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...
Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image
Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...
Trump Names MI Supreme Court Justice to Federal Appeals Court
Michigan Supreme Court Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen has been chosen by President Trump to serve on the Sixth...
GM Lansing Plant to Lay Off 650 Employees
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET GM’s Delta Township Assembly Plant will shut down for a month to prepare for production of the new...
Michigan Lawmaker Wants to Rid State of Requirement to Register Pistols
Jake Neher/WDET A member of the Michigan House wants to eliminate a requirement that gun owners in the state must...
School Reform Officer In the Running for TN Superintendent Post
The State School Reform Officer is in the running for a new job. Natasha Baker is one of 9 finalists...
Historian Deborah Lipstadt: Trump Has Had “Rough Patches” With Jewish Community
Deborah Lipstadt Deborah Lipstadt is a historian and author best known for her books combating holocaust denial. She’ll be in...
Schuette and Others Announce Campaign To Curb Meth Ingredient Purchases
WDET Law enforcement and pharmacists are working together to curb methamphetamine production in the state. It’s called the “Anti-Smurfing Campaign.”...
Waterfowl Hunters Paying for Michigan’s Wetland Management and Restoration
The month of May is celebrated as American Wetlands Month A report released recently looks at the health and management of...
Defiant Requiem Shows Jews Kept Spirit Alive in Nazi Death Camp
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Ben Breuninger/DSO Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Thursday night at the Congregation Shaarey Zadek temple in Southfield, classical music...