Detroit Schools Legislation Faces Skeptical Michigan Senate

Detroit Public Schools A controversial GOP plan to overhaul Detroit’s schools has landed in the state Senate, and is getting...

Free Press Columnist Tells Her Best Mom Stories and Talks News of the Week

Michael Hayball Mother's Day is this weekend. We want to hear the touching or funny stories you have about your mother. What...

A Rosy Outlook for Nyquist

A horse named for a Detroit Red Wings star is favored to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville....

Art Birmingham Kicks Off Summer Art Season [MAP LINK]

Metro Detroit’s first major outdoor art festival begins this weekend. Art Birmingham is celebrating its 35th anniversary May 7 and 8...

Levin: Michigan Violating Feds Order to Revisit Unemployment Penalties

A Michigan Congressman alleges the state’s unemployment system is violating a directive from the federal government. Federal officials say Michigan...

Obama Tells Flint to Keep Kids and Hope Alive

President Obama told a crowd in Flint the nation has not forgotten their plight. The President said the water crisis...

Growing Numbers of High School Seniors are Taking “Gap Year” Before College

President Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia, announced this week that she has been accepted to Harvard and plans to attend the storied institution...

“Detroit Hustle” Chronicles Finding and Rebuilding a Home in Detroit

Credit: Stacy Cowley There have been many stories over the past decade of people from outside of Detroit buying up...

Do You Feel Over-Taxed in Michigan?

Citizens Research Council of Michigan It's been a year since Michigan voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot proposal that would have...

Obama: We Can’t Rely on Volunteers to Fix Infrastructure

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET President Obama says it is up to the government to fix infrastructure in Flint. He made the...

What Happens to #NeverTrump As Trump Marches Toward Nomination?

J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET Rory Cooper/Purple Strategies The Republican presidential primary cycle is all but over. Donald Trump is now the...

State Board of Education President Talks DPS and LGBT Guidelines

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Public Schools teachers and students are back in the classroom after teacher sick-outs closed almost every...