Barriers, Stereotypes Block Transit Options in Metro Detroit

  WDET is examining issues impacting regional transportation as part of our series “Policy Meets the People. MI Voice, MI...

Living in Michigan May Mean You Have Fewer Rights

Jake Neher/WDET The entire state of Michigan falls in a special zone that gives federal agents wide discretion to stop, question...

Henderson: ‘You Can Hear the Creep of Normalcy’ with Each School Shooting

WDET The following is an essay from Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: The front page of the New York Times...

MSU Interim President John Engler, Survivor Talk $500 Million Nassar Settlement

Cheyna Roth/MPRN On Wednesday, a bombshell report exploded in Michigan and across the nation as Michigan State University announced a...

AuSable River Group: “We’ll Stop at Nothing to Preserve Waterway”

Michigan’s AuSable River is at the center of a lawsuit. A recreational fishing group is claiming that a commercial fish...

Search Underway for Remains of Missing Michigan Girls

Police in Macomb County are searching a wooded area for the remains of as many as half-a-dozen young girls. Officials...

MI Pot Proposal FAQ

  It looks like Michigan voters will decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Unless the state legislature votes...

New Book Explores Islamophobia in America

Laura Weber Davis/WDET In the years after September 11th, 2001 we have discussed, as a nation, what it means to...

Wayne State, Detroit Medical Center Extend Partnership for Six Months

Wayne State University officials say they are extending a partnership with the Detroit Medical Center for the next six months....

Medical Marijuana Licensing Drags On–Are State Regulators Prepared for Legalization?

Cheyna Roth/MPRN People who want a license to grow or sell medical marijuana in Michigan have yet more uncertainty to...

Toyota to Build Driverless Vehicle Test Center in Michigan

Toyota is increasing its stake in creating autonomous vehicles. And the Japanese automaker is doing it in Michigan. J. Carlisle...

Metro Detroit Continues Upward Residential Building Trend

  Southeast Michigan continues to bounce-back from the recession of 2009. A report released Thursday says new residential building permits...