Detroit Pot Proposals + New State Pot Regs, What’s the Deal?
Detroit voters have two decisions to make next week regarding sales of medical marijuana. One ballot proposal focuses on how...
Detroit Pot Proposals + New State Pot Regs, What’s the Deal?
Detroit voters have two decisions to make next week regarding sales of medical marijuana. One ballot proposal focuses on how...
Detroit City Council Approves New Pollution Ordinance
Laura Weber-Davis, WDET The Detroit City Council has passed a new air quality ordinance meant to limit dust and soot...
Thousands Leave Women’s Convention Ready for Political Battle
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Organizers of women’s marches in Washington, DC and across the country after President Trump took office told crowds...
What Does Oakland County Emergency Say About State of Our Infrastructure?
Joan Isabella/WDET Last week, more than 300,000 people in Oakland County had to boil their water because of a water...
Belle Isle’s Lake Okanoka Latest Park Feature to Receive Upgrade
Annamarie Sysling The latest restoration project at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit is well underway. The comprehensive effort is...
Puerto Rico Getting Help from Detroiters
Families living in Puerto Rico’s aftermath of Hurricane Maria are getting support from a new locally-based organization. “Detroit-for-Puerto Rico” plans...
Michigan Health Officials say Flint Water Switch had No Impact on Infant Deaths
Courtesy of PBS A new study by Michigan’s Health and Human Services Department finds no significant changes in pregnancies or...
Congressman Dan Kildee on New Flint Water Charges
Laura Weber Davis, WDET This week, state prosecutors filed another charge of involuntary manslaughter in the Flint Water Crisis investigation....
Grants Available for Removing or Upgrading Michigan Dams
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting proposals for grants that would support removals or upgrades of dams. The...
Efforts Underway in Detroit to Assist Puerto Rico
Jake Neher/WDET About two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, more than half of the people on...
Former Detroit FBI Agent Reacts to Las Vegas Shooting
Jake Neher/WDET More than 50 people are dead and more than 400 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a...
Lake Erie Algae Bloom Reaches Mouth of Detroit River
Scientists monitoring the algae bloom in western Lake Erie say scum from the toxic growth is spreading from the shores...