Detroit’s Grande Ballroom Survives Civil Unrest of July 1967

Noah Ovshinsky wrote and produced this story. It originally aired in 2007. During the civil unrest of July 1967, hundreds...

Effect of July 1967 on Detroit’s East Side Is Often Overlooked

Editor's note: Brian Rentschler filed this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. Detroit’s east side is one of the...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: What the Kids Are Saying About 1967

In this episode of StoryCorps Detroit, we look at the violence and looting that occurred in July 1967 through the...

Detroit Journalists Risked Their Lives Covering 1967 Unrest

Members of Detroit’s media corps risked their lives in July 1967 to cover perhaps the city’s most important story of...

Summer of Love Preceeded 1967’s Civil Unrest in Detroit

Editor's note: This story was written and produced by Noah Ovshinsky in 2007 as part of WDET's reporting on the...

Mackinac Bridge Making Security Plans for Labor Day Walk

Mackinac Bridge Authority The operators of the Mackinac Bridge are warning there could be big traffic backups leading into the...

CuriosiD: What’s Happened at the State Fairgrounds?

Listener Jennifer Gulati is curious about the status of the Michigan State Fairgrounds at Woodward and 8 Mile. “I show...

Survey Shows Southeast Michigan Residents Feel Safe in Downtown Detroit

WDET The Downtown Detroit Partnership reports the results of an annual perception survey show people are feeling increasingly positive about...

Judge Rules Iraqis Facing Deportation Must be Allowed Time to Plead Their Case

Eli Newman / WDET A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that he has the jurisdiction to temporarily halt the...

Opioid Crisis vs. the War on Drugs: A Double Standard?

Yeshua University & Stanford University Opioid addiction and related deaths disproportionately affect both poor, rural white communities and middle class,...

Freep Reporters Find System Protects Bad Cops in Michigan

Laura Weber Davis/WDET When we see violence involving police, we long for justice. When police are targeted at the receiving...

Are We Desensitized to Viral Violence?

Hillary Crawford/WDET There's a familiar cycle emerging when it comes to violent encounters between police and civilians: a hastily shot...