Campaign to Shut Down Oil Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac Gaining Support

  Governor Rick Snyder is asking Enbridge Energy to accelerate it’s decommissioning of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits...

It’s Time to Plan For Severe Weather

Do you know what to do when a tornado warning is issued? Do you know the difference between a "watch"...

Federal Judge: State Can’t Deny Good Conduct Points to Some Inmates

Jake Neher/WDET A federal judge says the Michigan Department of Corrections cannot deny good conduct credits to former juvenile lifers...

Educators Say ‘Yes Means Yes’ Sex Education Works in Their State – Will Michigan follow?

Jake Neher/WDET Bills in the state Legislature would require schools to teach what’s called affirmative consent – or “yes means...

What Should America Do In Syria?

Google Maps President Donald Trump was among the toughest critics of former president Barack Obama’s approach to the Syrian civil...

Michigan Members of Congress Ready to Unfriend Facebook

The head of Facebook testifies before Congress today and tomorrow about how the social media website allowed data from millions...

Michigan Ending Free Bottled Water for Flint This Week

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET The state of Michigan is ending deliveries of free bottled water to residents in Flint whose drinking supply...

Outdoor Access: Parks Across Metro Detroit At Your Fingertips

  More than 2600 parks, playgrounds, trails and other recreation spaces can be found at the touch of a finger. The...

Wildlife Managers Want Public Input on Michigan’s Deadly Deer Disease

  State Wildlife managers are trying to stay ahead of a disease that has the potential to devastate Michigan’s deer...

Should Schools Be Able to Ban or Regulate Guns?

Jake Neher/WDET A major firearms case will be debated in front of the Michigan Supreme Court next week. But advocates...

Trump’s Border Fixation and What It Means for Immigrants

Jake Neher/WDET Immigration continues to be a hotly debated subject in the United States -- DACA, the proposed border wall, and now a group...

Scientists Plan Real Time Analysis of Water Conditions in Lake Erie

  Canada’s federal government is stepping up funding for programs to monitor the health of the water in the Great...