Detroit Public Schools See Big Drop in Crime Reports
The Detroit Public Schools Police Department says crime reports fell 29 percent during the 2014-15 school year. Chief Stacy Brackens says there...
China’s President Xi Jinping Visits the U.S.
Stephen talks with Tom Watkins, Advisor to Detroit Chinese Business Association, about Michigan’s economic relationship with China. China: Governor Snyder...
Planned Parenthood Responds to House Vote to Defund
Planned Parenthood could lose its federal funding, and some Republican congressional representatives say if don’t get their way, they’ll shut down the...
DEQ Study: Michigan Lost More Than 4 Million Wetland Acres [Data]
Courtesy of Michigan DEQ More than four million acres of wetlands in Michigan have been lost over the past 200...
Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment Clears State Senate Panel
The state would compensate people who are wrongfully imprisoned under a bill that cleared a state Senate committee on Tuesday. People found...
Lawmakers Try Again to Add Criminal Penalties for Coercing Abortion
People would face criminal penalties for coercing someone to have an abortion under a bill in the state House. Republican state...
Long-Stalled Medical Marijuana Bills Move Forward Despite Activists’ Objections
A state House panel has approved long-stalled bills to overhaul Michigan’s medical marijuana system. House Bills 4209, 4210, and 4827 would...
EPA Gives $4.5 Million to Restore the Clinton River
Bob Julius/Creative Commons The US Environmental Protection Agency is awarding Sterling Heights and Utica $4.5 million to clean-up the Clinton...
Feds ‘Upping Game’ to Catch Cheating Automakers
Federal regulators say they are taking new steps to catch automakers that skirt or defy government rules and regulations. Officials...
Michigan United Wants Power Restored to Detroit Board of Police Commissioners
JJ/Creative Commons The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners could return to full power after a city council vote next week....
So, What Should We Name the WDET-Batch Brewing Company Beer?
WDET worked with the good people at Batch Brewing Company to brew our very own beer, which will be featured...
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Awards $285,000 to Grow the State’s Water Trail Network
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is funding the mapping of water trails on the Huron and Clinton Rivers and other...