State Bolsters Unemployment Processing After A Million Michiganders Apply

Increased numbers filing for employment have at times brought the state's system to a standstill with busy signals and crashed websites. Michigan...

Detroit Faces $300 Million Budget Hole, Duggan Says

Detroit is dealing with a $300 million deficit as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. “We have been very frugal...

Remembering Al Kaline, A Tigers Legend With A Long Legacy

Former Detroit Tigers player and sportscaster Al Kaline died last week at the age of 85.  Kaline, nicknamed "Mr. Tiger,"...

Gilchrist Leads Task Force On COVID-19’s Racial Disparity Problem

The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting people of color throughout Michigan. "It's not just an all-hands-on-deck moment, it's also an...

COVID-19 Could Bring A Fractured Nation Together

The coronavirus pandemic has hit an America already plagued with deep rooted political polarization. "When there is a threat of...

Adults Rarely Have Heroes. Al Kaline Was Mine.

Most kids all have heroes, but few adults do. My hero was Al Kaline.  Al Kaline signed with the Detroit Tigers...

Detroit’s First Ladies of Gospel Tell Their Story in Lifetime Biopic

The highest-selling female gospel group of all-time, Detroit’s own Clark Sisters helped modernize the genre.  Now the story of sisters is...

Nature Recovers During Coronavirus Closures. But Will It Last?

Even amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, there’s been some positive news of environmental improvements globally. The waters in the Venetian...

Iggy Pop, Jim Jarmusch and ‘Gimme Danger’

On October 25, 2016, the Detroit Film Theatre was one of two places in the U.S. to premiere the film "Gimme...

Rep. Slotkin Plan Treats Medical Supplies As National Security Imperative

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) is proposing a series of bills that she says would strengthen the U.S. capacity for critical...

Over 100 Detroit Emergency Responders Test Positive for COVID-19

Franklin Williams, a 31-year veteran Fire Captain, died this week from complications of COVID-19.  He was one of more than a...

Is Stevie Wonder the Greatest of All-Time? Vote in WDET’s Michigan Music Madness Bracket

WDET After receiving hundreds of nominations and narrowing down the field from 64 musicians, we've arrived at the elite 8...