Think You Know How To Fix The Roads? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It
Jake Neher/WDET There are at least two things that are universal about living in Southeastern Michigan -- we all drive on...
The Lessons We’re Still Learning from the Civil War
acwmuseum/Instagram It seems like every few months we get a harsh reminder of the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow...
Study: Michigan Dead Last in Education Funding Growth
Jake Neher/WDET Dead last. That's where Michigan ranks for growth in education spending over the past two decades, according to a...
How Do We Address Widespread Student Transience in Detroit?
Jake Neher/WDET One in every three children in Detroit ends the year in a different school than they started in....
Michigan Cities Face Eviction Crisis — Here Are Some Solutions
Jake Neher/WDET A number of Michigan cities struggle with evictions and the social costs of housing insecurity. Three cities --...
Detroit Public TV Launches New In-Depth Reporting Program ‘One Detroit’
Detroit Public TV is launching a new public affairs show on Thursday. The goal of the new weekly program One...
‘How’s Detroit Doing?’ — Reporters Discuss Tackling Simple Yet Thorny Question
Laura Weber Davis/WDET You’ll hear us at WDET talk a lot during our fall fundraiser about the value of not-for-profit...
What Trump’s Military Surplus Reversal Means for Michigan Police Departments
Jake Neher/WDET Police departments can once again receive certain surplus equipment from the military. The Trump administration this week reversed...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Addresses Pistons Move, Racial Tensions [VIDEO]
AnnMarie Scaramuzzino/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan recently told a group of business leaders and lawmakers that the first few years...
Created Equal Podcast 02. Jacking the Media
WDET Who tells your story? The media tell the story of marginalized communities in America, for better or worse. On...
Reporters Joel Kurth, Laura Herberg: Detroit Suffers from Lack of Home Mortgages
Jake Neher/WDET More people in Detroit bought houses with mortgages last year than in 2015. Still, the vast majority of...
How A Detroit Blind Pig Became The Center Of A Social Uprising in 1967
Photo courtesy of Bill McGraw. In 1967, an uprising in the city of Detroit -- that some classify as a...