How’s Detroit Doing? New Statistical Index Offers Answers [CHARTS, TRANSCRIPT]

Economists are using a new combination of statistics and measures to create a better picture about how Detroit is doing....

White House Official Violated Law by Calling for Defeat of Michigan Congressman

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Federal officials say the White House Director of Social Media violated the law...

Women Offered Coaching to Hone Political Savvy

A divisive political climate in the United States may be inspiring some to become more involved in government. One organization is...

Detroit Schools Finances: How’s the New District Doing?

Citizens Research Council of Michigan In its first fiscal year of existence, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is projected...

A Hot Weekend, But No Repeat of 2016 Expected

The summer of 2016 was the warmest ever recorded in Metro Detroit. National Weather Service So what can we expect...

Feds Arrest Dearborn Man for Allegedly Supporting Terrorist Group

justice.gov   Federal authorities say they have arrested two men, including one from Michigan, for allegedly providing support to a...

Court of Appeals Says It’s OK for Colleges to Ban Guns on Campus

University of Michigan Colleges are allowed to ban guns on their campuses. That was the decision of the Michigan Court...

Ahead of Comey Testimony, Russia Expert Talks Status, Scope of Investigation

J. Carlisle Larsen Today's the day former FBI Director James Comey will testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee....

Lead Not Likely the Cause of Increased Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint But…

“Often when people present with pneumonia, doctors are thinking of the common bacteria like pneumococcal pneumonia or streptococcus pneumoniae. Legionnaires'...

Legislature Moving Budget Bills Despite Standoff with Gov. Snyder

Jake Neher/WDET There’s no end yet to the standoff between Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders that’s delayed wrapping...

State House Committee Adopts “Sanctuary Cities” Ban

Jake Neher/WDET A state House committee has adopted bills that would require local officials to help enforce federal immigration laws....

Feds Allege as Many as 100 Girls May Have Undergone Genital Mutilation in Metro Detroit

Sandra Svoboda Federal officials allege the genitals of as many as 100 girls may have been mutilated by physicians in...