Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Ties Vaccination Goals To Lifting of COVID-19 Pandemic Orders

State health officials are banking on vaccines being Michigan’s best bet to end the coronavirus pandemic.    Speaking at a news...

In Joint Address to Congress, President Biden Paints Positive Outlook and Highlights Challenges Ahead

President Joe Biden highlighted a bold and progressive policy agenda on Wednesday during his first address before a joint session...

Former Detroit Police Officer David Robinson Discusses How To Bring Humanity Into Policing

Recently there has been so much debate and discussion around the issue of policing and public safety in this country....

Watch Live: Biden Address To Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking his first 100 days in office, President Biden will use his first joint address to Congress...

Angeline Boulley’s Debut Novel, “Firekeeper’s Daughter,” Is a Thriller With Heart

Angeline Boulley is having a whirlwind experience. After the release of her debut novel, "Firekeeper’s Daughter," a young adult thriller that was years...

Canton’s Small Business Community Weathers COVID-19 Pandemic on Creativity and Local Support

This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...

Michigan Will Lose a Congressional Seat. Here’s What That Means for Redistricting.

Last year's Census count found that Michigan is not growing as fast as other states, which will result in the state...

Uncovering the Flaws of Forensic Science

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are in prison, serving sentences based on forensic evidence like fingerprints, gunfire analysis and even...

How To Solve Vaccine Hesitancy, Refusal and Access in Communities Like Detroit

Michigan’s efforts to vaccinate residents are chugging along. As of late last week, the state had administered more than 6 million...

Little-Known Sleeping Bear Dunes ‘Gateway’ Road Inching Forward, But Still Decades Away

If you look at Benzie County on Google Maps, you’ll notice a dark green strip of land about five miles long...

A Year Into the Pandemic, Some People Are Fatigued, Less Polite and Confused About Vaccines

This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met...

Census Shows Michigan Grows, Still Loses U.S. House Seat

Michigan’s slow population growth over the past decade will cost the state a U.S. House seat, continuing a decades-long trend...