Michigan Teen Completes Junior Iditarod Race in Alaska

Suzanne Mahoney A Bloomfield Hills teen is back in Michigan after finishing this year’s Junior Iditarod race in Alaska. 17-year-old...

Michigan and Great Lakes Region Face Ups and Downs [GRAPHS]

A new study confirms what many people already knew--Michigan's economy has taken a beating over the last two decades. The...

Why do Foods Keep Becoming Contaminated with Listeria?

WDET It can be in your cheese, in your fruit, even in your waffles.  It’s the bacterium called listeria, which...

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...

Professionals Raise Awarness of Homelessness by Sleeping in Cardboard Boxes

Young professionals are taking to the streets this week to help raise awareness for homeless children. The group plans to...

Figure Skating in Harlem Launches Detroit Program

Figure Skating in Detroit Figure Skating in Harlem has offered girls training on and off the ice for more than...

Poetry Slam Champ: YaKuZa Moon Claims Citywide Title [POEMS]

Martha Dawson With poems about Navajo reservation life and the events of Detroit in 1967, 17-year-old YaKuZa Moon won the 2017 Detroit Youth...

Without Power? Homeowners Being Warned to Keep Portable Generators Outside

Power outages across Southeast Michigan mean many homeowners are relying on portable generators or other alternative heat sources. That is...

Snyder Wants to Create Permanent Lead Commission

Amber Neher Gov. Rick Snyder will create a commission this week that has the mission of tackling the problem of...

School Closings for March 9, 2017 [LIST]

Detroit Public Schools Community District: Ann Arbor Trail Adult Ed West Ron Brown Diane Banks Carver Clippert Detroit International Academy...

Fewer Michigan Schools Are in Financial Peril

Elizabeth Garrett There are fewer school districts in severe financial peril, according to a quarterly report compiled by the Michigan...

“The Voice That It Gives Me” [YOUTH POETRY]

It's a big week for Detroit's young poets. The Detroit Youth Poetry Grand Slam takes place at Thursday at Trinosophes,...