Listeners Ask, Why Does DTW Have Those Giant Fans?
CuriosiD is a regular series where listeners pose questions to the WDET staff, who then investigate the answers. See past...
Family of American Accused of Spying by Russia Says Little Response from Plea to Trump for Help
Courtesy of David Whelan Russian officials detained Paul Whelan in December, accusing him of having a flash drive containing state...
US Census Analysis: Which Michigan Cities Grew And Shrank Since 2010?
Today, the US Census Bureau released detailed population estimates for 2018, an indicator for how the all-important (and already controversial)...
Watch the Detroit Youth Choir Cover Macklemore on “America’s Got Talent”
Courtesy NBC The Motor City was well-represented on "America’s Got Talent" Tuesday night. The performance by the Detroit Youth Choir...
Labor Leaders Tour Battleground States to Blast NAFTA Replacement
Jake Neher/WDET The head of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest federation of unions, will travel to Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Metro...
As Scandal-Plagued Rep. Inman Stays Away, Fall-Out Reaches Lobbyists, Constituents
WDET Digital A Republican state lawmaker faces federal charges of bribery, extortion and lying to the FBI. Representative Larry Inman is...
Pitch Your Podcast To WDET, Win $1,000 and Mentorship
Are you ready to pitch your podcast? As part of the Detroit Podcast Festival, 101.9 WDET, Detroit's local NPR station,...
Fight Over Fuel Economy Puts Detroit Automakers in a Pickle
Automakers -- including Detroit's "big three" -- are caught in the middle of a fight over fuel economy. On one...
Detroit’s Motown Movement Seeks to Build Community And Sustainability
The house at 1995 Ford St. in Detroit's Dexter-Linwood neighborhood isn't just another boarded-up building -- it's an experiment. Three...
Study Finds Treating Inmates’ Mental Health Reduces Their Risk of Returning to Jail
Pat Batcheller A new study offers a solution to the problems of jail overcrowding and recidivism in Michigan: Invest more...
Here’s Why Auto Insurance Companies Use Credit History to Set Rates
Rashida Tlaib for Congress Michigan consistently ranks as the state with the highest car insurance rates in the country, at almost 80...
Rising Water Levels in Great Lakes Bring Flood Concerns to Shore
People who own property along Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair have struggled with rising water levels this spring. Higher-than-average rainfall...
