The Metro: Plan to partially remove Flat Rock Dam moving forward
After nearly a year of back and forth with Flat Rock officials and residents, Huron-Clinton Metroparks is advancing a plan...
David Leins
David Leins is the senior producer of WDET’s daily news and culture program, The Metro. He has produced several award-winning podcasts and multimedia series at WDET including Tracked and Traced, Science of Grief and COVID Diaries, which earned a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. He previously led WDET’s StoryMakers program. David has an M.A. in Media Arts and Studies from Wayne State University, and a B.A. in anthropology from Grand Valley State University with a minor in Arabic. David teaches podcasting at Wayne State University and is an alumnus of the Transom Audio Storytelling Workshop.
The Metro: Plan to partially remove Flat Rock Dam moving forward
After nearly a year of back and forth with Flat Rock officials and residents, Huron-Clinton Metroparks is advancing a plan...
The Metro: ‘One Buck Rule’ has Michigan deer hunters divided
Editor's Note: This story was updated to include the 'earn a buck' pilot program being approved by the Michigan Natural...
The Metro: PBS’ ‘Spice Road’ gets the dish on Amar Pizza in Hamtramck
The PBS show ‘Spice Road’ took a trip to the densest city in Michigan to get a taste of the...
The Metro: The Concert of Colors is creating new memories, honoring the past in 35th year
The Concert of Colors is celebrating its 35th anniversary and commemorating Ismael Ahmed, who co-founded the event and passed away...
The Metro: Why is metro Detroit home to so many Maltese Americans?
Malta is a country in the Mediterranean that is nearly the size of Detroit. Immigrants first came to the metro...
The Metro: How to stay safe during a severe heat warning
Nearly all of Michigan is under an extreme heat warning or advisory as we approach Independence Day weekend, with the...
The Metro: Lyme disease cases surge as ticks expand into Southeast Michigan
Reported Lyme Disease cases in Michigan nearly quadrupled between 2022 and 2025.Blacklegged ticks (deer ticks), which transmit Lyme Disease hitch...
The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
Michigan will be enacting a statewide school phone ban for students from kindergarten through 12th grade this fall.Many schools already...
The Metro: Detroit Techno history and future on stage at Movement this weekend
Since it's founding in 2000, Movement has honored the raw, electrified spirit of the city where Techno was born. It’s a...
The Metro: How ‘social prescribing’ could solve America’s loneliness epidemic
Some public health researchers are turning to a new kind of prescription to address the problem. It’s called “social prescribing.”...
The Metro: First-time campers welcome at Metroparks’ newly renovated Walnut Grove Campground
One of two public campgrounds in Wayne County is reopening this summer after extensive renovations. Located in Lower Huron Metropark,...
The Metro: ‘The most magnificent public utility.’ Libraries are making a comeback
Almost 70 years after National Library Week was founded, the amount of time we spend reading something pales in comparison...