‘Underwear Bomber’ Files Suit Against Feds Over Treatment in Supermax Prison

U.S. Marshals Service A man convicted of trying to blow up a plane bound for Detroit with explosives hidden in...

Voter Voices on Transit

In advance of the Nov. 7 general election, WDET is checking in with people who live and work in Detroit...

How Cities Like Detroit Are Priming Themselves for Amazon HQ2 Bid

Jake Neher/WDET Thursday is the last day cities can place their bids as the location for Amazon’s second headquarters. You may...

Is the State Failing to Support Local Governments?

Local governments across southeast Michigan are reporting a slow recovery from the recession of 2009. A recent survey by the...

Rouge River Bridge Project Reaches Halfway Point [VIDEO]

Picture a football field.  Now picture two dozen football fields. Now picture all of them covered with concrete. That's how...

Voter Voices: Residents Talk about How Detroit’s Doing [MAP]

Detroit elections matter to those who live and work in the city, and WDET wanted to hear what people had...

Congress may Allow Cars with No Steering Wheels or Brake Pedal on Highways

Congress is advancing a proposal co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) that will allow automakers to sell tens of...

State House Holds First Hearing on Duggan, Leonard Auto No Fault Overhaul

WDET//Michigan House GOP The state legislature held a marathon committee hearing on a bill to overhaul Michigan’s auto insurance law...

Few and Fewer: Odd-Year Election Ballot Initiatives

  As the 2017 elections approach, analysts say a trend is emerging in Michigan and other states: Odd-year elections are...

Is This the Year Michigan Will See Big Changes to Its Auto Insurance System?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Year after year, state lawmakers try their hands at overhauling Michigan’s auto insurance laws. Every year, lawmakers...

Duggan, Leonard Unveil Bipartisan Plan to Reduce Auto Insurance Rates

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation A bipartisan group in Michigan rolled out a new auto no-fault insurance overhaul plan...

Duggan and Leonard Huddle on No-Fault Insurance

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET An unlikely alliance has formed to overhaul Michigan’s auto no-fault system. State House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) and Detroit’s...