Benton Harbor’s Water Crisis Finally Starting to Get More Attention After Three Years
For three years, residents of Benton Harbor have been dealing with contaminated drinking water, and it seems to be getting worse. Last month,...
Gov. Whitmer Vetoes Legislation That Aims to Change Michigan’s Election Laws
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday vetoed four bills designed to be the lead attempts to change the state’s election laws. Speaking during the Detroit NAACP’s...
What You Need to Know as We Head Into Our Second Winter of COVID-19
The United States has reached yet another grim milestone in this pandemic. More than 700,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19....
Michigan House Democratic Leader: “You Can’t Undo the Public Health Code in the Budget”
Earlier this week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the $70 billion 2022 fiscal year state budget into law. FY22 is considered...
NASCAR Is Unlikely to Become Racially Tolerant, Says Author of The Book “Racing While Black”
It was just last year that Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only full-time Black racer, helped get the Confederate flag banned at...
As Cold Weather Approaches, Mayor Mike Duggan Urges Detroiters to Get Vaccinated
The number of COVID-19 infections is rising in Michigan, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is sounding the alarm. Duggan says the more-contagious delta variant...
Conviction Does Not Make Up for Decades of Overlooked Abuse, “Surviving R. Kelly” Documentary Creator Says
Filmmaker dream hampton created the docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” in 2019 to give voice to the survivors of R. Kelly’s...
Whitmer Signs Budget Deal, Vetoes Money for Anti-Abortion Efforts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed the final bills of a budget deal with the Legislature in time to meet the deadline...
What the U.S. Constitution Says and Doesn’t Say About Truth
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t mention the word “truth.” But the document does rely on Americans to seek it. "Misinformation is...
Detroit Grand Prix Organizers Are Exploring Return to the Streets of Downtown Beginning in 2023
The Detroit Grand Prix began as a downtown event, and organizers are exploring a return to the race’s downtown roots....
Whitmer to Veto Restrictions on Local Government COVID-19 Orders
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will veto language in a budget bill that would punish local health departments that issue COVID-19 mask...
WDET’s Artist Next Door Fellows Create Original Work Celebrating Culture and Community
Over the course of three months, six Detroit-area Artist Next Door fellows created original work that represents their individual heritage...