Detroit Police Commission Takes First Big Step Since Being Elected
Detroit police officers will soon have a new tool to help diffuse dangerous situations. The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners has approved...
Ice Cream Truck Joins Ranks of Police Efforts
The City of Oak Park is adding an unconventional way to conduct community outreach. The city’s public safety department has...
State’s Crime Victim Services Commission Speaks Out Against Moving Resources
Office of state Sen. John Proos A portion of the state Senate budget is getting pushback from the Michigan Crime...
How Significant is Detroit’s Comeback? National Urban Policy Expert Amy Liu Weighs In
Detroit Regional Chamber “Our inner cities are a disaster,” President Donald Trump said last year in a campaign debate. “You...
How Personal Data and Algorithms Send People to Prison
Jake Neher/WDET How much control do we give data and algorithms over our lives? Should they be able to determine...
Researchers Fear Worldwide Cyberattack could Quickly Erupt Again
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Security experts say the worldwide cyberattack that hit computer systems in about 150 countries last week...
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade: Comey Firing Threatens FBI’s Independence
Laura Weber Davis/WDET This week President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, the man in charge of leading the investigation...
Grosse Pointe Woods Homes Evacuated as Crews Work to Fix Gas Leak
Some 100 people were evacuated from about 50 Grosse Pointe Woods homes this morning following a gas leak caused by...
Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image
Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...
Michigan Lawmaker Wants to Rid State of Requirement to Register Pistols
Jake Neher/WDET A member of the Michigan House wants to eliminate a requirement that gun owners in the state must...
Schuette and Others Announce Campaign To Curb Meth Ingredient Purchases
WDET Law enforcement and pharmacists are working together to curb methamphetamine production in the state. It’s called the “Anti-Smurfing Campaign.”...
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Heather Ann Thompson Talks Mass Incarceration
Jake Neher/WDET A couple weeks ago the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, and among them was University of Michigan history...
