State’s Chief Medical Executive Talks About Pneumonia Deaths in Flint

Matt Morley Last week on Detroit Today we spoke with Bridge Magazine reporter Chastity Pratt Dawsey about the link between...

The “Pope of Trash” on Politics, Art, and Life on the Road

The boundary-breaking films of John Waters have inspired a generation of artists to think outside the mainstream. He's toured extensively with his...

Were Democrats’ Late Efforts to Block DeVos’ Confirmation Anything More Than Political Theater?

National Park Service UPDATE (1:11 p.m.): The U.S. Senate has confirmed Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education on a...

Gov. Snyder Plans to Tackle Unfunded Liabilities, Pensions and Retiree Healthcare

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder is going after Michigan’s mountain of unfunded retiree liabilities. He created a task force to...

Looking Back On Detroit Jazz Legend Donald Byrd

Detroit's legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd would have have turned on 85 this past February 4th, so we're taking a look back...

Milo Minute: Adult, The Beggars, Seraphine Collective & More

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...

Christian Iraqi Refugee In Lansing: “No One Wants To Be In The War”

Jake Neher/WDET Donald Trump’s travel restrictions are a local issue here in Michigan. That’s one of the reasons Detroit Today has launched a...

Michigan Education Advocates Have Polarizing Views on Monday’s DeVos Vote

U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions U.S. Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos will either be a blessing...

Super Bowl Sizzles, And There Were Commercials, Too [VIDEO]

84 Lumber Super Bowl Commercial     USA Today Ad Meter Web Site Commercials have become as much a part...

Law Expert Talks Trump’s “So-Called Judge” Dust-Up

Jake Neher/WDET A federal judge from Washington state issued an injunction against President Donald Trump’s travel ban with seven Muslim-majority...

Legal Challenges to Trump’s Immigration Policies [MAP, LAWSUITS]

Since President Trump issued his executive order on immigration and refugees, dozens of legal challenges have been filed in federal...

Detroit’s Christian Iraqi-Americans Support the Immigration Order

When Carleen Jarbo’s office opened the first work day after President Trump’s executive order on immigration, she was greeted with...