Michigan Same-sex Marriage Ban Case to be a Focal Point in the U.S. Supreme Court

National Marriage Challenge Rick Pluta In the next week the United States Supreme court will hear oral arguments that will...

Joe Barone Appointed As New Wayne County Commissioner

Wayne County has a new commissioner.  Plymouth attorney Joe Barone was appointed late last week to finish the term of...

United Steelworkers International Campaigns for Preservation of American Manufacturing

Marissa Gawel/WDET United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard addressed  Wayne State University’s  Fifth Annual Labor Leaders on Labor Forum yesterday. Gerard says union...

West Side Intersection Flooded

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A broken water main has flooded the intersection of Livernois and Grand River on Detroit’s west side this...

Rhodes Reflects on Detroit Bankruptcy Case

The judge who oversaw Detroit’s bankruptcy case says he wishes the court proceedings would have been broadcast live so that...

Should Detroit Public School Children Sleep Over?

Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons The Detroit Public School system has a lot of problems and there are almost as many ideas...

Council Approves Arena Rezoning

The Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to rezone property for a new hockey arena, giving Olympia Development what it needs to start...

Rodney Whitaker’s Two Jazz Disciplines: Playing And Teaching

Rodney Whitaker Rodney Whitaker, Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, joins WDET's Alex Trajano...

World 101: Boko Haram

Public Domain There’s a lot of news coming out of the African continent these days, and unfortunately, the way it’s...

Opposition To Ontario Nuke Project Grows In Michigan

Next month, a Canadian nuclear safety panel will recommend whether to approve plans to build an underground nuclear waste dump...

Weight Ristrictions Are Lifted for Truckers

The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting all weight restrictions on state trunkline highways in most of the Lower Peninsula. Special...

Motor City Makeover Looking for Volunteers to Help Clean Up Detroit

Marissa Gawel/WDET A city-wide Detroit clean-up program kicked off today. The annual effort, called “Motor City Makeover," provides volunteers resources like dumpsters and garbage...