Tavis Smiley Comes To Detroit To Examine City’s Resurgence

Tavis Smiley is back in Detroit this week.  The PBS television host is recording several interviews at Wayne State University...

Vaccination Rates Remain High In Michigan

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Most Michigan school children start kindergarten with all the required vaccinations. The Michigan Department...

Wayne County Pushing Payment Plans Ahead Of Foreclosure Deadine

   Wayne County officials are pushing payment options for tens of thousands of residents who are behind on property taxes...

Flint City Council Wants to Reconnect to Detroit Water

Sarah Razak / CC The Flint City Council has voted to reconnect the city’s water system to Detroit Water and...

Duggan Introduces 0% Interest Loans for Home Repairs

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has introduced a program to allow homeowners to set no interest loans for...

Kendrick Lamar’s “Cosmic Slop”: Danny Brown Reviews “To Pimp a Butterfly”

"Kendrick laid it all on the line for artists like me" Detroit rap phenom Danny Brown has been in the...

Michigan Tourism Expected to Grow in 2015

Marissa Gawel/WDET Michigan State University professors say they expect state tourism will grow this year. Assistant Professor Dan McCole says, compared...

Michigan Attractions Can Now be Virtually Visited via Google Maps

Courtesy of Pure Michigan Interested tourists can now visit about 40 Michigan attractions from the comfort of their homes. Pure...

Michigan World War II Memorial Moving Forward

Courtesy of The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial A Michigan group is making progress on a memorial honoring the state’s involvement...

BURQ OFF! One Woman, 21 Characters, A Burqa and A Bikini.

Burq Off, an acclaimed one-woman show about growing up in a conservative Muslim home comes to the Arab American National Museum this...

When $40,000 a Year is Not Enough

ALICE—Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed—is a United Way report about just what income levels are needed to live comfortably in each of...

Detroit Mom Struggles to Make Ends Meet

Detroiter Emaginae Hicks had a job as a waitress after high school to support her two children. She was making...