Detroit Historical Society CEO on ‘Telling Detroit Stories and Why They Matter’
Jake Neher/WDET As a community, Detroit recently went through a deep and important conversation about our past as the city...
Christian and Jewish Congregations Come Together in Historic Place of Worship [SERVICES SCHEDULES]
WDET/Laura Herberg With Rosh Hashana beginning at sundown tonight and Yom Kippur next Saturday, the Jewish "High Holidays" are upon...
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Speaks in Detroit About DACA, Auto Industry
Jake Neher/WDET Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox has no shortage of grievances against President Trump's policy goals. And those grievances...
‘How’s Detroit Doing?’ — Reporters Discuss Tackling Simple Yet Thorny Question
Laura Weber Davis/WDET You’ll hear us at WDET talk a lot during our fall fundraiser about the value of not-for-profit...
State Fairgrounds Coalition Demands Answers; Files Freedom of Information Requests
It’s been five years since the State of Michigan awarded development of the State Fairgrounds to Lansing-based Magic Plus, LLC. Now...
Freedom House’s TJ Rogers on Welcoming Asylum Seekers, Surviving Threat to Funding
Jake Neher/WDET Freedom House Detroit houses and provides services to asylum seekers who arrive here in Southeast Michigan. It’s an organization...
Vicente Fox’s Message of ‘Build Bridges, Not Walls’ Has Become Quite Literal
Vicente Fox When former President of Mexico Vicente Fox visited Michigan in 2008, he said he didn't understand building walls,...
Former Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin: Trump Reshaping GOP in His Image
Courtesy of Evan McMullin President Donald Trump ran on a promise to “drain the swamp” -- of disrupting the political system in a...
Ancient Michigan Petroglyph Site Irrevocably Damaged
Vandals have defaced one of Michigan’s oldest historic parks. Officials say someone using a sharp tool, created new carvings in...
Detroit DACA Recipient with Dreams of Practicing Law: ‘I’ll Lose All of That’
Jake Neher/WDET Dozens of Detroiters and local immigration activists are protesting the Trump Administration’s decision to end the federal program...
Can Standardized Tests Tell Us What’s Working – And What’s Not – in Michigan Schools?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET This week, the Michigan Department of Education released results from last year’s standardized test scores for Michigan students....
How Does Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Compare to Past Presidential Pardons?
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio embodies the harshest -- critics would say cruelest -- attitudes Americans have toward...