On Point’s Tom Ashbrook: “Show Offers News and Obsurity”
Stephen Henderson speaks with Tom Ashbrook, host of the NPR program On Point. Ashbrook says he spent many years in...
Retired Teachers May Be Able to Return as Substitutes
Creative Commons by Ben Russell Retired teachers would able to return to work in schools with a shortage in substitute...
Southfield Buys Northland Mall
Nikolai Nolan/ CC The City of Southfield is buying Northland Mall near Eight Mile Road and the Lodge Highway. The...
Homes Values Increase After Blight Removal
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A report shows residents in Detroit are seeing an increase in home values as more blighted homes...
EPA Facing Trouble Over Clean Water Act and Ballast Water Permits
Conservation organizations are celebrating a huge win. The U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency failed...
Strike Looming for the United Auto Workers
The United Auto Workers are threatening a strike against Fiat Chrysler if a deal isn’t reached between the automaker and...
Is Binge Drinking on Campuses Out of Control?
A University of Michigan student died over the summer after falling from a parking deck, and through a glass enclosure....
Michigan Would Stop Charging 17-year-olds as Adults Under Bills
Host Stephen Henderson speaks with Michigan Public Radio Network Capitol Bureau Chief Rick Pluta about a bipartisan plan at the...
Bentivolio Walks to Washington for Veterans
Former Michigan Congressman Kerry Bentivolio is returning to Washington, D.C.—on foot. The Milford Republican is walking and riding his bike to the...
Genesee County Sheriff Seeks Reimbursement for Bottle Water and Food for Inmates
Laura Nawrocik/ CC The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is hoping to get reimbursed for bottled water and dry food purchased...
Duggan Nominates Gary Brown and Palencia Mobley to become DWSD Leaders
City of Detroit City of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is nominating Gary Brown to become the Director of the Detroit...
Knight Cities Challenge
The Knight Cities Challenge awards grants to local activists for a chance to make their vision of a better community...