WDIV’s Devin Scillian Talks Trip to South Korea Ahead of Winter Olympics

Devin Scillian/WDIV The Winter Olympic Games kick off next Friday from Pyeongchang, South Korea. As with every four years, we...

U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Joins Detroit Today

Joan Isabella/WDET Last year, Tracy K. Smith was named the United States Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. In an...

Warren Evans Advocates for Transit: “It’s My Obligation as a Leader” [TRANSCRIPT]

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans showed strong support for a November millage election to raise funds for a regional transit...

Snyder Trying to Kick Start Plan to Block Invasives from Great Lakes

Pat Batcheller/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder says a new shipping lock in Joliet, Illinois is needed to stop Asian carp from...

Tracing Michigan’s Meteoric Past

National Park Service A meteor hit Michigan a few weeks ago. It seems like the whole state took notice as social...

Is John Engler the Right Man for the Job at MSU?

Cheyna Roth/MPRN On Wednesday, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees unanimously named former Michigan Governor John Engler the interim...

Why Do Snowy Owls Give A Hoot About Detroit?

Audubon Society Over the past few weeks there's been pictures circulating of snowy owls sitting on the hood of cars...

MDOT Director: Michigan Roads Bad Right Now and About to Get Worse

Cheyna Roth/MPRN If you think pothole season is particularly bad this year -- you're not alone.  As Michiganders, we reserve the...

Metro Detroit Visitor Bureau Announces New Ad Campaign

Sandra Svoboda/WDET The Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau announced a new strategy Wednesday to draw visitors to the region....

Snyder Calls for Increased Cost to Dump Waste in Michigan Landfills

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder wants to increase the cost of dumping waste in the state’s landfills. This is part of...

Bingeworthy: What’s Coming to Netflix and Amazon in February

A new lineup of films and shows will hit Netflix and Amazon beginning February 1.  Metro Times film critic Corey Hall tells...

State of the Union Reflects ‘Hyper-Partisan Atmosphere in Washington’

Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was predictably a show of bravado, fallacy, bipartisanship, and partisanship all at...