Stunned by Violence, Detroit Tigers Players Worked to Restore Peace in July 1967
Editor's note: John Farrup filed this story for WDET in 2007. In 1967, the Detroit Tigers were primed for a...
Stunned by Violence, Detroit Tigers Players Worked to Restore Peace in July 1967
Editor's note: John Farrup filed this story for WDET in 2007. In 1967, the Detroit Tigers were primed for a...
When Is the Right Time to Start Paying Attention to Governor’s Race?
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan’s 2018 race for governor is beginning to take shape. In the past week, Attorney Mark Bernstein decided against...
Detroit’s Grande Ballroom Survives Civil Unrest of July 1967
Noah Ovshinsky wrote and produced this story. It originally aired in 2007. During the civil unrest of July 1967, hundreds...
Effect of July 1967 on Detroit’s East Side Is Often Overlooked
Editor's note: Brian Rentschler filed this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. Detroit’s east side is one of the...
Unemployment Fraud Lawsuit Against State Dismissed by Court of Appeals
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit claiming the state wrongfully accused thousands of people...
State House Forms Mental Health Task Force to Fix ‘Archaic’ System
Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers have formed a task force to look for ways to improve mental health treatment in Michigan....
DLECTRICITY Will Return in September
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A nighttime art and light festival is returning to Detroit. It’s called DLECTRICITY 2017. The festival is an outdoor...
Detroit Journalists Risked Their Lives Covering 1967 Unrest
Members of Detroit’s media corps risked their lives in July 1967 to cover perhaps the city’s most important story of...
Summer of Love Preceeded 1967’s Civil Unrest in Detroit
Editor's note: This story was written and produced by Noah Ovshinsky in 2007 as part of WDET's reporting on the...
Mackinac Bridge Making Security Plans for Labor Day Walk
Mackinac Bridge Authority The operators of the Mackinac Bridge are warning there could be big traffic backups leading into the...
New Public School Employee Retirement Plan to Take Effect Next Year
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law controversial changes to the state’s public school employee retirement system. Starting in...
Are You Happy To Pay for Business Incentives If They Create Jobs?
Office of state Sen. Dale Zorn Gov. Rick Snyder will soon decide if the state will give away $200 million in...