Keeping the Funk Alive: Iconic Motown Guitarist Eddie Willis Dead at 82
WDET The Funk Brothers were a legendary group of studio sessions who helped craft the coveted 'Motown sound.' On...
Keeping the Funk Alive: Iconic Motown Guitarist Eddie Willis Dead at 82
WDET The Funk Brothers were a legendary group of studio sessions who helped craft the coveted 'Motown sound.' On...
It’s Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET The second annual Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit is underway. The week-long event seeks to begin a tradition...
Whitmer on Schuette: ‘I’m Not Going to Get Distracted by His Superficial, Sexist Barbs’
Joan Isabella/WDET Democratic nominee for governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling out her GOP opponent Bill Schuette for what she calls "superficial,...
Michigan’s Top Health Official Faces Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Linked to Flint Water Crisis
The head of Michigan’s Health Department will stand trial on two charges of involuntary manslaughter connected to the water crisis...
Gretchen Whitmer Names Detroit Native Garlin Gilchrist II as Running Mate
Cheyna Roth/MPRN A native Detroiter and one-time candidate for the city’s clerkship will be on the November 2018 ballot. Democratic...
MDOT is Close to Finishing I-75 Bridge Project
One of southeast Michigan's biggest road construction projects is nearing the finish line. The Michigan Department of Transportation started repaving...
Michigan Health Director Nick Lyon Will Stand Trial
Michigan's health director will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak...
Detroit’s Algebra Mothers Perform Live at the WDET Studios
This month, Third Man Records will re-release a hard-to-find gem of Detroit’s early punk rock scene. Fueled by the late...
Michigan GOP Political Consultant Reacts to Democratic Ticket of Whitmer, Gilchrist
Jake Neher/WDET Most weeks, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson invites someone to join the show who sits on a different side...
U.S. Fights Immigration Ruling Preventing Michigan Man from Being Deported
Homeland Security officials are appealing an immigration judge’s order preventing the government from deporting a Michigan chef to Turkey. The...
Abdul El-Sayed: “I Do See Myself Doing It Again”
Jake Neher/WDET Gretchen Whitmer’s selection of a running mate on Monday sets a pretty clear course ahead for the general...
CuriosiD: Who Designed the Rouge Park Golf Course?
WDET listener, Jeff Currier, is a 32-year-old golf enthusiast from Ferndale. He asked CuriosiD: "Who designed the Rouge Park...