Crews Beginning Invasive Plant Management Efforts on Belle Isle
The second year of an effort to eradicate invasive species from Detroit’s Belle Isle begins this week. Funded by a...
Detroit’s Riverside Park Vote
UPDATE: Citing the need for additional environmental information at the site, the Detroit City Council delayed its vote until at...
Michigan Congresswoman Says White House Forum on Aging Must Address Broken Long-Term Health Care System
White House officials host an annual Conference on Aging today. And this year’s summit includes one Michigan lawmaker who has...
Effects of Detroit Newspaper Strike Still Being Felt 20 Years Later
On July 13, 1995, nearly 2,500 Detroit newspaper employees walked off their jobs to protest what they called management's unfair...
Tragedy and Triumph out of a Strike
Stephen Henderson: Welcome to Detroit Today on 101.9 WDET. I’m Stephen Henderson and thanks for joining us this Monday, July...
How far is too far: Was a local judge justified for jailing kids in contentious custody battle?
Stephen Henderson talks with Larry Dubin, professor of law at the University of Detroit Mercy, and Renee Beeker, president and...
Metro Detroit Cancer Doctor Gets 45 Year Sentence for Purposely Giving Patients Wrong Treatments
Detroit cancer doctor sentenced Klinefelter 7.10.15 A federal judge is sentencing a former cancer doctor from Metro Detroit...
Palmer Park Book is Author’s Labor of Love
The neighborhoods around Detroit’s Palmer Park feature some of the most historic architecture in the city. The Palmer Park Apartments...
Dr. Farid Fata to be Sentenced for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET UPDATE: Dr. Farid Fata has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. It’s a story...
Teachers Union Challenges Emergency Manager
The Detroit Federation of Teachers says Gov. Rick Snyder is hurting education in the city by maintaining an emergency manager to oversee...
DSO Adds Marjorie Fisher’s Name to Music Center
The Max M. Fisher Music Center in midtown Detroit is now the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center....
Bill to Regulate Selling Breast Milk
Mark Cato/ CC The state legislature is considering a proposal to set standards for selling breast milk in Michigan. State...