Do the Pistons Really Need $34.5 Million to Move to Detroit?

WDET Pistons owner Tom Gores spends a lot of money. For instance -- next year he will pay Pistons star Andre...

New Detroit Superintendent: “Pressure Is Even Higher Because I’m Not African American”

Laura Weber Davis/WDET All the hype about Detroit’s turnaround could turn out to be meaningless. That’s if the city doesn’t...

Israel Could Protect Cars Built in Detroit from Cyberattacks

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Officials with the government of Israel say they believe their country can offer significant help to Michigan’s signature...

Michigan Officials: No Problem Providing Most Voter Info to Trump Panel

Jake Neher/WDET More than half of the states in the U.S. are reportedly refusing to provide some or all of...

Can Michigan Make Medical Marijuana Law Less Hazy?

Courtesy of LOVELAND Technologies Michigan is still trying to grapple with the law voters approved in 2008 that legalized medical...

Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson Discuss Trump Tweet Aftermath

Jake Neher/WDET The tweeting habits of President Donald Trump have been a consistent topic in the news since the 2016...

GOP State Lawmaker: Asian Carp “A Slow Motion Disaster That We’re Allowing… Right Before Our Eyes”

Office of state Sen. John Proos Last week, a fisherman caught a live Asian Carp in waterways nine miles away...

State Environmental Agency Sues Flint to Make Water Deal

Sascha Raiyn/WDET The state of Michigan is in federal court trying to force the city of Flint to accept a...

Retiring Michigan Elections Director On ‘Dark Money,’ Threats to Democratic Process

Jake Neher/WDET Nearly every major federal and state election in the last five years has set new record spending levels,...

Could Detroit Use Development Money for Better Purposes?

Jake Neher/WDET In cities across America, organizations like Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority are under suspicion of catering to developers and big monied...

Federal Judge in Detroit Blocks Deportation of Iraqis Nationwide

Eli Newman / WDET A federal judge in Detroit is banning the deportation of Iraqis nationwide for at least the...

Chaldean State Lawmaker Who Endorsed Trump: Community Feels Slighted

Michigan House of Representatives Metro Detroit is home to the largest Chaldean community in the world outside of Iraq. When...