Rinke Shakes Up GOP Primary Race for Michigan Governor, But Still No Major Candidates Accept 2020 Election
Businessman Kevin Rinke's entrance into the GOP primary for Michigan governor represents a major shake-up in the race. There are...
Shirkey Criticizes Whitmer’s COVID-19 Response Amid Surge of New Cases, Hospitalizations
The state’s top elected Republican is criticizing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her response to this latest wave of COVID-19. Senate...
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach Record High in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s number of hospitalized adults with confirmed COVID-19 cases reached a new pandemic high Monday, nearing...
‘Long Way To Go’ After Conviction of Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderers, Say Legal Experts
Last week, a jury handed down 23 guilty verdicts against the three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County,...
Director Mike Mills Brings Detroit Students to Big Screen in “C’mon C’mon”
Julieta Cervantes Before heading off to Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans, director Mike Mills (“Beginners,” “20th Century Women”)...
Synth Duo Pato Y Pato’s New Music Video ‘Moonrunner’ Takes Us to the Lunar Surface
Musicians and longtime friends John Duffy and Mark Maynard began experimenting as Pato y Pato in 2018 by combining acoustic sounds...
UAW Direct Election Referendum Ends
The UAW’s international referendum on direct elections ends today. Ballots were mailed to members of the United Auto Workers in...
Michigan’s Roads Worse Than Average in the U.S., Report Says
A new report backs up what many Michigan drivers already know: The roadways in the state are worse than average. In...
There Are Many Ways to Redistrict Michigan: ‘This is Not Like a Recipe For Soup’
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) must follow specific guidelines and directives in completing its task. One of the...
National Writers Series: A Dialogue with Omar El Akkad, Author of “What Strange Paradise”
WDET reporter and producer Nargis Hakim Rahman recently hosted an event for the National Writers Series with journalist and author...
Michigan to Receive Billions from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Billions of dollars are headed to Michigan following the passage and signing of President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act....
For Michigan Lawmakers, ‘Hunting Break’ Is a Decades-old Tradition
In Republican state Rep. Sarah Lightner’s family, the start of hunting season always goes off with a bang. She pulls...