Weed Shop Laws Go Up in Smoke, But Supporters Say Relax

WDET Digital Last week's elections didn't have a lot of blockbuster races or questions that dominated headlines in Michigan. But...

Is Your Local Road Ready for a Bike Lane?

Jake Neher/WDET Traveling around Metro Detroit in the last few years, you might notice that some communities are getting rid of...

School Suspensions, State Surveillance: Detroit News You Missed this Past Month

Detroit Public Schools are revised the district's Student Code of Conduct even though some teachers say past actions haven't improved...

The Impact of President Trump’s Speeches on Violence and Hate

An alleged manifesto left behind by the gunman in the domestic terrorist attack in El Paso contains language many believe...

Biden and Harris, Bruised During Debate, take Campaigns to Detroit Streets

Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, among the frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination in many...

Inmates’ Passion for Literacy Revealed Through Tutoring Program

Words No Bars Can Hold Do you remember learning to read? It’s as if a whole world opens up and...

Lansing is the Only City in Michigan to Replace Every Lead Service Line. Here’s How It Happened

Jake Neher/WDET Even as the disastrous water crisis in Flint was unfolding, there was a city in Michigan that was...

Cory Booker Ahead of Detroit Debates: “Next Leader of This Country Must Be One Who Can Heal”

senate.gov As we get closer to the second round of Democratic debates — which will take place right here in...

How to Prevent the Next Flint

Behind every crisis, there's a canary in the coal mine calling out a warning.  For the Flint Water Crisis, that...

Highland Park’s Water Director: “The Water Is Safe To Drink”

Last week, Highland Park city officials announced that testing in nine residences in revealed elevated levels of lead. Officials urged caution,...

How The Washington D.C. Lead Crisis Foreshadowed Flint

In 2004, the Washington Post reported that a change in water treatment chemicals at the Washington D.C. aqueduct four years...

Gov. Whitmer On First Six Months: Legislature Took a Break “Before the Work was Done”

Jake Neher/WDET The first half of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first year in office has passed, and there’s been a lot of...