Is the State Failing to Support Local Governments?
Local governments across southeast Michigan are reporting a slow recovery from the recession of 2009. A recent survey by the...
Are We Seeing a Turning Point for Sexual Harassment, Assault Awareness?
Over the past couple weeks a horrifying picture has emerged surrounding Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and the 20 or 30...
How Will Trump’s Healthcare Actions Affect Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET Last week, President Trump signed an executive order he says will start the process of ending Obamacare. His...
Michigan Family Sues Marines over Death of Muslim Recruit
marforcom.marines.mil A Muslim family in Michigan is filing a $100 million dollar law suit against the federal government, charging that...
Local Officials Talk About Lawsuit Targeting Opioid Manufacturers
Jake Neher/WDET Last week the lead officials of Oakland and Wayne counties announced they are jointly suing a dozen drug...
Learn about Detroit’s past with ‘Notorious 313’ walking tours
Notorious 313 True Crimes and Ghost Tours reveal true stories from Detroit’s past, many take places in parts of the...
Voter Voices on Education
In advance of Detroit's Nov. 7 general election for mayor, city clerk and city council, WDET is checking in with people who...
Rouge River Bridge Project Reaches Halfway Point [VIDEO]
Picture a football field. Now picture two dozen football fields. Now picture all of them covered with concrete. That's how...
Meditation On The Move
Joanne Leider is the Program Director of Meditation Works, a mobile stress reduction company that opened in 2016 with the...
Detroit’s Credit Rating Gets a Boost
Jake Neher/WDET Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service is upgrading its outlook for the city of Detroit. Moody’s is raising...
Puerto Rico Getting Help from Detroiters
Families living in Puerto Rico’s aftermath of Hurricane Maria are getting support from a new locally-based organization. “Detroit-for-Puerto Rico” plans...
State Continues to Chip Away at Local Control in Michigan
Jake Neher/WDET A number of bills making their way through the state Legislature would prevent local governments from enacting their...