The Week in News – Michigan Republicans Abolish Straight Ticket Voting

Nolan Finley of The Detroit News, joins Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today to break down the week in news.  Some...

Holiday Travel Season Could Be Michigan’s Busiest Since 2001

AAA is forecasting the busiest holiday travel season ever in the U.S. The auto club says it expects more than 100 million...

Detroit City Council Passes New Laws for Medical Marijuana Centers

The Detroit City Council has passed zoning ordinances that will regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. The measures will create zoning restrictions...

Snyder Scales Back Proposed Overhaul of Detroit Schools

Governor Rick Snyder says he’s slowing down his plans to fix Detroit’s schools in order to the process moving. In...

Waiver Approval Means 600,000 People Can Stay on Michigan’s Medicaid Expansion

About 600,000 Michiganders will be able to stay on the state’s expanded Medicaid program. The Healthy Michigan plan got a...

CuriosiD: Why Are There Swastikas in Parts of Indian Village?

This week’s installment of CuriosiD investigates a question from WDET listener Savala. “Why are sidewalks in Indian Village stamped with Swastikas? The...

How to talk to Children about Bad Things

Despite the feeling of holiday cheer this time of yea recent tragic events continue to linger on the minds of many...

Making Charitable Donations at the End of Year

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan was established in 1984 for the betterment of the residents of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb,...

M1 Rail and Associated Health Risks or Benefits

Researchers are looking at how Detroit’s M-1 Rail might change the health of the residents living close to the mass...

Bob Woodward Discovers that Nixon had more Secrets, Deceptions and Obsessions

Journalist and Editor at The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, joins Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today to discuss his new book,...

Sen. Peters Defends U.S. Fight Against Terrorism

While the Republican presidential candidates may have different strategies to fight terrorism, they all agree that President Obama has not...

DPD Fifth Precinct Re-Opens

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Detroit Police Department has re-opened the Fifth Precinct on the city’s east side. Many precincts across...