Big Tobacco Chains Want a Piece of Michigan’s Pot Market, But State Deals Blow

Now that Michigan has legalized recreational marijuana, there is a mad scramble unfolding over who will dominate what could be...

Activists Call For Ballot Initiative On Police Use of Facial Recognition Tech

A coalition of Detroit civil rights organizations blasted Detroit Police over the proposed use of facial recognition technology, citing potential for...

Google, YouTube to Pay $170 Million For Collecting Your Kids’ Data. Here’s How To Protect Children’s Privacy.

After collecting personal information from children without the consent of their parents, Google and YouTube are going to pay a...

Prosecutors Might Be Running Out Of Time To File Charges In Flint Water Crisis

WDET Digital April of next year marks the six-year anniversary of the start of the Flint Water Crisis. That’s significant, because...

Former Flint Councilman on Why Justice Hasn’t Been Served For the City

Joan Isabella/WDET State officials have apologized for the mishandling of the Flint water disaster over and over. But for one former...

Michigan Chief Medical Executive, Attorney General Back Flavored Vaping Ban

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has made Michigan the first state to ban flavored vaping...

The Opioid Crisis Evolves As Drug Companies Are Held Accountable and New Treatments Emerge

Jake As drug companies and their executives have amassed huge fortunes during the crisis, more than 200,000 people have died of...

New Podcast from Wayne State Features Stories of Iraqi Students Studying in Detroit

Ghaith Al Juboori, an Iraqi student, was a senior in high school studying for a big exam in the hall...

Heat, Death and Crowded Courtrooms: Here’s What I Saw Volunteering at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Detroit Today producer Annamarie Sysling volunteered at the U.S.-Mexico border with Tucson Samaritans, a humanitarian organization that  documents what is happening...

State Senate Leader Hits Back on Budget, Roads Impasse: “There Is No Budget Crisis”

Tensions are rising in Lansing and Governor Gretchen Whitmer faces off with Republican Legislative leaders on the budget impasse.  Gov....

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Talks Race, Environment and Justice for Flint

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Water is life. It’s the very basis for life on this planet. And access to it is one...

Cobo Hall Gets a New Name, Leaving Behind Complicated Racial Legacy

Alex McLenon The red lettering once mounted on the side of Detroit's largest convention center is gone. The building once known...