Gov. Snyder Signs New Budget With Money for Flint, Invasive Species

Asian Carp by Kate Gardiner/Creative Commons Gov. Rick Snyder has signed the final bill in the state’s $55 billion dollar...

Funeral Arrangements Set for State Rep. Julie Plawecki

Official Photo Visitations for late state Rep. Julia Plawecki (D-Dearborn Heights) begin Thursday evening in Garden City. Plawecki died last weekend of...

Paradise Valley Returns to Detroit

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority is approving a plan to redevelop a historic neighborhood. Paradise Valley Cultural and...

Trade Issues Likely Topic During North American Leaders Summit

President Obama travels to Ottawa today for a meeting with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. The discussions are likely...

Dow Plans Hundreds of Job Cuts in Michigan

The Dow Chemical company plans to eliminate about 700 jobs in Michigan. Officials with Dow Chemical say they will cut...

VW Settles Diesel Cheating Claims

Volkswagen has agreed to settle claims that it rigged diesel vehicles with two-liter engines to cheat on government emissions tests....

Former Detroit Mayor Bing Remembers Ali, Questions Rising Demolition Costs

Groups supporting the “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative are meeting in Detroit this week. And they are hailing the humanitarian efforts...

K-12 Budget Could Face Challenge Over Aid to Private Schools

Marissa Gawel/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder traveled to a middle school in Oakland County on Monday to sign a $16 billion...

High Court will Not Hear Kilpatrick Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s appeal of his public corruption conviction. Kilpatrick is serving...

Emergency Curfew in Effect for Ford Fireworks

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET It’s summer time in Detroit. The River Days festival is underway. The annual Detroit Ford Fireworks takes place...

What You Need to Know About Ford Fireworks

Detroit and Windsor share a summer tradition Monday, with the 58th annual fireworks show over the Detroit River. Thousands of people...

Federal Investigators say Flint Water Crisis was ‘Entirely Preventable’

A new federal report finds that the level of lead in the blood of children from Flint increased dramatically after...