Detroit Pistons Return To The Motor City After Nearly 40 Years Away
Last night at the Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, the Detroit Pistons played their first home game in their...
How Cities Like Detroit Are Priming Themselves for Amazon HQ2 Bid
Jake Neher/WDET Thursday is the last day cities can place their bids as the location for Amazon’s second headquarters. You may...
State Representative Tim Kelly Says the Board of Ed Must Go
Michigan House Representative Tim Kelly has introduced a bill to abolish the State Board of Education and give its power...
Voter Guide: District 4 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Andre Spivey The Challenger: Latisha Johnson ANDRE SPIVEY Age: 43 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilman, Chair of the...
Who’s Running for Detroit City Council and Police Commissioner?
Voters are meeting face-to-face with candidates for Detroit city offices and police commission at Citizen Detroit events this month. WDET's...
Voter Guide: District 3 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
The Incumbent: Scott Benson The Challenger: Russ Bellant SCOTT BENSON Age: 48 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilman, Served in the...
Detroit’s Own Cye Pie & Ya Homies Performs Live at WDET Studios
Cye Pie & Ya Homies is one of the latest exports from Detroit with a sound that is equal parts...
Jocelyn Benson On Her Bid for Michigan Secretary of State
Jake Neher/WDET We’re just a few weeks away from some big local elections in and around Detroit. But we’re also...
Detroit Officials call New Park Test Case for Citywide Development
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Detroit officials are breaking ground on a...
Voter Guide: District 2 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]
Candidate: Roy McCalister, Jr. Candidate: Virgil Smith, Jr. ROY MCCALISTER, Jr. Age: 63 Experience: Investigator at the Federal Defender Office,...
Jocelyn Benson Announces Run for Michigan’s Secretary of State
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Jocelyn Benson announced that she’s running for Michigan’s Secretary of State in 2018. The former Dean of Wayne...
Michigan Native Reports on ‘Devastation’ Caused By Northern California Wild Fires
Courtesy of Dominic Fracassa/San Francisco Chronicle More than 200,000 acres are burned, more than 5,000 homes destroyed or damaged, 100,000 people displaced, and...