Sen. Gary Peters: We Need to Work Toward Shutting Down Straits of Mackinac Oil Pipeline
Laura Weber Davis, WDET U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D) says the oil company behind the Line 5 pipeline under water in the Straits of...
Oakland County to Help Fund City Road Repairs
Oakland County municipalities can now apply for funds to fix local roads as part of a pilot program. The County...
Flint’s Water Improving But Work Remains
Experts say the water quality in Flint continues to improve. Flint residents are still struggling with lead contamination in the...
Growers Ready for Good Cherry Harvest
A mild winter and a lingering spring this year should mean a healthy cherry harvest across Michigan. Nikki Rothwell is...
DEQ Permits Marathon Refinery Expansion With Emission Curbing Measures
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved permits to expand the Marathon Petroleum refinery in southwest Detroit, while curbing some...
RTA Gives First Look at Master Transit Plan [Video + Map]
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Paul Hillegonds says Southeast Michigan needs a viable mass transit system that connects people to jobs,...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 5-28-16
This week on RREM, celebrating Laith Al Saadi's great run on The Voice, new Motor City band Empty Houses, Charles...
The Detroit Origins of Atomic Bomb “Little Boy”
At the corner of Mt Elliott and McNichols, in Northeast Detroit, there's an unassuming machine shop that sits in the middle...
Telos on the Trails Takes Kids’ Philosophy Lessons to Michigan State Parks
Allyson Jones teaches philosophy for children at the Boggs School and in a series called Searching for Telos at the Museum of...
The Slow Roll Rolls on Mackinac Island
Courtesy of Slow Roll If you live anywhere near downtown Detroit, you've probably seen the Slow Roll on Monday evenings; thousands of...
Head of Michigan ACLU Wishes Flint Would be Bigger Focus For Mackinac Conference
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Public Domain The head of Michigan's primary civil liberties advocacy group, ACLU of Michigan, says business...
Feds Identify Vehicles in Latest Takata Air Bag Recall
The federal government is specifying the models of 12 million vehicles recalled because they contain defective Takata air bags. The...