Going for the Save: Archivists Caution Trump Administration Against Destroying Records, History

Librarians, archivists and other information professionals who spend their lives preserving history and organizing data -- which are essential to fact...

Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Juvenile Lifer Cases

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about how the state handles juvenile life without parole...

New Equality Michigan Chair Talks LGBT Rights in Trump Era

Jakez  Neher/WDET This week the group leading the political charge for LGBT rights in the state, Equality Michigan, elected a new...

Trump’s Immigration, Refugee Actions and the American Dream

Jake Neher/WDET No matter your opinion of President Donald Trump, he is certainly following through on some of his biggest campaign...

Happy Birthday, Michigan!

Michigan was admitted to the Union on Jan. 26, 1837, becoming the 26th state. DTE Energy is marking the occasion...

CFL vs. LED: One’s Future Brightens While The Other Dims [CHART]

Compact fluorescent lights have been around for about 20 years. They were designed to replace incandescent bulbs, because they’re more energy...

MSU Sends Beans to Haiti

Michigan State University is sending bean seeds to Haiti to help restore farms that were hit by Hurricane Matthew late...

How Does a Social Moment Become a Political Movement?

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET Over the weekend millions of women and men around the world marched in support of women’s rights, in...

Velodrome Planned for Midtown Park

Kevin Moore/WDET When the Detroit kids pedal their first lap on the planned velodrome perhaps as early as this summer,...

Detroiters in Foreclosed Homes Can Still Get Water Service

WDET The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is working to combat fake letters that allow residents in foreclosed homes to...

Judge Says Schuette Can’t File His Own Brief in Flint Water Case

Rick Pluta/MPRN A federal judge has rejected Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s request to weigh in on a lawsuit related...

Why Does It Seem Like People Vote Against Their Own Interests?

Jake Neher/WDET For a long time now, people on the political left have asked why some people seem to vote against...