Welfare Reform Legislation May Be Having Unintended Impact: Homeless Families

Advocates for the homeless say it appears that legislation passed in 2011 may be having unintended consequences.   The law puts...

Activists Protest DEQ’s “Toxic Policy”

Eli Newman / WDET The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is facing criticism for some its policies. Activists gathered at...

Marijuana Legalization Campaign Likely Headed to Court After Petitions Rejected

Jake Neher/WDET A state elections board has rejected petitions filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan. The next...

Detroit Principal Taps Community to Support Grads Headed to College

Many students graduating from high school this month who are headed to college in the fall can rely on their families...

Canadian Auto Union Threatens Strike

Union leaders in Canada say they may go on strike if Detroit’s Big Three automakers close several production facilities in...

Detroit Federation of Teachers Prepares for New Realities in a New School District

The teachers and staff at the Detroit Public Schools have been waiting for state lawmakers to take action on controversial...

The Rise and Fall of Family and the Beer Business in Detroit

Frances Stroh As complex as the relationship is between the city of Detroit and the surrounding suburbs, so too are...

Lead in Michigan Children: State Department Releases 2015 Data [Map]

Nearly 5,000 Michigan children are testing positive for elevated levels of lead in their blood, according to an annual state report,...

I-94 Closed Near Trumbull

I-94 will be closed in both directions between I-96 and Lodge Freeway beginning Friday at 9 P-M. Crews will install new...

New Park Coming Near Fort Street Bridge

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A new park will be built near the new Fort Street Bridge in Detroit to commemorate the...

Democratic Congresswoman Dingell says Trump could win Michigan, Presidency

Democrat Hillary Clinton is considered by many to be her party’s presumed presidential nominee. Rival Bernie Sanders says he will...

Tigers Great Horton says Players Must Put Fans First

Roughly a quarter of the way into the Major League Baseball season the Detroit Tigers are clawing their way back...