Great Lakes Water Authority Poised to Expand, Enters Talks With Lyon Twp.

Courtesy of GLWA The Great Lakes Water Authority may soon add a new community to its ranks. The regional system, which...

Second Bridge Between Detroit and Windsor Moving Forward

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority is choosing between three teams of developers to create a new span between the...

Lake Erie Algae Added to Action List

The State of Michigan is adding the western portion of Lake Erie to its list of impaired waterways. The list...

Judge Orders Michigan and City of Flint to Make Home Water Deliveries

A federal judge has ordered the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to deliver bottled water to lead-tainted...

State House Democrats and Republicans Pick New Leadership

Michigan House The election is over and now it’s time to plan for the next session.  That was the feeling...

Michigan Senate Adopts Energy Overhaul

Jake Neher/WDET The state Senate has adopted an overhaul of Michigan’s energy policy. It’s designed to ensure reliability as the...

Detroit Career Summit Aims To Connect Young Men of Color To Jobs

whitehouse.gov Last year, Michigan’s overall unemployment rate fell to about five percent. But the unemployment rate for African Americans in...

Detroit’s Tomorrows, Tomorrow’s Detroits

Rev. William Barber III said, “we have a heart problem in America.” The civil rights leader made that comment during a...

Southfield Hosts Veterans Day Celebration

Fort Rucker, flickr. The City of Southfield is hosting its annual Veteran’s Day celebration today. The celebration follows the election...

Pugh Sentenced to Prison

Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct....

Republicans Sweep Michigan Elections

Michigan Republican Party For the first time since 1988, Michigan helped elect a Republican president. The state’s 16 electoral votes...

L. Brooks Patterson Wins 7th Term As Oakland County Executive

Jake Neher/WDET Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson has won a 7th four-year term. His opponent, former state Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington...