New PBS Series Visits Detroit In Search of Family Photos
An upcoming PBS World Channel series is filming in Detroit for the next five weeks. It’s called “Family Pictures: USA,” and...
Milo Minute For June 16 + 17: The Walking Beat, John Cage Rave, and The Go Rounds
Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...
NPR’s Invisibilia Hosts Join Detroit Today to Talk About New Season
Invisibilia This season of NPR’s show Invisibilia is labelled their “concept album” -- where every episode explores a different concept that is...
Here’s Why You Should Care About Changes to Michigan’s Teacher Retirement System
Jake Neher/WDET Bills moving through the state Legislature would make major changes to Michigan’s teacher retirement system. The Republican-backed bills...
California Dem Supports Michigan’s Conyers Leading Committee that could Impeach Trump
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Recent reports found that U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) of Detroit, the ranking member on the powerful House...
Columnist Daniel Howes on Week’s News, Detroit Auto and Tech
Jake Neher/WDET What does new and innovative technology emerging within the auto industry mean for Detroit? Daniel Howes, a columnist...
Comedian W. Kamau Bell Talks Visiting Detroit, Hamtramck, Dearborn
W. Kamau Bell is a young comedian and commentator who wears many hats; he hosts two podcasts, he's an author,...
Sturgeon Recovery Endangered on Lake Ontario
On the shores of the lower Niagara River, about 10 miles from Niagara Falls, a group of biologists from the...
Is Detroit Doing Enough To Welcome Refugees?
Riyah Basha/WDET This week, Mayor Mike Duggan opened the Manoogian Mansion for the city’s first-ever refugee iftar, celebrating the month...
Culture Shift Weekend Theater Picks
Our theater expert, Molly McMahon of The Matrix Theater, gives us two theater picks for the weekend, "Christina No H"...
Undocumented Families in Flint Afraid to Ask for Assistance
Gus Navarro/WDET On Wednesday it was reported that multiple Michigan lawmakers and officials were charged with involuntary manslaughter. The charges...
Schuette Files Toughest Flint Water Charges Yet
Jake Neher/WDET Two high-ranking state officials in Michigan face serious charges for allegedly keeping an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in...
