Detroit Superintendent Vitti: Keep Schools Closed Through End of Academic Year
Schools should not open again this year wrote Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti in an open letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and...
Home For Weeks, Families Adjust to New Reality
Just two days after Michigan confirmed it's first two cases of COVID-19, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she'd be closing all...
Michigan Approves $20 Million In Small Business Relief In Response to COVID-19
Twenty million dollars in emergency funding for small businesses has been approved by the State of Michigan. The money will go...
Questions Surround Whitmer’s “Stay At Home” Executive Order
Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson speaks with reporters and Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah about Governor Gretchen Whitmer's announcement of...
Michigan Arts Can Move Online, But Still Face Uncertain Future
The spread of COVID-19 is forcing many cultural organizations and artists to cancel events and close their doors to the...
Michigan Announces ‘Stay At Home’ Order, Schools to Remain Closed Until April 13
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order ordering non-essential businesses to temporarily close and Michiganders to stay at home in...
Airline Industry Bailout Could Come With Consumer Protections Attached
Movement to get a Coronavirus stimulus package through Congress came to a standstill over the weekend. "There are so many...
Distilleries Approved to Make Sanitizer, But Questions Abound
Michigan distilleries are readying to make hand sanitizer instead of spirits. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is giving the green light for...
Should I Freeze My Mask? And Other Questions for Local Physicians About COVID-19
101.9 WDET, Detroit’s NPR Station, is committed to providing accurate, up-to-date information on coronavirus, and it’s related disease COVID-19, in Michigan. WDET's morning drive-time...
These Michigan Musicians Had Shows, Tours Cancelled. Hear Their Latest Songs.
Photo via Trevor Naud Welcome to “Milo Minute,” the 60 seconds (or thereabouts) you need to find a local show...
Census Bureau Wants People to Respond Online Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. Census Bureau is suspending field operations until April 1, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Director Steven Dillingham says...
Whitmer “Not Considering” Lockdown or Shelter-In-Place in Michigan
There is no "lockdown" or "shelter in place" order coming for Michigan. "That's not something that we're contemplating here in...