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...
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...