Experts say Female Genital Mutilation is Both Crime and Cultural Practice

A metro Detroit doctor has been ordered detained while she awaits a trial on charges of mutilating the genitals of...

Legislative Leaders Hope to End Standoff on Money for Flint, Macomb Sinkhole

Jake Neher/WDET Lawmakers are back at the state Capitol following their spring break. One job facing them is ending a...

Flint to Stay on GLWA Service

The City of Flint announced Tuesday it will keep the Great Lakes Water Authority as its drinking water source under...

New Detroit Arena to Host NCAA Championship Games

The NCAA says Detroit will soon be a college championship city. The NCAA announced sites for future championship and tournament...

Researchers, Community Groups Release Plan to Curb Air Pollution in Detroit

A group of community organizations and researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health released a "public health...

GOP State Senator Says Michigan Should Protect Internet Privacy if Feds Won’t

Office of state Sen. Rick Jones A Republican state lawmaker says Michigan should step in to protect people’s internet privacy....

Metro Detroit Doctor to Remain Incarcerated Until Trial on Charges of Female Genital Mutilation

A federal judge is ordering a Michigan doctor to remain incarcerated while she awaits trial on charges of mutilating the...

Michigan Looking to Remove Seven-Day Insurance

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET One insurance company may no longer be allowed to offer seven-day insurance policies to customers in Michigan. The...

Plan Now for Severe Weather This Summer

2016 was notable for its lack of severe weather in southeast Michigan. Monroe County saw the region's only tornado on...

Sen. Gary Peters: U.S. Military Objectives Aren’t Clear

Photo Courtesy of the Office of Gary Peters Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) says there needs to be more communication between the White...

Tribe Working to Make Sure Money Isn’t Obstacle in School Mascot Debate

Belding Area Schools Many schools in Michigan have grappled with whether they should dump Native American mascots and nicknames. Plenty...

Michigan Supreme Court Hears Cases on Criminal and Civil Rights

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court convened in Lansing this week. Whether or not a student can sue a...