Thanksgiving Holiday Special Programming

Thursday, November 24 -- Thanksgiving Day 9 AM: This American Life. In this hour, your host Ira Glass presents "The...

Spirit of Thanksgiving Parade Rises at Balloon School

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The Thanksgiving Day holiday traditionally brings with it parades and balloons. Really BIG balloons that scrape the skyline...

Wayne State University Police Officer Collin Rose Dies

Wayne State police officer Collin Rose has died. He was shot in the head Tuesday night after stopping a man...

Keegan-Michael Key Serves as Co-Marshal for Detroit’s 90th Annual Thanksgiving Parade

WDET This year marks the 90th anniversary of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. This year’s display includes eight new floats...

New Directories Map Paths to Departure Gates at Metro Airport

metroairport.com Travelers at Metro Airport will be able to find their boarding gates using new interactive directories in the McNamara...

Macomb County Sheriff Increases Patrols for Holiday Weekend

Unsplash.com The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is increasing patrols over Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Sheriff Anthony Wickersham says deputies will be...

Trump Picks Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate a Michigan school choice advocate to serve as his Secretary of Education. Conservative activist Betsy...

Head Start Program Changes Prove Successful; Leads to Expansion

Detroit is helping to lead the way on a new model for the early childhood learning program Head Start. Officials...

Making Thanksgiving Great Again

White House Photographic Office 1981-1989 Detroit Today recently had a serious discussion about how families torn apart by political differences can...

Lions Face Vikings in Thanksgiving Day Clash with Division Lead at Stake

The Detroit Lions meet the division rival Minnesota Vikings for the annual Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field with first...

What Will A Trump Administration Mean For American Jews?

Jake Neher/WDET Like many minority groups in the United States, American Jews are processing what the incoming Trump administration will...

How Can Politically Divided Families Come Together On Thanksgiving?

Jake Neher/WDET This week, families across the country will gather together to share a Thanksgiving meal, and perhaps some awkward...