Metro Detroit Continues Upward Residential Building Trend

  Southeast Michigan continues to bounce-back from the recession of 2009. A report released Thursday says new residential building permits...

Michigan’s Education Ranking Is Falling

Michigan has plenty of room to improve when it comes to education.  A recent report by Education Trust-Midwest finds third...

NFL Draft QB Derby Good News for Detroit Lions

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The National Football League is kicking off its annual draft of college talent And the Detroit Lions, with...

Michigan Has a Plan to Fix Education – Will It Work?

By most accounts, students in Michigan are among some of the lowest performing in the country. But the Michigan Department...

Ford Says It Will Eliminate Most of Its Car Offerings in North America

 Ford says it has found billions more in cost efficiencies than promised earlier, including plans to cut all but two...

Nassar Response Bills Continue to Raise Concerns at State Capitol

Michigan Legislature Lawmakers continue to focus on bills aimed at sexual assault prevention in response to Larry Nassar. Nassar is...

Feds Ready to Argue Iraqi Detainees Pose Threat, Should be Deported

The Trump Administration is set to argue in federal court that hundreds of Iraqi nationals should be deported from the U.S. The...

Efforts to Identify Harmful Chemicals in Great Lakes FAR Behind Schedule

  Algae blooms in Lake Erie can be a problem for boaters and municipal water systems, but scientists say other...

Trash Mogul Rizzo Sentenced to Prison for Bribery, Wire Fraud

Sandra Svoboda Trash kingpin Chuck Rizzo has been sentenced to 5 1/2years in prison after pleading guilty to bribery and...

How are Michigan’s Public Schools Funded?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress’ “report card” showed that less than 40 percent of Michigan’s students are proficient in...

Video: Underwater ROV Launched in Straits of Mackinac

USCG Press Release: Click on the picture below to play video   MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — The Unified Command announced that the...

Education Lobbying in Michigan Post-DeVos

Before becoming the U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos was best known for the money she spent promoting “school choice”...