Detroit Today: The importance of expanding access to healthcare in Detroit
In Michigan, residents of Wayne County and Detroit have disproportionately poorer health outcomes than their counterparts in the surrounding suburbs....
Detroit Today: Black Americans have lower life expectancies than others
Through the COVID-19 pandemic up to March 2021, Black Americans died at 1.4 times the rate of white Americans. Overall,...
MichMash: Recapping the 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference
This year's Mackinac Policy Conference focused a lot on collaboration and innovation to fix Michigan's stagnant population growth. WDET’s host...
Stellantis recalling over 354K Jeeps worldwide; rear coil springs can detach while they’re moving
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 354,000 Jeeps worldwide because the rear coil springs can fall off while they’re being...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit adds ambulances for summer months after signing emergency contract
The Detroit Fire Department is expanding its services to include an average of 40 running ambulances per day during the...
Detroit Today: LGBTQ+ acceptance grows in US but challenges remain
The Motor City Pride festival returned to Hart Plaza in Detroit, where Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the establishment of an...
Crossing the Lines: Supreme Café brings halal organic gourmet food options to Detroit’s Bagley neighborhood
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Live6 series, exploring the neighborhoods around the intersection of Six Mile...
Kellogg Foundation spending billions on childhood development, including in Michigan
Over the years, the nonprofit W.K. Kellogg Foundation has invested $9 billion globally — including $1.6 billion in Michigan. At...
CultureShift: Detroit Youth Choir performing Broadway hit ‘Once on This Island’ in Farmington Hills
The Detroit Youth Concert Choir and Performing Arts Company (DYC) serves young people of Detroit and surrounding areas, providing them...
DER Weekends: What the Mackinac Policy Conference means for Detroit
In the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET news director Jerome Vaughn looks back on this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference...
Detroit Evening Report: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson hosting Juneteenth event at Detroit Historical Museum
Distinguished professor, author and Detroit native Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is returning to his hometown for a Juneteenth celebration this...
CultureShift: Former Detroit Chedda Boy member to premiere new film ‘OUTSIDE’ at Emagine Royal Oak
The Detroit-famous rap group Chedda Boy took over the streets in the first half off the 2000s. Kwende Ried, a...