Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 7-30-16

This week on RREM, brand new Sharon Jones, Passenger, Macy Gray a whole new way and forthcoming Motor City power...

Michigan Attorney General Files New Felony Charges in Flint Water Crisis Case

Michigan’s Attorney General is filing criminal charges against half-a-dozen current and former state employees connected to the water crisis in...

Grand Bargain: Early Payments Shift Investment Burden to Pension Funds

"The onus is now on the retirement systems," City Finance Director John Naglick. Melissa Mason During the city’s bankruptcy case,...

More Charges Filed in Flint Water Crisis

The investigation into Flint’s water is far from over. Attorney General Bill Schuette announced 18 new charges for six state...

Democrats, Women, and Trump Supporters React to Hillary Clinton’s Nomination

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) Hillary Clinton became the first woman to accept the nomination for president from a...

Folk-Rock Royalty: Colvin & Earle Make Their Detroit Debut

Steve Earle & Shawn Colvin are 'Colvin & Earle' On their debut record Colvin & Earle, two of America's most prolific...

RTA Fails to Pass Regional Transit Plan Ballot Proposal

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) Board of Directors special vote meeting begins @wdet pic.twitter.com/Ros74mTlzu — Eli Newman...

Mike Pence Takes the Republican Race to Grand Rapids, Novi

Eli Newman / WDET Indiana Governor Mike Pence has taken the Republican race for presidency to the Midwest. After stopping in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Pence...

The World According to Star Wars … According to the Brilliant Mind of Cass Sunstein

Harper-Collins There’s Santa Claus, Shakespeare, Mickey Mouse, the Bible, and then there’s Star Wars. Nothing quite compares to sitting down...

President of The Henry Ford Previews This Week’s Maker Faire

Courtesy of The Henry Ford Maker Faire Detroit is not your father’s summer street fair. This weekend at the Henry...

Know Your Congressional District: Michigan’s 10th

  Melissa Mason WDET is examining the candidates and issues in the 2016 elections. You can find interviews with the candidates, information about...

On this weekend’s The Progressive Underground: groundbreaking Detroit-based super-group BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE

Black Bottom Collective On this weekend's The Progressive Underground (TPU), host Chris Campbell delves into the musical discography and interviews Detroit-based...