Detroit Police: New Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Will Have Minimal Impact on Operations

The Detroit Police Department said new laws regarding civil asset forfeiture will have a minimal impact on their street-level operations during...

Activists Confront Water Board, Education Commission Expands After School Bus Service

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department presented a new pilot program and the Community Education Commission announced an expansion of...

Former WDET Host Nkenge Zola Has Died

Nkenge Zola, former 101.9 WDET staffer and host of "All Things Considered" has died.  Zola and I worked together at...

Detroit Launches Financial Counseling Centers for Residents

Alex McLenon Detroit's first two Financial Empowerment Centers are now open for business.  The program is set-up to provide free...

Michigan’s Secretary of State Promised to Reduce Wait Times. That’s Not Happening.

WDET Digital Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has promised to significantly reduce wait times at branch offices. During her...

In Response to Water Crisis, Brightmoor Students Build Filtration System

A group of high school students is flattening a patch of dirt next to a modest-looking church in the northwest...

United Way Is Leading the Search for Long-Term Solutions for Flint

Jake Neher/WDET It’s been over 5 years since Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint pediatrician, first brought public attention to the...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Cancelled Israel Trip Sparks Questions On Diplomacy, Bigotry

Jake Neher/WDET Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s, D-Mich., is not going to Israel and the West Bank after a tumultuous back-and-forth with...

“Flint Fights Back” Looks at State of Democracy, Environmental Justice After Water Crisis

Jake Neher/WDET As part of the 2019 WDET Book Club, WDET is exploring the Flint Water Crisis through Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha’s book on the...

Highland Park Turns Attention to Water Line Repairs, Funding, After Lead Scare

Eighteen homes have tested for elevated lead levels in the second round of testing in Highland Park, water department director Damon...

Here’s How Detroit Will Count Every Resident for the 2020 Census

Detroit had the lowest U.S. Census participation rate out of the entire nation in 2010. Now, the city is determined to do...

Play Until Dark on Palmer Park’s New Tennis Courts

Detroit's Palmer Park has been a tennis hotbed for decades. It's not uncommon to see people playing even after sundown....