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...

New to Bus Riding? Here’s Help

A handful of people with the nonprofit Congress of Communities was standing on Vernor Highway in southwest Detroit. They were waiting to take the No. 49 bus, not to go anywhere...

Second Amendment: A Fundamental Freedom or Time for Repeal?

Jake Neher/WDET This week, former justice of the United States Supreme Court John Paul Stevens wrote an opinion piece in...

Can ‘Cop Kitty’ and Other Social Media Campaigns Help Build Trust in Police Departments?

Jake Neher/WDET Police departments across the country face questions about their relationships with the communities they serve. That’s after a...

Questions of Race in America in Wake of Austin Bombings

State of Texas A series of bombings rocked Austin, Texas, over the past couple weeks, and now the key suspect is...

Lawmakers Still On Board with Michigan’s Autonomous Vehicle Laws

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan lawmakers are comfortable with the state’s current driverless vehicle laws. In 2016, the governor signed into law...

State Law and Courts Disagree on Who Counts as a ‘Victim’

Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien Lawmakers in Lansing have been working on legislation in response to the Larry Nassar...

Michigan State University and Basketball Team Face Questions After Year of Tumult

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET         The office pools are on, the brackets are busted and the first weekend of...