Whistleblower Act Up for Debate in Michigan Supreme Court

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is considering whether conversations with an attorney trigger the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act. A...

City Council Plans for Future Pension Payments

City of Detroit The Detroit City Council has voted to earmark $50 million for pension funding. It’s part of the...

The Milo Minute: Berserker Fest, The 44 Territories, and The Muggs

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

UM Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize: Hear Heather Ann Thompson’s WDET Interview Here

Blood In The Water University of Michigan history professor Heather Ann Thompson won a Pulitzer Prize this week for her nonfiction book...

What Can Justice Department Learn from Detroit’s Consent Decrees?

Jake Neher/WDET U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a memo in early April for the Department of Justice to review...

State Launches New Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan is updating what state officials call a useful tool for fighting the opioid epidemic. The problematic state...

Progressive Group Sues Schuette for Emails

Rick Pluta/MPRN A left-leaning group has filed a lawsuit to find out how often Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and...

City of Detroit Has Only Three Fully Licensed Medical Pot Shops

“Only three are approved right now. There are some that are still going through the process. 61 of them are...

Detroit City FC Returns to Action

Detroit City Football Club's average home attendance last season was 5,225 fans per game. That's more than most double- and...

Tornado Outbreak on April 11, 1965 Kills Hundreds in Midwest

Paul Huffmann, NOAA On April 11, 1965, 47 tornadoes descended on the Midwest, leaving 271 dead and more than 3,400...

What’s The Future of the Middle Class in America?

Jake Neher/WDET We've been hearing reports for several years now about the slow erosion of a Middle Class in America. That...

Author Peter Markus Talks New Book on Teaching Poetry in Detroit Schools

Courtesy of Peter Markus Author Peter Markus has spent the last two decades as an Artist in Residence with InsideOut...