Virgil Smith’s Uncertain City Council Run Could Have Wide Implications Across Michigan

vote-mi.org Former state Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit) hopes to appear on the November ballot for Detroit City Council District 2. He...

Detroit Live Block Party Aims to Show Off Community Near Heidelberg Project

Detroit Live is a free block party happening Saturday at the Heidelberg Project on Detroit’s eastside. The longtime staple in...

Is It Fair to Compare Leftist Protest Groups with Hate Groups?

Courtesy of Dan Gotlieb There's been many huge protests and rallies over the past couple of years, many of them...

What’s Behind Rise in White Anger?

Courtesy of Dan Gottlieb The image published around the world from Charlottesville was of a sea of white men holding...

Consumers Energy Gifts $1M to Flint Students

WDET Marketing Consumers Energy Foundation and the Flint Now Foundation has announced a two million dollar commitment to the future...

Macomb County Officials: Sewage Spill in Fraser Sinkhole A Minor Setback

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A trench being used to repair the sinkhole in Fraser filled with sewage early Tuesday morning. No one...

New Construction and Rehabs Continue to Expand Footprint of Southeast Region

Southeast Michigan businesses gained about 20-million square feet of floor space during 2016. That’s according to a new report from...

This Historic Barn is Looking for a New Home

Oakland County plans to sell a barn that could date back 185 years. But there’s a catch to the sale, the...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: “The city is like one big house”

One day while renovating her recently purchased home, 55-year-old Tate Osten heard a knock on the door. When she answered it,...

Do We Need More or Less Argument? University of Windsor Says More

Jake Neher/WDET Let’s say -- for the sake of argument -- that a reasonable and persuasive debate plays an important part...

Shelby Twp. Clerk Announces Run for Michigan Secretary of State

Cheyna Roth/MPRN A new candidate is entering the ring for Michigan Republican Secretary of State nominee. Each political party will pick...

Detroit City Council Candidate Cleared to Run [COURT DECISION]

vote-mi.org Read the full decision and the dissenting opinion below. Update at 10:45 a.m.: Prosecutor Worthy will appeal to Michigan Supreme...