How to Avoid Lead Exposure While Gardening this Summer

Jake Neher/WDET There's a lot in the news these days about ways people are exposed to lead, especially since the water...

Guns at the State Capitol, Lead in DPS Water, and Other News of the Week

Jake Neher, WDET Political consultant Greg Bowens joins Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson for a look at the week in...

Tax Day Comes Later This Year

If your smartphone is telling you April 15 is “Tax Day”, it’s wrong. The deadline to file income taxes normally falls...

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Tests Discolored Hospital Water

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is testing water samples after Henry Ford Hospital reported discoloration in its tap water....

Anti-Revenge Porn Legislation Makes Way to Governor’s Desk

A pair of bills that would criminalize revenge porn is on its way to Governor Rick Snyder’s desk. Under the legislation,...

Wayne State Professor Makes the Case for Eating Bugs

Wayne State University is hosting a series of conversations about the benefits of eating bugs. It’s part of the university’s...

What Makes Detroit the Hair Capital of the World?

Justin Milhouse / Framed by WDET Detroit is a city synonymous on a national stage with Motown and the American...

As Lawmakers Debate Corrections Overhaul, What Can Prison Reformers Learn from Past Missteps?

Flickr/Scott Hadfield There’s growing agreement between Republicans and Democrats that something needs to be done about the number of people...

New Name and New Controversies at the Corner of Michigan and Trumbull

Joe Dinda The Detroit Tigers played at the Tiger Stadium, formerly Navin Field, location at Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit for...

Detroit: Hair Capital of the World

    Since the 1980s, Detroit stylists have designed larger than life hair creations to be shown off at the...

Feds: Terrorists Could Take Control of Driverless Cars

Federal security officials are warning automakers to take steps to safeguard driverless and connected cars from being taken over by...

Duggan and Rev Jesse Jackson Announce Fair for Detroit Contractors

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Officials in Detroit say they want to increase the number of minority-owned contractors in the city helping...