Michigan Electors Cast Votes For Trump Amid Protests

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Protests and a national campaign to convince presidential electors to vote for anyone but President-elect Donald Trump did...

Moving Detroit’s Kids Into a World-Class City

A new initiative in Detroit is hoping to harness some of the positive desire for change in the city. Hope...

December 17, 2016: Steve Slagle, Johnny Coles, and Sonny Clark.

Is Trump’s Plan For “Urban Renewal” Bad News For Cities?

Jake Neher/WDET In October, then-candidate Donald Trump laid out his plans for “urban renewal” and the rebuilding of our inner...

Michigan Could Use New Election Legislation, Says State Director of Elections

Jake Neher/WDET The recent recount showed multiple problems with voting precincts across Michigan. Those include inaccurately recorded voting numbers rendering...

AAA Forecasts Busiest Holiday Travel Break Since ’01

AAA predicts an increase in holiday travel this year. The auto club says almost 3.5 million people in Michigan will...

The Progressive Underground Show 196: Cafe Mahogany Tribute Edition

PUP Inc. This weekend's The Progressive Underground is a CAFE MAHOGANY Tribute Edition.  Cafe Mahogany was the mid-1990s-era poetry/music/dance venue...

Wright Museum Exhibit Explores African American History Through Dolls

 The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is hosting a doll party Saturday. The event is, in part,...

Researchers to Hold Massive Archive Session to Copy Climate Data They Fear Trump Could Make Vanish

President-elect Donald Trump has made some contradictory statements regarding the science of climate change, calling it at different times a...

What’s On The Agenda For Detroit’s City Council in 2017?

Jake Neher/WDET With a new year brings new issues for public officials to deal with here in Detroit. In 2017,...

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters Talks Trump Transition, Russia, and Flint

Laura Weber Davis, WDET U.S. Senator Gary Peters joins Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson to talk about the year in...

Lawmakers Approve Overhaul Of Michigan’s Energy Policies

Sandra Svoboda/WDET A major rewrite of Michigan’s energy policy is on its way to Gov. Rick Snyder. The main focus...