FBI Reports Increase in Hate Crimes in 2015

The FBI says the number of hate crimes reported to police increased by about 6.7% last year, led largely by a...

Ambitious Detroit Urban Farm Project Adds Hoop Houses

An ambitious 15 million dollar project to develop a large scale urban farm on the city’s east side is breaking...

The Progressive Underground Show 192

Jive Records On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we sample tracks from the newly released A Tribe Called Quest album along...

‘Supermoon’ Graces Metro Detroit Sky this Weekend

svs.gsfc.nasa.gov If you’ve been looking up at the sky recently, contemplating life and your place in it, or even if...

Pence Will Lead Trump Transition Team

Vice President-elect Mike Pence will lead President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Trump picked his...

Wanted: Housing for Homeless Veterans

Earlier this month Americans celebrated Veterans Day. As part of the recognition, the  Michigan State Housing Development Authority or MSHDA...

Great Lakes Water Authority Poised to Expand, Enters Talks With Lyon Twp.

Courtesy of GLWA The Great Lakes Water Authority may soon add a new community to its ranks. The regional system, which...

Second Bridge Between Detroit and Windsor Moving Forward

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority is choosing between three teams of developers to create a new span between the...

Lake Erie Algae Added to Action List

The State of Michigan is adding the western portion of Lake Erie to its list of impaired waterways. The list...

Judge Orders Michigan and City of Flint to Make Home Water Deliveries

A federal judge has ordered the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to deliver bottled water to lead-tainted...

Are Students Missing Out on Literary Classics with Common Core?

Amanda Kuhn Love them or hate them, there’s at least one thing about the new Common Core State Standards that is...

Rep. Debbie Dingell: “I Said Donald Trump Could Win MI And They Called Me Crazy”

WDET Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) says she doesn't want to be right -- but she was. Dingell had been telling...