Changes To Tribal Agreement Could Mean Fewer Native American Mascots

Lansing School District Schools may be changing their Native American mascots in the near future. That’s thanks to an amendment...

Whitmer To Seek Democratic Party Nod For Governor In 2018

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) Former state Senator Gretchen Whitmer is the first candidate to formally declare she’s running...

Ford F-Series is America’s Best-Selling Truck for 40 Consecutive Years

Pat Batcheller Ford’s F-series has been named America’s Best-Selling Truck for the 40th consecutive year. Built in Dearborn, the series...

Ann Delisi LIVE from Shinola in Detroit

WDET is excited to broadcast live from Shinola with Ann Delisi on Saturday, January 14th from 11am to  2pm. We’ll...

Ford Scraps Factory in Mexico, Trump Tweets Tax Threat to GM

The head of the Ford Motor Company says the automaker is dropping plans to build a new factory in Mexico....

Researchers Unleash ‘Bigly’ List of Banned Words

In 2017 researchers at Lake Superior State University say they hope people will avoid talking in “echo chambers” and try...

Snyder To Trump: Respect Accomplishments Of Public Employees

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder says he’s ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office later this...

Bipartisan Veterans’ Home Legislation Still Awaiting Snyder’s Signature

michigan.gov Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to make a decision soon on changes to Michigan’s veterans’ homes. Before the end...

Need a Good Word? Try These

While Lake Superior State University focuses on words and phrases that should be “banished” from the English language, Wayne State...

Created Equal Episode 04. American Hymnal

Amy Carter, Flickr Creative Commons American music has been a global standard bearer for a century, in part for its...

Why It’s Important to Talk About Race in America

Ned Sublette, BOMB Magazine Why do we talk about race and racism often on Detroit Today? It's a question host...

Furniture Bank Works To Make A House A Home For Metro Detroiters

It’s the end of the year and many families in Metro Detroit are thinking about how they can help others...