Kresge Foundation Creates $20 Million Initiative for Early Childhood Education

The Kresge Foundation is directing $20 million towards a new effort to benefit young Detroit children. The Kresge Early Years for Success, or...

DPS Debt Comes to $3.5 Billion

The Detroit Public School district is $3.5 billion in debt. The Citizens Research Council of Michigan says that figure should...

Libraries Fear Michigan Law could Limit Ballot Info for Voters

A group representing the nation’s public library systems says a bill passed by the Michigan legislature will hurt voters trying...

Flint Residents Still Paying for Switch to Contaminated River Water

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver met with Governor Rick Snyder today to discuss the water crisis in the city.   Snyder declared...

A Preview of the Auto Show 2016

Marissa Gawel/WDET The North American International Auto Show begins next week. Here to help us preview what to expect at...

WKAR-TV Airwaves May be Sold at Auction

Joe Ross, Flickr Within a week the president of Michigan State University, Lou Anna K. Simon, must decide whether to allow the...

Governor Snyder Upsets Local Leaders by Signing Elections Bill into Law

Ingmar Zahorsky Flikr CC Governor Rick Snyder has called for campaign finance reform and election transparency in the state. A...

U of M-Flint to Offer Free One-Credit Class on Flint Water Crisis

University of Michigan Residents can learn more about the Flint water crisis and what exactly happened through a free class...

A Militia Member’s Take on Obama’s Executive Action

President Obama’s recent executive order to stiffen the enforcement of gun control laws has ruffled some feathers. Stephen Henderson, host...

Both Sides of the Gun Control Debate State Their Case

What do both sides of the debate on gun violence have to say on President Obama’s executive order on gun...

Presidential Power and Gun Control, a History

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET   Yesterday President Barack Obama issued an executive order to strengthen regulations around purchasing guns in the United...

MDOT Opens Fort Street Bridge a Year Behind Schedule

For the first time in almost three years, drivers in southwest Detroit can use Fort Street to cross the Rouge...