GM Donates $4 Million to Kettering University
GM.com General Motors is donating $4 million to Kettering University. Half of the money will go toward building a proving...
Ambassador Bridge Company Promises to Install Train Station Windows and Add Land to Riverside Park
Marissa Gawel/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced this morning that he wants to give the owners of the Ambassador Bridge land...
Reports give Detroit failing air quality grade
A new report ranks Detroit as the 32nd most polluted area in the country when it comes to ozone levels....
Here’s The Plan for Detroit’s Riverside Park
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and the owners of the Ambassador Bridge have made a deal that could benefit both the...
Michigan Legislators Expected to Vote on No-Fault Auto Insurance Reform
Jimmy Wayne (FLICKR/CC) In an attempt to lower Michigan's extremely high auto insurance rates, the Michigan legislature is considering a...
Afrotopia & Race in the Art World with Ingrid LaFleur
Courtesy of Ingrid LaFleur A new film festival exploring the contemporary “Afrofuturism” art movement is underway at at the Charles H. Wright Museum...
How Bad are the Roads in Your Community? [Map]
Next week, voters will decide on Proposal 1, the ballot measure that would raise the state’s sales tax from 6 percent...
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Michigan’s Same-sex Marriage Ban
Ian McWilliams (Supermac 1961 - FLICKR/Creative Commons) April 28th was a big day in Washington D.C., as the U.S. Supreme...
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy On Police Brutality
The issue of excessive use of force and police brutality seems to be daily headlines now. Baltimore, Cleveland, Ferguson, Brooklyn,...
The Word on Detroit’s Streets: Roads Are Bad, Hiking Taxes to Fix Them Would Be Worse
Michigan voters head to the polls next Tuesday to decide whether to increase the sales tax from six to seven...
Veteran Pollster: It Looks Bad For Proposal 1
Early polls showed overwhelming opposition to Proposal 1, the ballot question that would raise more than $1 billion in new revenue to fix...
Community Protests After Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Shoots 19-year-old
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Terrence Kellom was shot in his Northwest Detroit home by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer. His...