Former Detroit Deputy Police Chief Pleads Guilty in Corruption Probe

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Federal officials have gained another conviction in connection with an ongoing investigation into public corruption. A former Detroit...

SMART Introduces New Express Routes

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Commuters can ride the SMART bus system’s newest express routes for free until January 15th.   The...

Brenda Jones Re-elected as Council President

Sandra Svoboda Brenda Jones was re-elected as Detroit City Council President Tuesday. The Council needed multiple ballots to break a...

WSU Word Warriors Compile List of Couth, Recondite Words

Compiling a list can seem like a task that's impossible to overcome. There's a word for that feeling: "insuprable." It's...

Banished Word List Has Tons of Impactful Entries

Lake Superior State University just released it's annual list of "banished" words and phrases. This year, there's a lot to...

WDET’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Lineup

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2017 NEW YEAR'S EVE - 6-7 am RadioLab 7-8 am On Being 8-10 am Weekend Edition Sunday: Lulu...

Kids Ring in the New Year in Mount Clemens’ Never Never Land

Downtown Mount Clemens will become Never Never Land Sunday so young people can celebrate New Year’s Eve.  New Year’s Eve in...

Buckle Up: 2018 Shaping Up To Be Huge Year for Michigan Politics

Jake Neher/WDET The new year will bring lots of important decisions for Michigan voters to make at the ballot box....

The Detroit Film Theatre Pairs Tea and Movies for Kids

The Detroit Institute of Arts’ film theater is inviting visitors 13 and under to tea this weekend. The Detroit Film...

Detroit’s Holiday Home Movies Premiere at the DIA

Detroit’s holiday home movies from yesteryear will be shown at the Detroit Institute of Arts Thursday. The Detroit Institute of...

Holiday Week for Kids at the DIA

The Detroit Institute of Arts has special programs and hours this week. Visitors will be able to make a variety...

“On the Ground” Series Examines Detroit’s North End Neighborhood

Many of Detroit’s neighborhoods are changing and many communities are working to deal with that change.  One place where that...