The Intersection: Poverty [CHARTS]
Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...
How’s Detroit Doing? New Statistical Index Offers Answers [CHARTS, TRANSCRIPT]
Economists are using a new combination of statistics and measures to create a better picture about how Detroit is doing....
White House Official Violated Law by Calling for Defeat of Michigan Congressman
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Federal officials say the White House Director of Social Media violated the law...
Women Offered Coaching to Hone Political Savvy
A divisive political climate in the United States may be inspiring some to become more involved in government. One organization is...
Detroit Schools Finances: How’s the New District Doing?
Citizens Research Council of Michigan In its first fiscal year of existence, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is projected...
Former Detroit FBI Official Reacts to Comey Testimony
Jake Neher/WDET On Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey testified for three hours publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee. There were...
Feds Arrest Dearborn Man for Allegedly Supporting Terrorist Group
justice.gov Federal authorities say they have arrested two men, including one from Michigan, for allegedly providing support to a...
Court of Appeals Says It’s OK for Colleges to Ban Guns on Campus
University of Michigan Colleges are allowed to ban guns on their campuses. That was the decision of the Michigan Court...
Ahead of Comey Testimony, Russia Expert Talks Status, Scope of Investigation
J. Carlisle Larsen Today's the day former FBI Director James Comey will testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee....
Why Do We Lie? NatGeo Writer Says It’s Human Nature
Jake Neher/WDET Yudhijit Bhattacharjee doesn't think honesty is always the best policy, and he says neither do James Comey, Donald Trump,...
Lead Not Likely the Cause of Increased Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint But…
“Often when people present with pneumonia, doctors are thinking of the common bacteria like pneumococcal pneumonia or streptococcus pneumoniae. Legionnaires'...
Legislature Moving Budget Bills Despite Standoff with Gov. Snyder
Jake Neher/WDET There’s no end yet to the standoff between Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders that’s delayed wrapping...