Avoid Water Shutoffs at DWSD’s Fair

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit residents who are behind on their water bills can seek assistance through a new payment assistance...

First Female Coach Brings NFL History to Detroit

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Over the weekend the Detroit Tigers brought a piece of pro football history to the Metro region. The...

Justice Department Helping Ease Convicts Back Into Society

The U.S. Justice Department is launching an effort to help reduce crime by helping former prisoners become productive citizens. The...

Sen. Gary Peters Hits Gov. Snyder on Environmental Policy

Emily Dagger/NPR Host Stephen Henderson talks to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters about politics and policy during a special broadcast of...

The Myth of Partisanship in Congress

Emily Dagger/NPR  True or false: Congress is stalled by a volatile, partisan, polarized climate that prevents any significant work from...

D.C. Rapper Explores Tough Realities of Gentrification, Detroiters Respond

“What people are choosing to invest in is very interesting to me," says rapper Tarica June. “Like, they’re saying we...

Bike Paths Proposed on Gordie Howe Bridge

The Detroit Greenways Coalition wants to add bike paths and a ferry to the proposed bridge between Detroit and Windsor....

Flint Residents Create New Non-Profit to Help the City

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A group of Flint residents introduced the non-profit “Community Development Organization” Monday to respond to the impact...

Health Chief: Ebola Distracted from Genessee County Legionnaire’s Outbreak

The state’s health director says an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Genesee County did not get the attention it deserved...

The Intersection Ike McKinnon Shares Stories of Racism in 1960’s Detroit Police Department

Courtesy of the City of Detroit “My first night as a Detroit police officer… I was on the midnight shift...

Snyder, Schuette: No Right For Local Voters to Choose Their Leaders

  Tom Arthur Voters don’t have a constitutional right to choose their local government leaders. That’s a central argument used...

Detroit Resurrected: New Book Explores City’s Bankruptcy

His daily stories chronicled Detroit’s financial situation in the pages of the Detroit Free Press. Now Nathan Bomey has written...