Community Forum on Bankruptcy Sparks Conversation and Criticism

Thursday marks one year since Detroit emerged from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. In November, WDET and the...

09. The End of Utopia

Courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library at U-M Meet Emil Baur Emil Baur was born in Germany, but came to...

Detroit Police Unions Approve New Contracts

Detroit officials say unions representing the city’s police force have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract. City officials have long admitted...

“B is for Bankruptcy” [POEM with VIDEO and AUDIO]

"Oh Media ... Catch our good side...Our Eastside...Our Westside...Good Side"       Sharing a stage with Michigan's governor, Detroit's mayor,...

Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later [Live Stream]

    Join us for Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later, an event featuring Gov. Rick Snyder, Mayor Mike Duggan and now-retired...

Expert says Bond Markets Leery After Detroit Bankruptcy

Detroit’s bankruptcy casts a long shadow over the Metro region. But what has it meant to the rest of the...

Detroit Police Department Then and Now

detroitmi.gov/police Laquan McDonald’s shooting death by a Chicago police officer has created enough of a stir that the U.S. Department...

Patrick Smith of WBEZ-Chicago, talks about the State of Chicago’s Police Department, Post-Laquan Mcdonald

Detroit Today checks in with reporter Patrick Smith, of Chicago's Public Radio station, WBEZ, about the Laquan McDonald case. Smith...

Detroit and Chicago: Police, Community, and the DOJ

  JJ/Creative Commons Just over a year ago, a 17-year-old young man in Chicago - Laquan McDonald - was shot...

DNR to Increase Snowmobile Noise Enforcement

Khaugrud/ Public Domain The Michigan Department of Natural Resources cracking down on noisy snowmobiles this winter. Conservation officers will conduct...

MSP Cracks Down on Commercial Vehical Enforcement

PRA/ CC Michigan, Ohio and Indiana State troopers are watching for driving violations among commercial vehicles this week. Michigan’s “Eyes on...

Trump, Obama and Muslims in America

The civil wars in Syria and Iraq have been brewing for several years now, displacing millions of people who would...