Former Detroit Deputy Police Chief Pleads Guilty in Corruption Probe
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Federal officials have gained another conviction in connection with an ongoing investigation into public corruption. A former Detroit...
All Things Considered Host Robert Siegel Joins Detroit Today to Talk Retirement
NPR NPR host Robert Siegel retires this week after 30 years hosting All Things Considered. Siegel signs off on Friday, ending...
SMART Introduces New Express Routes
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Commuters can ride the SMART bus system’s newest express routes for free until January 15th. The...
Brenda Jones Re-elected as Council President
Sandra Svoboda Brenda Jones was re-elected as Detroit City Council President Tuesday. The Council needed multiple ballots to break a...
Can I Get Fries with that Painting?
WDET/Laura Herberg On a Monday at a Coney Island grill in Detroit, an artist in a camouflage print jacket and...
Michigan Politics Could Get A Lot of National Attention in 2018
Rick Pluta/MPRN It’s 2018 -- and that means it’s an election year. It's already shaping up to be an especially...
Looking at the Year Ahead in National Politics with NPR’s Tamara Keith
Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump kicked off the new year with a controversial tweet, this time throwing into question the United...
WSU Word Warriors Compile List of Couth, Recondite Words
Compiling a list can seem like a task that's impossible to overcome. There's a word for that feeling: "insuprable." It's...
The Progressive Underground Show 244: NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION
Getty Images This week's Progressive Underground is a special 4-hour New Year’s Eve Edition, as we usher in 2018 in...
Banished Word List Has Tons of Impactful Entries
Lake Superior State University just released it's annual list of "banished" words and phrases. This year, there's a lot to...
WDET’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Lineup
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2017 NEW YEAR'S EVE - 6-7 am RadioLab 7-8 am On Being 8-10 am Weekend Edition Sunday: Lulu...
Kids Ring in the New Year in Mount Clemens’ Never Never Land
Downtown Mount Clemens will become Never Never Land Sunday so young people can celebrate New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve in...