Lake Erie Sea Lamprey Population Swells to an Estimated 15,000

USFWS Midwest/Creative Commons Researchers estimate there are 15,000 sea lampreys in Lake Erie--a number that is five times more than...

Detroit Religious Leaders Mourn Victims of Charleston Shooting

Detroit religious leaders led a vigil today for the victims of a mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. A man killed nine...

Ty Cobb: The Man vs. The Myth

As baseball's first celebrity, Ty Cobb's legend grew after his death in 1961. In a rotten direction. A new biography...

Billionaire Investor Kerkorian Shook Up Vegas, Detroit

A billionaire investor who shook-up two major interests in Detroit – gaming and the auto industry – has passed away....

Broken City Poets Documentary

WDET's Sandra Svoboda meets with Niema Jordan, program manager for the Off/Page Project, and Nichole Christian, director of communications and...

Is Oakland County One of the Wealthiest in America?

WDET’s Sandra Svoboda talks with WDET's Digital Editor and Multimedia Producer Nina Ignaczak, Data Driven Detroit Executive Director Erica Raleigh and Oakland County Director...

Oakland County: Land of Rich and Poor [Map]

Oakland County may be known as Detroit's wealthiest suburb, but income levels are diverse. Belts of wealth spread across the tonier...

Detroit Company Working to Fix Belle Isle’s Drainage Issues

A Detroit start-up is using a new kind of plastic to prevent rain fall on Belle Isle from running into...

Detroit Group Offering Free Swim Lessons at Belle Isle

The YMCA is offering free swimming lessons to children on Belle Isle this summer. The organization Detroit Swims plans to teach...

Michigan Running a $3.6 Million Grant Program to Fight Invasive Species

The second annual Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program is looking to award almost four million dollars to fight non-native plants...

WDET Seeks Reporter

WDET is looking for a reporter with two to five years of experience, who can hit the streets to cover Metro...

Wayne State Transitions to Smoke and Tobacco Free Campus

<Asset 1271: size small, side left, caption ''. Error loading preview> Wayne State University will remove all ashtrays and smoking...