Buzz Aldrin Says Humans Should Go to Mars

A man who walked on the moon says he hopes humans will walk on Mars, and even live there someday....

Experience the News: Detroit Parks Tour Samples Detroit’s Greenery

At Rouge Park, we hiked the nature path and stood on the mysterious stone bridge -- no one really knows...

Detroit Transit Center, People Mover to Temporarily Close

Detroit’s major public transit systems will close Sunday as city officials practice their response to emergency situations. Homeland security officials...

Courser, Gamrat Out; Special Elections to be Held

  The Michigan House voted Friday morning to expel Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) and accepted the resignation of Rep. Todd...

News Review: Courser and Gamrat Ousted and 14th Anniversary of 9/11

Representative Courser resigns and the House expels Representative Gamrat.  Reporter M.L. Elrick and WDET Producer Laura Weber Davis join Stephen Henderson on...

Volunteers Needed for Bug Count on the Rouge River

The non-profit Friends of the Rouge is looking for volunteers to survey insect life in the Rouge River. The organization has been counting...

Ford Partnering with Steven Spielberg-Founded Shoah Foundation

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is partnering with Ford Motor Company to integrate testimonies from genocide survivors into the curriculum in Detroit...

Fiat Chrysler Recalls Trucks With Air Bag Woes

Fiat Chrysler is launching three recalls affecting nearly two million trucks. The vast majority of the recalls involve trucks that...

Detroit Targets Abandoned Hospital in Blight Removal Effort

Sean_Marshall/CC Detroit’s effort to clean up blight has now targeted the abandoned Southwest Detroit Hospital. Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration has...

Merchants Can Offer Discounts with Detroit New Parking System

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Businesses can now provide parking discounts through Detroit’s new parking kiosks. Customers will be given a five-digit...

Detroit Lions Look to Overtake Packers in 2015

Are you ready for some pro football? The NFL opens its season today with the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the...

Obama Touts Job Training, Free Tuition at Macomb Community College

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Obama is pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to increase apprenticeship programs as a way to develop...