Michigan’s 5th State Senate District Race Has Some Dems Considering Voting Red

Candice Fortman It seems almost inconceivable a Republican could have a shot winning a race in Michigan’s 5th state Senate...

Republican Nominee for Governor Bill Schuette Joins Detroit Today

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Michigan voters will soon decide who will be the next governor of Michigan. Stephen Henderson speaks with the Republican...

Democratic Nominee for Governor Gretchen Whitmer Joins Detroit Today

Cheyna Roth/MPRN & Jake Neher/WDET In just a couple weeks Michigan voters will head to the voting booth to pick the...

Detroit, Southeast Michigan Receives $100 Million Donation for Parks and Trails

Click the audio player above to listen to this conversation.  Courtesy of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Detroit’s West Riverfront Park...

MichMash: A Light At the End of The Tunnel For Line 5 Pipeline?

WDET Digital A controversial pipeline that carries crude oil and natural gas liquids under the Straits of Mackinac is on...

Michigan and Enbridge Reach Deal on Line 5

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have agreed to replace twin 65-year-old crude oil pipes in...

Corps Values: Army Engineers Keep Things Moving

Boats large and small pass through the many harbors along the Great Lakes most days of the year. Who ensures...

Sen. Gary Peters On News This Week: Kavanaugh Hearings and PFAS Contamination

Laura Weber Davis, WDET Judge Brett Kavanaugh will testify Thursday before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in an attempt to...

Blood-Sucking Mite Putting Honey Bee Colonies at Risk

Michigan bee populations are fighting a growing threat from a deadly parasite. Scientists say increasing numbers of honey bee colonies...

Detroit Fights Lead, Copper in Public School Water

Public school students in Detroit have been facing a heat wave. And they’ve been finding that the water fountains near...

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: “I Grew Up Knowing Exactly What Injustice Could Be”

Jake Neher/WDET The faces of the Flint Water Crisis are, of course, the people who were exposed to lead tainted...

Michigan’s Top Health Official Faces Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Linked to Flint Water Crisis

The head of Michigan’s Health Department will stand trial on two charges of involuntary manslaughter connected to the water crisis...