Nassar Loses Bid to Change Sentence

A federal appeals court has rejected disgraced former sports physician Larry Nassar’s attempt to reduce his 60-year sentence for child...

Are Midwest Voters Choosing ‘Safe’ Candidates?

Jake Neher/WDET The major party candidates running for governor of Michigan are offering voters a diverse mix of choices. Republican...

Michigan’s Top Health Official Faces Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Linked to Flint Water Crisis

The head of Michigan’s Health Department will stand trial on two charges of involuntary manslaughter connected to the water crisis...

Gretchen Whitmer Names Detroit Native Garlin Gilchrist II as Running Mate

Cheyna Roth/MPRN A native Detroiter and one-time candidate for the city’s clerkship will be on the November 2018 ballot. Democratic...

MDOT is Close to Finishing I-75 Bridge Project

One of southeast Michigan's biggest road construction projects is nearing the finish line. The Michigan Department of Transportation started repaving...

Michigan Health Director Nick Lyon Will Stand Trial

Michigan's health director will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak...

U.S. Fights Immigration Ruling Preventing Michigan Man from Being Deported

Homeland Security officials are appealing an immigration judge’s order preventing the government from deporting a Michigan chef to Turkey. The...

Wayne State Researchers Battle Lingering Effects of Syrian Civil War

Alex McLenon For more than a year the Stress Trauma and Anxiety Research Clinic at Wayne State University has worked...

MichMash: Do Running Mates Matter in Michigan’s Race for Governor?

WDET Digital Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has made his choice for a running mate in his bid to become...

Detroit’s Love Affair With Aretha

The death of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is bringing an outpouring of condolences from fans, from musicians,...

Detroit Saddened by Death of Aretha Franklin

Grammy award-winning artist Aretha Franklin has died. She was 76 years old.  Franklin’s publicist says the singer died from pancreatic cancer....

Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” Has Died

Grammy award-winning artist Aretha Franklin has died. The singer known as the Queen of Soul was one of the most celebrated...