State Officials, Lawmakers Mourn Rep. John Kivela After Apparent Suicide

Office of state Rep. John Kivela (D-Marquette) State lawmakers are mourning the loss of Democratic state Representative John Kivela of...

Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...

Gov. Snyder Picks Kurtis Wilder for New Supreme Court Justice

Office of Gov. Rick Snyder Gov. Rick Snyder has chosen the newest member of the Michigan Supreme Court. Judge Kurtis Wilder will...

Lawmaker John Kivela Dead of Suicide

Office of state Rep. John Kivela (D-Marquette) There were tears and hugs on the floor of the state House today...

Not Your Average Egg Roll [MAP]

You may or may not be aware but egg rolls and spring rolls in Detroit (and some other cities, too)...

Grosse Pointe Woods Homes Evacuated as Crews Work to Fix Gas Leak

Some 100 people were evacuated from about 50 Grosse Pointe Woods homes this morning following a gas leak caused by...

Partnerships, Not Closures, Set to Begin with Michigan’s Struggling Schools

Jake Neher/WDET The state is stepping in to help struggling schools instead of closing them. Earlier this year 38 schools...

Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image

Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...

Trump Names MI Supreme Court Justice to Federal Appeals Court

Michigan Supreme Court Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen has been chosen by President Trump to serve on the Sixth...

GM Lansing Plant to Lay Off 650 Employees

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET GM’s Delta Township Assembly Plant will shut down for a month to prepare for production of the new...

What Would GOP Health Care Overhaul Mean for Michigan?

National Park Service If Donald Trump and other Republican leaders in Washington get their way, we could soon be living in...

Michigan Lawmaker Wants to Rid State of Requirement to Register Pistols

Jake Neher/WDET A member of the Michigan House wants to eliminate a requirement that gun owners in the state must...