Detroit Staycation Giveaway

When you support WDET with a gift at any level, you’re entered to win a fantastic Detroit Staycation.   The...

Snyder Defends Flint Advisory Board After It Blocked Flint’s Ability To Sue

Michigan Municipal League Gov. Rick Snyder is defending a move by a board he appointed to oversee Flint. The Receivership...

Bills To Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths Head To Gov. Snyder’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET If you want to call 9-1-1 to report an overdose, you could soon be able to do that...

Twisted Storytellers: ‘Stepping into Stepmomhood

Monica Sholar " cry, they need stuff, and this was just not conducive to my lifestyle as queen of all bachelorettes."...

MSU Fires Former Olympic Doctor Amid Sex Abuse Allegations

Officials at Michigan State University have fired a doctor who is accused of sexual assault. The university fired associate professor...

News Media and Satire In This Year’s Presidential Election

Jake Neher/WDET During this strange election cycle there has been a third party that’s received a lot of criticism along...

White House Launches Opioid Abuse Campaign Amid Reports Drug Companies Fighting Effort to Limit Prescription Painkillers

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The Obama Administration is launching a national campaign this week to highlight the federal government’s fight to combat...

Immigration Conference Shows The ‘Welcoming’ Side of Michigan

"We cannot afford to close our doors, close our hearts or close our minds to immigration because it has been...

Federal Case Exposes Lack Of Review Process For Formerly Mentally Ill Persons Trying To Own Guns

Jake Neher/WDET A man who was once hospitalized for depression cannot legally buy a gun in Michigan – at least...

Motown’s Barney Ales Tells Stories About the Legendary Label For the First Time In A Visually Stunning New Book

There are a lot of ways to tell the history of the Motown record label. In a new book, author...

AAA Courts Non-Auto Owners As Potential Members

The first Automobile Association of America meeting in Michigan happened at the Detroit Athletic Club in 1916, when most people...

State Board Prevents Flint From Suing Over Water Crisis

Matt Morley The city of Flint was recently considering suing the state of Michigan for the water crisis in the...