Whitmer Addresses Nursing Home Deaths, New COVID-19 Hot Spots in Michigan

Michigan is now a few weeks into re-opening large portions of our economy and some early signs have pointed to the...

Sen. Stabenow: Schools Can’t Open Safely Without Federal Funding

The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for parents, students, teachers and administrators across the country as schools have been forced...

Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Reopens With New Safety Rules for Visitors

Editor's note: this story has been updated with information about the cancellation of the Thunder Over MIchigan air show. --...

Fund For Detroit’s Black Farmers Raises Thousands To Generate More Land Ownership

As the country continues to focus on both police brutality and the myriad ways people of color are put at a systemic...

Detroit Police Used Facial Recognition Tech To Falsely Arrest This Man. Now He’s Speaking Out.

Earlier this year, Robert Williams of Farmington Hills, a Black Man, was falsely accused of shoplifting in Detroit back in...

Duggan Defends Facial Recognition Tech After Detroit Police Misidentify Black Man

Detroit police arrested a Black man from Farmington Hills for a crime he did not commit after investigators misidentified him using...

Detroit’s Major Museums To Reopen on July 10th

Detroit’s major museums have announced plans to re-open their doors to patrons on Friday, July 10th. The Detroit Institute of...

WDET’s Third Summer Book Club: Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”

For the third year, 101.9 WDET will host a book club on the radio, online and on Facebook. This year,...

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson: Ensuring Absentee Voting Smart, Safe Measure

Video emerged from Kentucky’s primary election this week, showing voters pounding on the locked doors of the only polling location...

Parents Going Back to Work After Pandemic Peak Struggle to Find Child Care

The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the nation's child care system. Many providers had to close due to...

“Black Lives Matter” At A Church In Gentrifying Corktown Neighborhood

On the corner of Michigan and Trumbull in the city’s Corktown neighborhood, St. Peter's Episcopal Church is practicing “radical hospitality.”...

Michigan Officials Ready Vehicle Owners For New Auto Insurance Law

Since the 1970s, all drivers in Michigan have been required to pay for unlimited medical coverage on their auto insurance bills....