Will Metro Detroit Voters See Another Transit Millage on the 2018 Ballot?

Matt Trevethan/WDET Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel delivered his State of the County speech on Wednesday night at the Macomb Center for...

Are People Driving Crazier Than Ever Before?

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Over the weekend a driver was pulled over in Florida for cutting into traffic. In this case it...

Why I’m Running: Detroit Mayoral Challenger Coleman Young II

AnnMarie Scaramuzzino/WDET One of the most famous political figures In the history of Detroit is the city’s first black mayor,...

Why Are Your Auto Insurance Rates So High?

Jake Neher/WDET Lawmakers at the state Capitol are wrangling once again with the issue of auto insurance rates across the...

Detroit Mayoral Candidates Look for Votes After Contentious Debate

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Questions over crime, race and improving impoverished neighborhoods took center stage during a contentious debate between the city’s...

‘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...