Top Legislators Give Mixed Response to Snyder Keeping Lyon in Office

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Gov. Rick Snyder is raising a lot of eyebrows by keeping the state health...

New PBS Series Visits Detroit In Search of Family Photos

An upcoming PBS World Channel series is filming in Detroit for the next five weeks. It’s called “Family Pictures: USA,” and...

Here’s Why You Should Care About Changes to Michigan’s Teacher Retirement System

Jake Neher/WDET Bills moving through the state Legislature would make major changes to Michigan’s teacher retirement system. The Republican-backed bills...

California Dem Supports Michigan’s Conyers Leading Committee that could Impeach Trump

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Recent reports found that U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) of Detroit, the ranking member on the powerful House...

Sturgeon Recovery Endangered on Lake Ontario

On the shores of the lower Niagara River, about 10 miles from Niagara Falls, a group of biologists from the...

Schuette Files Toughest Flint Water Charges Yet

Jake Neher/WDET Two high-ranking state officials in Michigan face serious charges for allegedly keeping an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in...

Lake Superior Cleanup Threatened by Trump Budget Cuts

Long-standing plans to clean up the headwaters of Lake Superior have been thrown into doubt by Trump administration budget priorities....

Duggan: Administration Not Targeted in Demolition Investigation

WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says his office has not been questioned or targeted in an ongoing federal investigation of...

Duggan Introduces “Motor City Restore”

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit entrepreneurs can now apply for grants to upgrade their businesses. Mayor Mike Duggan announced “Motor-City Re-Store” Wednesday,...

Michigan Congressmen Shaken by Shooting at Ball Field

congress.gov A Michigan member of Congress says he and some of his colleagues felt they were “hunted like prey” when...

White Smoke From the Capitol as Governor and Republican Leaders Make Deal

Jake Neher/WDET A deal for the state’s budget and teacher retirement has been made. Top Republican lawmakers and Gov. Rick...

“Sitting Ducks”: Rep. Bishop Describes Shooting at GOP Baseball Practice

Three members of Michigan's congressional delegation were among several Republican lawmakers who were practicing for a charity baseball game when...