ago, leading scholars of democracy and voting law put out a statement of concern, warning that some...