Michigan Family Sues Marines over Death of Muslim Recruit

marforcom.marines.mil A Muslim family in Michigan is filing a $100 million dollar law suit against the federal government, charging that...

Puerto Rico Getting Help from Detroiters

Families living in Puerto Rico’s aftermath of Hurricane Maria are getting support from a new locally-based organization. “Detroit-for-Puerto Rico” plans...

Columnists Explore Eminem and Kid Rock as Icons of Metro Detroit Politics

Laura Weber-Davis/WDET Eminem's freestyle takedown of President Trump at the BET Awards is going viral this week. In the video, the...

Interest in Historic Preservation Growing in Detroit

Demand for housing and retail space in Detroit is continuing to add jobs to the construction industry, especially in areas...

Congressman Dan Kildee on New Flint Water Charges

Laura Weber Davis, WDET This week, state prosecutors filed another charge of involuntary manslaughter in the Flint Water Crisis investigation....

Moving from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day

National Native News Much of the country recognizes today as Columbus Day. Many workers, especially along the eastern seaboard, get work...

How Has Detroiter Maria Juarez Fared Since Being Deported to Mexico in May?

Jake Neher/WDET Back in May, Maria Juarez, a Detroiter who was brought to the United States as an infant, was...

Can We Call Las Vegas Attack ‘Terrorism’ Before We Know A Motive?

Jake Neher/WDET This week’s horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas has sparked many larger conversations. One debate that has become...

Efforts Underway in Detroit to Assist Puerto Rico

Jake Neher/WDET About two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, more than half of the people on...

Are Sports Arenas Supposed to be Hallowed, Apolitical Ground?

San Jose State University The adage goes, sports and athletics represent a sacred, apolitical middle ground. A place where we...

Evans, Duggan Call State Police Chief’s Facebook Post ‘Breach of Public Trust’

Jake Neher/WDET This week, the director of the Michigan State Police made waves when she shared a meme on Facebook that called...

Snyder Says He Will Not Fire Police Chief Over Facebook Post

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder says there is no reason to fire State Police Col. Kriste Etue over a controversial Facebook post....