Report Finds Kids of Color in Michigan still Fighting Poverty
A new report finds that fewer African American children in Michigan are living under the poverty line. But the state’s...
Downriver Communities Hardest Hit by Opioid Crisis
New analysis shows several of Metro Detroit’s Downriver communities are experiencing higher rates of opioid overdoses. Data analytics from...
From Bridge Magazine: Detroit’s Teacher Shortage [TRANSCRIPT]
The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to have art and gym classes in most schools next year, according to Superintendent...
Federal Judge: State Can’t Deny Good Conduct Points to Some Inmates
Jake Neher/WDET A federal judge says the Michigan Department of Corrections cannot deny good conduct credits to former juvenile lifers...
Educators Say ‘Yes Means Yes’ Sex Education Works in Their State – Will Michigan follow?
Jake Neher/WDET Bills in the state Legislature would require schools to teach what’s called affirmative consent – or “yes means...
Michigan Ending Free Bottled Water for Flint This Week
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET The state of Michigan is ending deliveries of free bottled water to residents in Flint whose drinking supply...
Outdoor Access: Parks Across Metro Detroit At Your Fingertips
More than 2600 parks, playgrounds, trails and other recreation spaces can be found at the touch of a finger. The...
RFK the Day After MLK Died: A Warning that Still Resonates
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET On the evening that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago, Sen. Robert Kennedy gave...
Trump’s Border Fixation and What It Means for Immigrants
Jake Neher/WDET Immigration continues to be a hotly debated subject in the United States -- DACA, the proposed border wall, and now a group...
Michigan Meets Villanova with NCAA’s Men’s Basketball Championship at Stake
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The NCAA’s men’s college basketball tournament hits its crescendo tonight when Michigan meets Villanova for the national championship....
New Initiative Makes Urban Farming Mobile, Teaches Kids to Garden
Jake Neher/WDET Urban farming is nothing new here in Detroit. But the industry is continuing to grow and change as...
Billionaire Tom Steyer Talks About Putting Millions of Dollars Into Impeaching Trump
Laura Weber Davis/WDET If you watch cable news you’ve probably seen Tom Steyer. He’s the face and money behind a...