LGBTQ Activists Call for Clarity in State’s Civil Rights Law
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET LGBT activists say the state’s civil rights law is too vague when it comes to discrimination based on...
Live Video of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday morning about foreign agents and attempts to influence the U.S. election....
Before 1967, Black Nationalism Was Taking Root in Detroit
Editor's note: Nkenge Zola produced this report for WDET. It aired in 1997. When Detroit police raided an after-hours night...
FLOW Calls Analysis of the Line 5 Pipeline ‘Unreliable’
Pat Batcheller A Great Lakes advocacy organization is criticizing a report on possible alternatives to using Enbridge Energy's ‘Line 5’...
State Agencies Hear Public Comment for Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline
National Wildlife Federation Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline continues to face public scrutiny. Several state officials heard public comment on Tuesday....
“Detroit” Screenwriter Mark Boal Explains How True Stories from ’67 Shaped the New Film
"Detroit" will be screened in movie theaters across the country starting August 3rd, but it's already pulling praise from critics...
Schuette Charges 11 with Faking Records in Veterans Neglect Scandal
WDET Eleven former employees of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans have been charged with felonies for falsifying reports to...
1967 Pershing High School Basketball Team Brought Championship to City
It's piece of Detroit sports history that seems to be lost to time. Coach Will Robinson not only lead the...
Was Civil Unrest in 1967 Detroit a Riot or a Rebellion?
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Some Detroiters say the uprising of 1967 was more than wanton lawlessness. They say it was a backlash against...
Federal Judge Issues Injunction Stopping Iraqi Deportations
A federal judge in Detroit is issuing a preliminary injunction halting the deportation of Iraqi nationals from the U.S. The...
Could the President Pardon Himself?
Cheyna Roth/MPRN The investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election is in full swing. If it leads to criminal...
Detroit Area Photojournalist Captures Haunting Images of Battle of Mosul
Courtesy of Kenny Karpov The battle to retake Mosul — ISIS’ previous stronghold in Iraq — has come to an...