State Fund Loaning $3.5 Million to Wurlitzer Building Developers

The Michigan Strategic Fund is awarding a loan to the owners of the Wurlitzer Building in Detroit. The Michigan Economic Development...

Conservators Making Significant Progress on River Raisin Recovery Efforts

The US Environmental Protection Agency is removing a couple of ecological issues from the River Raisin thanks to recent recovery...

Michigan Secretary of State is Suing Hewlett-Packard

Oakland Univeristy The Michigan Secretary of State is suing Hewlett-Packard for failing to upgrade the computer systems in 131 Secretary...

Detroit Public Schools See Big Drop in Crime Reports

The Detroit Public Schools Police Department says crime reports fell 29 percent during the 2014-15 school year. Chief Stacy Brackens says there...

China’s President Xi Jinping Visits the U.S.

Stephen talks with Tom Watkins, Advisor to Detroit Chinese Business Association, about Michigan’s economic relationship with China. China: Governor Snyder...

DEQ Study: Michigan Lost More Than 4 Million Wetland Acres [Data]

Courtesy of Michigan DEQ More than four million acres of wetlands in Michigan have been lost over the past 200...

EPA Gives $4.5 Million to Restore the Clinton River

Bob Julius/Creative Commons The US Environmental Protection Agency is awarding Sterling Heights and Utica $4.5 million to clean-up the Clinton...

Feds ‘Upping Game’ to Catch Cheating Automakers

Federal regulators say they are taking new steps to catch automakers that skirt or defy government rules and regulations. Officials...

Michigan United Wants Power Restored to Detroit Board of Police Commissioners

JJ/Creative Commons The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners could return to full power after a city council vote next week....

So, What Should We Name the WDET-Batch Brewing Company Beer?

WDET worked with the good people at Batch Brewing Company to brew our very own beer, which will be featured...

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Awards $285,000 to Grow the State’s Water Trail Network

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is funding the mapping of water trails on the Huron and Clinton Rivers and other...

Justice Department Grants Detroit Funding for More Cops, Body Cams

The U.S. Justice Department is granting nearly $3 million to the Detroit Police Department to pay for new personnel and...