Schuette Files Toughest Flint Water Charges Yet
Jake Neher/WDET Two high-ranking state officials in Michigan face serious charges for allegedly keeping an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in...
Duggan Introduces “Motor City Restore”
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit entrepreneurs can now apply for grants to upgrade their businesses. Mayor Mike Duggan announced “Motor-City Re-Store” Wednesday,...
AG Schuette Announces Most Severe and High Profile Charges in Flint Water Crisis
J Carlisle Larsen The Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will be charged with involuntary manslaughter...
Is Another Recession Around the Corner?
Bureau of Labor Statistics It's been almost ten years since the last major recession in the United States. Since then,...
Spirit of Detroit Plaza Unveiled
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET There’s a new community gathering space in Detroit. Officials have unveiled the Spirit of Detroit Plaza, a multi-purpose...
How’s Detroit’s Housing Landscape Doing?
Jake Neher/WDET There are plenty of questions about how Detroit is doing with housing in 2017. Are people paying their property...
The Intersection: Poverty [CHARTS]
Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...
Women Offered Coaching to Hone Political Savvy
A divisive political climate in the United States may be inspiring some to become more involved in government. One organization is...
New Book “Black Detroit” Looks at Complex History of Race in the City
Jake Neher/WDET Author Herb Boyd’s new book “Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination” explores the complexity of the city’s...
Lead Not Likely the Cause of Increased Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint But…
“Often when people present with pneumonia, doctors are thinking of the common bacteria like pneumococcal pneumonia or streptococcus pneumoniae. Legionnaires'...
The Intersection: Police and Community Relations in Detroit [TIMELINE]
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and...
Kresge and Kellogg Foundations Join Forces to Boost Early Childhood Education in Detroit
Sascha Raiyn/WDET There are a few major foundations that work toward bettering life, well-being, and business in our region through...