Nature Conservancy Expanding Wildlife Corridor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
A wildlife corridor in the Upper Peninsula is expanding to allow more animals to migrate and adapt to climate change....
New Book “The Sack of Detroit” Explores How 1960s Senate Hearings Led to Fall of GM and Auto Industry
In the 1950s, Detroiters saw massive economic benefits from the cultural ubiquity of the auto industry. Automotive manufacturers were the...
Secretary of State Benson Defends Controversial Changes at Branch Offices
The Michigan Secretary of State office is implementing changes to operate more efficiently. Branches now only accept most clients by...
Officials Look for Ways to Fix Michigan’s Juvenile Justice System
There’s a new push to rethink juvenile justice in Michigan. Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order creating the...
Cities Turn to Removing Highways as Form of Revitalization
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, the American Jobs Plan, has put the future of highways at the forefront of many...
Detroit Police Increasing Patrols This Summer to Address Drag Racing, Gun Violence
The Detroit Police Department is devising a five-point plan to clamp down on large crowds this summer, with interim Police...
The Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Aims to Help Students Formerly in Foster Care
The Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund has been around since 2012, aiding students who have been in Michigan’s foster care...
Low Vehicle Inventories Lead to Rise in Prices, Analysts Say
At the end of the year’s first quarter, Detroit’s automakers projected the global semiconductor shortage would have its biggest production...
WDET Receives 21 Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
WDET has received 21 Excellence in Journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter. The awards recognize coverage...
Leaf Erikson Is Pushing Hip-Hop Forward With Throwback Sensibilities
Growing up in Detroit and surrounded by the sounds of Motown, Detroit-based rapper and wordsmith Corey Greenleaf, aka Leaf Erikson,...
Schembechler Son, Players Say Michigan Coach Knew of Abuse
NOVI, Mich. (AP) -- One of late University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler’s sons and two of his former players...
Detroit Techno Producer Carl Craig Discusses His Latest Art Installation
Last year, DIA Beacon, a contemporary art museum in New York, commissioned legendary Detroit techno producer Carl Craig to create a massive...