Toledo Decreases Frequency of Tests for Water Toxins
The city of Toledo is switching from daily to weekly testing for certain toxins in Lake Erie. Federal standards don’t...
Oakland County Sheriff Offers School Bus Incident Training
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is hosting a training session to teach school officials how to handle dangerous incidents...
Wayne State Testing Drug to Fight ‘Superbugs’
Researchers at Wayne State University have a new task. They must determine how best to use a powerful antibiotic to...
College Ranking Site Says WSU Campus Among Safest
A web site that rates colleges according to a host of data ranks Wayne State University as one of the 50...
Detroit By The Numbers: Parks … and Playlots, Greenways and Plazas
Sandra Svoboda and Detroit Today’s Special Assignment team take a look at Detroit’s parks, playlots, greenways, and plazas. Sandra speaks...
Belle Isle Nature Restoration: A Tour of the Park’s East End [Map]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has initiated an extensive ecological restoration program at Belle Isle with support from Friends of Detroit...
The Mission to Mars… in Macomb County
WDET’s Sandra Svoboda talks with John Couch, vice president at Futuramic Tool and Engineering and John Paul Rea, Macomb...
Michigan Chronicle Moves Back Home to Paradise Valley
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Michigan Chronicle and its parent company Real Times Media are moving their headquarters to the downtown...
Detroit Bonds to be Sold with “A” Rating
The Standard and Poor’s agency is rating some Detroit bonds as investment grade, specifically the $245 million in exit financing issued...
Detroit Activists Looking to Implement Income-Based Water Rates in the City
Detroit residents are calling for a water affordability plan modeled after Philadelphia’s. The Philadelphia City Council recently approved a measure...
BMW Recalls 30,000 Mini Coopers
Marissa Gawel/WDET BMW of North America is recalling about 30,000 Mini Coopers because the vehicles’ seats don’t meet federal safety...
Kroger Recalls Possibly Tainted Spices
Kroger is recalling a variety of spices sold in its stores because they could be contaminated with salmonella. The recall...