Lions Hope Monday Night Game Restores the Roar After Muted Preseason
The Detroit Lions begin playing the games that count when the team takes on the New York Jets in the...
MichMash: Will We or Won’t We Be Allowed To Vote Straight-Party Ticket This November?
WDET Digital Michigan voters won't be able to fill in one bubble to vote for all candidates of a single...
GOP-Controlled Legislature Approves Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Proposals
Jake Neher The state Legislature has approved two proposals that were otherwise headed for the November ballot. The measures, approved on...
Detroit Fights Lead, Copper in Public School Water
Public school students in Detroit have been facing a heat wave. And they’ve been finding that the water fountains near...
Thousands Attend Funeral for Aretha Franklin
Thousands of music fans from around the world packed into Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple for the funeral of Aretha Franklin....
MichMash: Here’s Why Dems Might Vote Against Minimum Wage Increase
WDET Digital Lawmakers are returning to Lansing after their summer break. One big question is whether the Legislature will vote...
Vendors Take Full Advantage of Aretha’s Passing
The city of Detroit continues to celebrate the life and the music of the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. Today,...
“The Queen of Soul Stays Here” – How New Bethel Baptist Church Raised Aretha Franklin
“Just like Graceland has the King of Rock, Elvis Pressley, the Queen of Soul stays here. No one gets that.”...
Testing Reveals Lead, Copper In Detroit Schools
Detroit's school district has shut off water in all of its school buildings. The move comes as water test results...
DPSCD Shuts Off Water In All Schools
Drinking water is being shut off at all Detroit public schools because the water in 16 of them was found...
How Might New Trade Deal in North America Affect Southeast Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) might be in for a shakeup – and Michigan could feel...
Fans Stand In Line to Remember the Queen of Soul
Thousands of fans from both Detroit and hundreds of miles away lined the sidewalks near the Wright Museum of African...