State Supreme Court Gives Back $550 Million

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled the state must repay more than $550 million collected from school employees. Governor Jennifer...

Expert: China Not Security Threat to U.S. Automakers

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET An expert on China says President Trump’s speech this week on national security overstates the economic threat posed...

StoryCorps Detroit: Your Vibe

Lauren Hood recalls the early 1990s rave culture in Detroit and Windsor that Adriel Thornton introduced her to when the...

It’s A Festivus Miracle! Hear Detroit Today’s 2017 Airing of Grievances

Jake Neher/WDET Saturday marks the coming of Festivus, the made-up holiday celebrated by the character Frank Costanza on Seinfeld. The...

Michigan Cities, Counties Sue Drug Companies Over Opioid Crisis

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A handful of counties and cities in Michigan, including Detroit, are filing a federal lawsuit against large pharmaceutical...

Sen. Gary Peters on Tax Overhaul: ‘This Is Not Good for Middle Class Americans’

Jake Neher/WDET Republicans in Congress could send President Trump a major tax overhaul this week. The U.S. House approved a...

What Could GOP Tax Plan, Budget Impasse Mean for Low-Income Kids’ Health Funding?

Jake Neher/WDET Lost in many conversations about what’s happening in Washington right now is the possible fate of funding for...

StoryCorps Detroit: Yellowman

In this episode of the StoryCorps Detroit podcast, we hear the story of how Ken met Lori. StoryCorps Ken remembers...

How Is Trump Reshaping the American Judiciary?

Jake Neher/WDET You may have seen a viral video (see below) recently that shows one of President Trump’s federal judicial...

StoryCorps Detroit: “It seems like fewer of us make it now.”

NEED TO ADD AUDIO AND PUBLISH. In 1967, Bill Williams was a teenager living with his extended family not far from...

Postal Service Faces Busiest Week of the Year

Courtesy of USPS In this season of good will to all you might want to spare a kind thought for...

WDET Addresses Stephen Henderson’s Dismissal From the Detroit Free Press

WDET Here is Stephen Henderson's statement: On Friday, I was terminated from my role as columnist and head of the...