Michigan Announces ‘Stay At Home’ Order, Schools to Remain Closed Until April 13
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order ordering non-essential businesses to temporarily close and Michiganders to stay at home in...
Airline Industry Bailout Could Come With Consumer Protections Attached
Movement to get a Coronavirus stimulus package through Congress came to a standstill over the weekend. "There are so many...
What $1,200 A Person Means for the Economy
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused businesses, schools and restaurants to shutter overnight, leaving many abruptly out of work. (Are you...
Distilleries Approved to Make Sanitizer, But Questions Abound
Michigan distilleries are readying to make hand sanitizer instead of spirits. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is giving the green light for...
Should I Freeze My Mask? And Other Questions for Local Physicians About COVID-19
101.9 WDET, Detroit’s NPR Station, is committed to providing accurate, up-to-date information on coronavirus, and it’s related disease COVID-19, in Michigan. WDET's morning drive-time...
Whitmer “Not Considering” Lockdown or Shelter-In-Place in Michigan
There is no "lockdown" or "shelter in place" order coming for Michigan. "That's not something that we're contemplating here in...
Parenting — And So Much More — During Coronavirus School Closures
School is cancelled across the state for three weeks as we try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus....
What to Talk About That’s Not Coronavirus
COVID-19 has overtaken daily life as public spaces, schools and workplaces are shutdown and people are urged to work and...
What To Read While You’re Social Distancing During COVID-19
Events have been canceled. Social gathering spaces like bars, theaters, and gyms have closed. Millions of people are working from...
One Climate Scientist’s Lessons for Confronting Coronavirus
As the country searches for solutions and more information about how to fight the the novel coronavirus, some scientists are...
How to Keep Your Energy Bill Low While Social Distancing
As more people are working from home because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, one of the unintended consequences is higher...
Congresswoman Haley Stevens Backs $1,000 Cash Assistance — Or More — In Response to COVID-19
The continued spread of COVID-19 throughout American communities has ravaged local economies and brought big and small businesses alike to...