How Prepared Is Metro Detroit For a Major Weather Disaster?

Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division Hurricane Harvey’s devastation this week reminds us of a few things. That Mother Nature relents...

Beau Taylor Takes Over As Detroit’s Lighting Chief

Detroit Public Lighting Authority It’s one of Mayor Duggan’s favorite campaign lines -- especially when people accuse him of not paying...

Does Janice Winfrey Deserve Another Term as Detroit City Clerk?

Incumbent Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey cruised to victory in the primary election earlier this month, setting up a November...

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...

Wildlife Managers Tighten Rules to Help Curb Spread of Deadly Deer Disease

Michigan wildlife managers are notifying people about new regulations for anyone who hunts deer out-of-state. The changes prohibit hunters from...

Strong Winds Help Keep Algae Scum off Shores of Ohio; Michigan

Consistent westerly winds blowing across Lake Erie this summer have apparently helped keep a harmful algae bloom away from Toledo’s...

Stephen Henderson and GOP PR Pro John Truscott Hash Out Week’s News

whitehouse.gov Every week, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson invites someone who disagrees with him politically on the show to have...

Virgil Smith’s Uncertain City Council Run Could Have Wide Implications Across Michigan

vote-mi.org Former state Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit) hopes to appear on the November ballot for Detroit City Council District 2. He...

What’s Behind Rise in White Anger?

Courtesy of Dan Gottlieb The image published around the world from Charlottesville was of a sea of white men holding...

New Construction and Rehabs Continue to Expand Footprint of Southeast Region

Southeast Michigan businesses gained about 20-million square feet of floor space during 2016. That’s according to a new report from...

This Historic Barn is Looking for a New Home

Oakland County plans to sell a barn that could date back 185 years. But there’s a catch to the sale, the...

Do We Need More or Less Argument? University of Windsor Says More

Jake Neher/WDET Let’s say -- for the sake of argument -- that a reasonable and persuasive debate plays an important part...