Snyder, Schuette: No Right For Local Voters to Choose Their Leaders
Tom Arthur Voters don’t have a constitutional right to choose their local government leaders. That’s a central argument used...
Road Trip! AAA Says a Third of Americans Plan to Travel This Year
A survey by AAA shows 35 percent of American families plan to take a vacation 50 miles or more from...
Appeals Court Says Driving Drunk in Driveway Is No Crime
Brian Turner The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled drinking too much and operating a car in your own driveway...
Time Magazine Names Flint Doctor, Water Researcher Among ‘Most Influential People’
Time Magazine is releasing its list of the year’s 100 Most Influential People. And it includes two people who uncovered...
Michigan Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Over Tainted Water in Flint
Michigan’s attorney general is filing criminal charges against three government employees involved in the water crisis in Flint. The state...
UnitedHealth to Exit Affordable Care Act Exchanges
Officials with the nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, say the company plans to pull-out of insurance exchanges in most...
WDET Wins 13 Awards From the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter
WDET has won 13 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter for its work in 2015. RADIO...
The Intersection: Ike McKinnon Reflects on Detroit Policing
Courtesy of the City of Detroit Born in Montgomery, Ala., Ike McKinnon came to Detroit at the age of 10. A...
The Intersection: Detroit’s Crime Rate [CHART]
Using data from the FBI, WDET charted Detroit's crime rate and compared it to other U.S. cities.
The Intersection: Detroit’s Jewish Lawyers and Their Civil Rights Efforts
One of the threads in the fabric of Detroit’s post-1967 narrative includes the civil rights attorneys who not only represented...
The Intersection: Key Events in Detroit Police History [TIMELINE]
Here are some key events in the Detroit Police Department's recent history. Timeline compiled by Bill McGraw, Bridge Magazine,...
The Intersection: Police and Community Relations
Detroit’s violence during July 1967 began after a police raid at the intersection of 12th and Clairmount streets. Not only...