State Lawmakers Say Goodbye to 2017: Here’s What They Did and Didn’t Do
Michigan Senate The Michigan Legislature has adjourned until 2018. As usual, lawmakers passed a flurry of bills before leaving for...
State Lawmakers Say Goodbye to 2017: Here’s What They Did and Didn’t Do
Michigan Senate The Michigan Legislature has adjourned until 2018. As usual, lawmakers passed a flurry of bills before leaving for...
Ahead of New Star Wars Film — A Look Back At ‘Star Wars’ The Missile Defense System
Jake Neher/WDET Lately on Thursdays, Detroit Today has been talking about issues that used to dominate news headlines but have sort of...
Congress Members Call for Investigation into Sex Harassment Allegations Against Trump
Jake Neher/WDET About 100 members of Congress are calling for an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment made against President...
Ahead of First Winter Storm, School Districts Close [LIST, MAP]
Several southeast Michigan school districts announced Wednesday closures, hours ahead of the storm the National Weather Service predicts could drop...
Former USA Gymnastics, MSU Doctor Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Porn
Michigan Legislature A federal judge in Michigan is sentencing a former doctor for the USA Gymnastics team to 60 years...
Will Metro Detroit Voters See Another Transit Millage on the 2018 Ballot?
Matt Trevethan/WDET Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel delivered his State of the County speech on Wednesday night at the Macomb Center for...
Legislature Compromises, Adopts Scaled-Back Local Retirement Overhaul
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican leaders have backed down from a plan to give the state sweeping authority to...
What Did Kwame Kilpatrick’s Sentence Tell Us About Our Criminal Justice System?
Jake Neher/WDET It's been more than nine years since the fall of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The sharp and charismatic...
Noel Night Shooting: Why Do Kids Feel The Need To Carry Guns?
J. Carlisle Larsen On Saturday night, thousands of Detroiters and Metro Detroiters came down to Midtown Detroit for Noel Night,...
Snyder Proposes Draft Plan to Remove All Lead Service Lines in Michigan
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Governor Snyder’s Administration is drafting a proposal that would require municipalities to remove all lead service lines by...
Are People Driving Crazier Than Ever Before?
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Over the weekend a driver was pulled over in Florida for cutting into traffic. In this case it...
Is 2018 the Year Michigan Legalizes Marijuana?
Jake Neher/WDET It’s looking more likely Michigan will vote next year on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. This week, the The Coalition...