Is Space The Next Frontier for Michigan’s Economy?

NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Michigan's economy may soon find itself racing into the cosmos.  At least, that's the goal of the Michigan Launch...

MichMash: Abortion Procedure Ban Could Become Law Despite Whitmer’s Opposition

WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vowed to veto controversial anti-abortion legislation if it reaches her desk. The House and...

David Brancaccio of Marketplace Digs Into Financial Abuse of Aging Americans

David Brancaccio The total cost of elder financial exploitation is anywhere between $3 billion and $36 billion a year.  For individuals...

Detroit Myth Busters: Researchers Illuminate, Challenge City’s Civil Rights and Post-War History

Jake Neher/WDET Civil rights and the black power movement in Detroit What do you know about Detroit’s civil rights history?...

The Past, Present, and Future of the Food Economy in Detroit

AnnaMarie Sysling/WDET Detroit has a long history of food insecurity in the city’s black neighborhoods. One year after the 1967...

Democratic Presidential Hopeful Klobuchar Touts Midwest Ties to Michigan

The path to the White House continues to run through Michigan and other Midwestern states that President Trump won in...

What Are Some Solutions to Our Student Debt Crisis?

Sandy Baruah Student debt and college affordability are twin menaces in the United States, both threatening the promise of upward...

Case Study Canton: Is It Time to Come Up With New Ways to Design Suburbs?

Jerome Vaughn Southeast Michigan is a poster child for sprawl -- a metropolis designed less for people, and more for...

‘Mysterious’ Michigan Studio Lures Music Icons to Canton

Cecilia Lallmann/WDET There’s a secret in Canton Township, Michigan. Eminem knows it. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin...

Rick Speck Spent 18 Years in Prison — Now He’s Working to Cut Incarceration in Half

Jake Neher/WDET The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) turns 100 next year. To celebrate, the organization is on a nationwide tour that...

Canton Chamber President Says the Township’s Business Climate Remains Strong

Throughout the month of April, WDET is focusing on Canton as part of its “Crossing the Lines” series.  The project...

Michigan DEQ Gets New Name, Director Liesl Clark Joins Detroit Today

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Liesl Clark is taking over a state agency that has been in...