Art Birmingham is Back

The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center's vision can be summed up in three words: art for all.  "We believe everyone should...

QLINE: What You Need To Know

For the first time in 60 years, a streetcar will travel the streets of Detroit. The QLINE opens to the...

Detroit Casino Revenue Down in April from a Year Ago

Detroit’s three casinos’ combined April revenue of $121 million was down from the same month a year ago, according to...

Michigan GOP Congressman Weighs Call for Independent Russia Investigation

congress.gov A member of Congress from Michigan is considering introducing legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate possible links between...

Hundreds Gather for Mental Health Services, Many Oppose Snyder Overhaul

Cheyna Roth/MPRN There was a big rally at the state Capitol Wednesday to support improved mental health services and to...

Nonprofit Recruiting Volunteers to Knock on Doors of Foreclosed Homes

Owners of tax-foreclosed homes in Wayne County have until June 7 to prevent their properties from going to auction. That's...

Duggan Touts New Development On “Abandoned” Lot, Skaters Wary of Being Pushed Out

Eli Newman / WDET Keviyan Richardson is perfecting a kickflip at a skatepark in the middle of a nearly empty lot...

Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...

Gov. Snyder Picks Kurtis Wilder for New Supreme Court Justice

Office of Gov. Rick Snyder Gov. Rick Snyder has chosen the newest member of the Michigan Supreme Court. Judge Kurtis Wilder will...

Lawmaker John Kivela Dead of Suicide

Office of state Rep. John Kivela (D-Marquette) There were tears and hugs on the floor of the state House today...

Grosse Pointe Woods Homes Evacuated as Crews Work to Fix Gas Leak

Some 100 people were evacuated from about 50 Grosse Pointe Woods homes this morning following a gas leak caused by...

Partnerships, Not Closures, Set to Begin with Michigan’s Struggling Schools

Jake Neher/WDET The state is stepping in to help struggling schools instead of closing them. Earlier this year 38 schools...