Are Sports Arenas Supposed to be Hallowed, Apolitical Ground?

San Jose State University The adage goes, sports and athletics represent a sacred, apolitical middle ground. A place where we...

McCartney Brings Timeless Music, Signed Art to Detroit

Courtesy of rockartshow.com Sir Paul McCartney hosts the second of a two-show stand at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena tonight. But...

Sniper in High-Rise Hotel Kills At Least 59 in Las Vegas

A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor...

Former Detroit FBI Agent Reacts to Las Vegas Shooting

Jake Neher/WDET More than 50 people are dead and more than 400 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a...

‘On The Table’ Looks To Improve Lives of Young People

Laura Weber-Davis/WDET In just a couple of days, many people throughout the southeast Michigan region will gather around tables to...

Lake Erie Algae Bloom Reaches Mouth of Detroit River

Scientists monitoring the algae bloom in western Lake Erie say scum from the toxic growth is spreading from the shores...

Teachers Union Says Company Sent A Spy

The Michigan chapter of the American Federation of Teachers secured an emergency restraining order Friday against a company it accuses of...

Upper Peninsula Town Gets $60K Grant for Pollution Study

A town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will receive a $60,000 state grant for a pollution investigation at a manufacturing site....

Free Book Exchanges Coming to Detroit Police Precincts

Police in Detroit want to help children in the city read more often.  The police department is partnering with the national...

Beyond Balkanization

In the latest Framed by WDET feature, Detroit-based storyteller Rob St. Mary and photographer Doug Coombe take a look at various metro...

Whole Foods says Some Customer Payment Info Compromised

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Officials with the Whole Foods grocery store chain say customers who eat or drink at certain of its...

‘Gilbert Bills’ Highlight Importance of Following the Money in Michigan Politics

Jake Neher/WDET Developers in Michigan who build on undesirable land are getting big tax breaks. That’s after lawmakers and Gov....