Sen. Gary Peters: We Need to Work Toward Shutting Down Straits of Mackinac Oil Pipeline
Laura Weber Davis, WDET U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D) says the oil company behind the Line 5 pipeline under water in the Straits of...
Oakland County to Help Fund City Road Repairs
Oakland County municipalities can now apply for funds to fix local roads as part of a pilot program. The County...
Flint’s Water Improving But Work Remains
Experts say the water quality in Flint continues to improve. Flint residents are still struggling with lead contamination in the...
Indycars Head for Detroit as Some Accuse Grand Prix of Disrupting Belle Isle Fun
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Fresh from the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 the Indycar teams and drivers are heading to...
Growers Ready for Good Cherry Harvest
A mild winter and a lingering spring this year should mean a healthy cherry harvest across Michigan. Nikki Rothwell is...
DEQ Permits Marathon Refinery Expansion With Emission Curbing Measures
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved permits to expand the Marathon Petroleum refinery in southwest Detroit, while curbing some...
RTA Gives First Look at Master Transit Plan [Video + Map]
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Paul Hillegonds says Southeast Michigan needs a viable mass transit system that connects people to jobs,...
Indy 500 Races to Remain Relevant at Century Mark
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET This Sunday marks the 100th running of the most famous auto race in the world – the...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 5-28-16
This week on RREM, celebrating Laith Al Saadi's great run on The Voice, new Motor City band Empty Houses, Charles...
The Detroit Origins of Atomic Bomb “Little Boy”
At the corner of Mt Elliott and McNichols, in Northeast Detroit, there's an unassuming machine shop that sits in the middle...
Telos on the Trails Takes Kids’ Philosophy Lessons to Michigan State Parks
Allyson Jones teaches philosophy for children at the Boggs School and in a series called Searching for Telos at the Museum of...
The Slow Roll Rolls on Mackinac Island
Courtesy of Slow Roll If you live anywhere near downtown Detroit, you've probably seen the Slow Roll on Monday evenings; thousands of...