Providing Context for the Shooting Death by Police of an Unarmed Man in Dearborn
JJ/Creative Commons Dearborn is the first city in southeast Michigan to make news for the shooting death of an unarmed...
Auto Sales Set Record Pace in 2015
2015 was one of the auto industry's best sales years. General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, and Nissan all reported...
Governor Snyder Weighs Straight-Ticket Voting in Michigan
Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons UPDATE at 11:29am on 1/5/16 Breaking from Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta: Governor Rick Snyder has signed a...
Feds Sue Volkswagen
The federal government is suing automaker Volkswagen, alleging the company violated the Clean Air Act by using illegal devices to...
Detroit Lions End Poor Season on Winning Note
The Detroit Lions have finished a disappointing season with a victory over the division rival Chicago Bears. Detroit held off...
New Year Brings New Laws to Michigan
The new year is bringing with it a new series of laws in Michigan, affecting everyone from drivers to diners....
Great Lakes Water Authority Officially Takes Over Operations
As of January 1, 2016 the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and seven counties in SE Michigan officially merged operations...
Word Warriors Want to Revive Forgotten Terms
If "banishing" overused words is anathema to you, then you might appreciate this story. The Wayne State Word Warriors have issued...
CuriosiD: Why isn’t there a Taco Bell downtown?
This week’s question comes from WDET listener Faisal Hussain. Click on the audio player above to listen to the story....
The Progressive Underground Show 151
Far Out Recordings On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we play tracks from Mall Grab, Galcher Lustwerk, Sergio Mendes, Bebel Gilberto,...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 1/2/16
This week on RREM, we'll look ahead well into 2016 with forthcoming releases from Lissie, Damien Jurado, Elton John and...
Election 2016: Janice Winfrey Candidate Questionnaire
Why are you running for Congress? The 13th Congressional District is the poorest in Michigan. It has the most...