Researcher Says Tests Link Flint Water to Legionnaires’ Disease

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A researcher says he has developed evidence that the decision to use the Flint River as a water...

Former Haitian First Lady Visits Detroit On Friday with Rep. Maxine Waters

Jake Neher/WDET Few countries in the world have faced as much hardship as Haiti. The Haitian people had been forced...

Nolan Finley: Democrats Could “Coopt,” Work with Trump

Nolan Finley This week Donald Trump declared political war on a faction of his own party, The Freedom Caucus. Trump...

More Business Tax Breaks Headed for State House

Michigan Senate Republicans Another tax incentive for Michigan businesses passed the state Senate Wednesday and is on its way to...

Justice Young to Retire, Snyder Will Have Fourth Appointment to MI Supreme Court

Michigan Supreme Court State Supreme Court Justice Robert Young plans to retire at the end of next month, if not...

Flint Mayor: Settlement Marks ‘New Chapter’ In Water Crisis

Karen Weaver This week marked a turning point in the response to the Flint Water Crisis. A federal judge has...

Rodriguez for Mayor?

“I describe myself as a musical political,” musician Sixto Rodriguez says. “There’s a lot of issues that Detroit has, and...

Is Flint Settlement the Beginning of the End of the Water Crisis?

Jake Neher/WDET A federal judge on Tuesday approved a large settlement for the city of Flint to address its water...

Johnson Shows Up for Work a Day After Raid on Home and Office

Jerome Vaughn State Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park) showed up for work a day after his metro Detroit home and...

Federal Judge Approves Deal On Fix for 18,000 Flint Water Lines [SETTLEMENT]

Water lines at 18,000 homes in Flint will be replaced under a landmark deal approved by a judge on Tuesday, marking...

Head of PBS On Future of Public Media, Threats to Funding

Credit: Rob Widdis President Donald Trump’s first-ever budget proposal would eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)....

WDET’s Ismael Ahmed On Long History of Muslim, Arab Discrimination in America

Jake Neher/WDET How does it feel to be told you’re somehow less American than others because of your skin color, who...