Obama Touts Job Training, Free Tuition at Macomb Community College

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Obama is pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to increase apprenticeship programs as a way to develop...

Fungus Infecting Record Amount of Tomatoes in Essex County, Canada

Tony Austin/Creative Commons An infectious fungus is killing off tomato crops in Essex County. Scientist’s blame the quick spread of a...

Wayne County Port Authority Trying to Figure out Future of Detroit Terminal

Wayne County Port Authority officials are trying to figure out the future of passenger transportation at the Detroit terminal. One cruise...

Macomb County Adds Final Touches to 2016 Budget

Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Creative Commons The Macomb County Board of Commissioners is putting the final touches on the proposed 2016 budget....

Flint Mayor Candidate Calls for Federal Investigation on City Water

Sarah Razak / CC Flint Mayoral Candidate Karen Weaver is calling for a federal investigation of the city’s drinking water....

Sen. Peters Says He Backs Iran Nuclear Deal, Reluctantly [Transcript]

Michigan Senator Gary Peters (D) says he is reluctantly supporting the Iran nuclear deal. In an interview with WDET's Pat...

Detroit Today: Stephen Talks About Fires Sweeping Detroit

Stephen Henderson talks with LOVELAND Technology’s John Grover and Motor City Muckraker’s Steve Neavling about the outbreak of fires around...

Censure or Expulsion? What Might Be Next for Reps. Courser, Gamrat

A special Michigan House committee is considering punishment for two lawmakers accused of using taxpayer resources to cover up their...

Stephen Colbert debuts as Late Show host [Video]

Stephen Colbert debuts as the host of the Late Show on CBS this week.  WDET producers J. Carlisle Larsen and...

Live6 Alliance Works to Revitalize More of Detroit

President of University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Antoine Garibaldi and President and CEO of the Kresge Foundation Rip Rapson join...

Lt. Gov Calls for Law Banning ‘Inhumane’, ‘Barbaric’ Practices in Special Education

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is pushing for changes in Michigan’s special education system. He outlined findings of his special education listening...

Gamrat Offers Tearful Apology, Asks for Censure

State Representative Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) offered a tearful apology as she asked a special committee to consider censure and the loss of...