Metro Detroit Hospitals, Health Systems Brace for COVID-19 Surge

Michigan hospitals and health systems are quickly becoming overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. With experts warning that cases are expected to...

Can Mosquitos Transmit COVID-19? And Other Questions For Local Physicians

Can COVID-19 be transmitted by mosquitos?  I'm sick, when I will be allowed to return to normal life? Should I...

Support Metro Detroit Restaurants By Entering WDET’s Gift Card Drawing

The community is important to this radio station. Detroit chefs and restaurants have been a part of the revitalization of...

Ford Retools to Take On COVID-19

Several carmakers have recently announced efforts to help supply medical equipment.  Earlier this week Ford announced it would join with...

Detroit Police Chief James Craig Diagnosed With COVID-19

Detroit Police Chief James Craig has tested positive for COVID-19, said Mayor Mike Duggan during a news conference this afternoon. In...

Trump Slams Detroit Carmakers, Orders General Motors Build Ventilators

Screen grab President Donald Trump is ordering General Motors to build ventilators after publicly criticizing the company for not meeting it's...

Michigan State Fairgrounds Opens for COVID-19 Testing Today

The Michigan State Fairgrounds will open for drive-thru COVID-19 testing today through May 8.  One hundred appointments have been made...

Whitmer “Perplexed” By Trump’s Response to Her Major Disaster Request

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson a day after the state requested a major disaster relief declaration from...

Rep. Dingell Says COVID-19 Stimulus Package Must Pass, But Is Not Not Enough

We’re seeing a rare breakthrough in Congress right now as leaders strike a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package. It’s...

Abdul El-Sayed On Public Health, “Healing Politics,” And Systemic Change

Abdul El-Sayed made a big dent in Michigan politics two years ago as a candidate for governor. His brand of...

50-year legacy of Sixto Rodriguez’s ‘Cold Fact’ is rooted In Detroit

One of music's most fascinating stories originated in Detroit, but unfolded in South Africa and Australia when audiences in those...

Nearly A Fifth Of Detroit Police Force In Quarantine For COVID-19 Exposure

Nearly a fifth of Detroit’s police force is in quarantine from potential exposure to COVID-19. That’s 398 of the department’s 2,200...