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....

3,499 Detroit Homes Had Water Shutoff In July. That’s An Improvement.

Correction appended, 3:00 pm, Aug. 20, 2019: The original headline on this story misstated the time period that the water...

Weed Shop Laws Go Up in Smoke, But Supporters Say Relax

WDET Digital Last week's elections didn't have a lot of blockbuster races or questions that dominated headlines in Michigan. But...

Want One of FCA’s 5,000 Promised Jobs? Get in Line

Detroit is getting its first new auto assembly plant in nearly 30 years as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles updates a current plant...

School Suspensions, State Surveillance: Detroit News You Missed this Past Month

Detroit Public Schools are revised the district's Student Code of Conduct even though some teachers say past actions haven't improved...

2020 Presidential Hullabaloo Eclipsing Upcoming Local Elections in Michigan

WDET Digital Democratic candidates for president in 2020 descended on Michigan for the second round of debates in Detroit this...

The Complicated Legacy of Oakland County’s Longtime Executive, L. Brooks Patterson

Laura Weber Davis/WDET L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County’s longtime executive, passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 80. Patterson...

Metro Detroit Remembers L. Brooks Patterson, Colorful and Controversial Oakland County Executive, Dead at 80

  The Unexpected Goodbye Patterson broke the news about his condition a hastily-called press conference in March. The brash Patterson...