Knowledge on Tap: Dark Side of Fairytales
Initially written to preserve German heritage and tradition, fairy tales often had a dark side. Professor Donald Haase, Associate Dean of the...
News Review: Courser and Gamrat Ousted and 14th Anniversary of 9/11
Representative Courser resigns and the House expels Representative Gamrat. Reporter M.L. Elrick and WDET Producer Laura Weber Davis join Stephen Henderson on...
Volunteers Needed for Bug Count on the Rouge River
The non-profit Friends of the Rouge is looking for volunteers to survey insect life in the Rouge River. The organization has been counting...
Ford Partnering with Steven Spielberg-Founded Shoah Foundation
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is partnering with Ford Motor Company to integrate testimonies from genocide survivors into the curriculum in Detroit...
Detroit Targets Abandoned Hospital in Blight Removal Effort
Sean_Marshall/CC Detroit’s effort to clean up blight has now targeted the abandoned Southwest Detroit Hospital. Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration has...
Merchants Can Offer Discounts with Detroit New Parking System
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Businesses can now provide parking discounts through Detroit’s new parking kiosks. Customers will be given a five-digit...
Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) Serves as Backbone to School Districts
Schools are back in session and Wayne County districts once again face curriculum concerns and financial problems of the past. Superintendent...
InsideOut Celebrates 20 Years with New Book
Founder of InsideOut Terry Blackhawk and Senior Writer Peter Markus talk with Stephen Henderson about the organization's 20th anniversary and the...
Obama Touts Job Training, Free Tuition at Macomb Community College
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Obama is pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to increase apprenticeship programs as a way to develop...
Fungus Infecting Record Amount of Tomatoes in Essex County, Canada
Tony Austin/Creative Commons An infectious fungus is killing off tomato crops in Essex County. Scientist’s blame the quick spread of a...
Macomb County Adds Final Touches to 2016 Budget
Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Creative Commons The Macomb County Board of Commissioners is putting the final touches on the proposed 2016 budget....
Flint Mayor Candidate Calls for Federal Investigation on City Water
Sarah Razak / CC Flint Mayoral Candidate Karen Weaver is calling for a federal investigation of the city’s drinking water....